South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts21A—Accreditation of disability dogs, guide dogs etc
(1) The Board may, on
application, accredit a dog, or renew the accreditation of a dog, as—
(a) a
disability dog; or
(b) a
guide dog; or
(c) a
hearing dog.
(2) An application for
accreditation must—
(a) be
made to the Board in the manner and form approved by the Board; and
(b) be
accompanied by the fee fixed by the Board.
(3) An applicant must
provide the Board with any information required by the Board for the purpose
of determining the application.
(4) Accreditation of a
dog remains in force for the life of the dog unless it is earlier revoked by
the Board or surrendered by the owner of the dog.
(5) The Board must
maintain a register of dogs accredited under this section by the Board (which
may be kept in the form of a computer record) that is to be readily available
for public inspection without fee.
(6) The Board may only
revoke the accreditation of a dog if the Board is satisfied that—
(a) the
dog's ill-health, injury or advanced age prevents the dog from carrying out
its functions as a disability dog, guide dog or hearing dog (as the case may
be); or
(b) the
dog is temperamentally unsuitable to continue to be accredited as a disability
dog, guide dog or hearing dog (as the case may be); or
(c) the
owner of the dog is unable to maintain effective control of the dog (whether
by command or by means of physical restraint).