South Australian Consolidated Regulations

ANIMAL WELFARE REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 5

5—Inspectors

        (1)         For the purposes of the definition of "qualified person" in section 28 of the Act, the following training is prescribed:

            (a)         a course of basic training for inspectors provided, from time to time, by the Minister;

            (b)         a course of training that would, in the opinion of the Minister, qualify a person to be appointed as a member of a police force of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth;

            (c)         a course of training approved by the Minister provided by—

                  (i)         the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (South Australia) ("RSPCA") or an organisation corresponding to the RSPCA in another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth; or

                  (ii)         a public sector agency of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory of the Commonwealth.

        (2)         An inspector is authorised to give expiation notices for an alleged offence against the Act or these regulations.