Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 83

83 Use of information in animal welfare offence report

(1) This section applies if the chief executive is considering information about a person contained in an animal welfare offence report.

(2) The information must not be used for any purpose other than to make the registration decision.

(3) When making the decision, the chief executive must have regard to the following matters relating to information about the commission of an offence by the person—

(a) when the offence was committed;

(b) the nature of the offence and its relevance to the decision.