New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ACT 1979 - SECT 34B

34B Approved charitable organisations

(1) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, approve of a charitable organisation for the purposes of the exercise by its employees of law enforcement powers under this Act.

(2) The Minister may, by order published in the Gazette, withdraw an approval given under this section if the Minister considers that it is in the public interest to do so.

(3) A charitable organisation that has been approved in accordance with this section must, within 3 months after 30 June in each year, provide the Minister with a report addressing such matters in relation to the exercise by itself or appointed officers employed by the organisation of functions under this Act as may be prescribed by the regulations.

(4) In addition, a charitable organisation that has been approved in accordance with this section must, if requested by the Minister to do so, provide the Minister with a report on any matter specified by the Minister that relates to the enforcement of this Act by the organisation.

(5) The Minister must give an annual report received by the Minister under subsection (3) to the Presiding Officer of each House of Parliament.

(6) The Minister may, before giving the annual report to the Presiding Officers, redact any information in the report the Minister considers should not be made public.

Example--: personal information in the report that should not be made public

(7) A copy of a report given to the Presiding Officer of a House of Parliament under subsection (5) must be laid before the House within 5 sitting days of the House after it is received by the Presiding Officer.