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DOMESTIC ANIMALS AMENDMENT (PUPPY FARMS AND PET SHOPS) ACT 2017 (NO. 69 OF 2017) - SECT 6

Applicable organisations and recognised organisations

    (1)     In section 5A(1) of the Principal Act—

        (a)     for "may declare, by notice published in the Government Gazette, that an organisation is an applicable organisation" substitute "may approve an organisation as an applicable organisation, by notice published in the Government Gazette,";

        (b)     in paragraph (a), for "declared" substitute "approved as".

    (2)     Section 5A(1AA) of the Principal Act is repealed .

    (3)     In section 5A(1A)(a) of the Principal Act, after "recognised organisation" insert "in accordance with subsection (2)".

    (4)     In section 5A(2) of the Principal Act omit "an applicable organisation or".

    (5)     After section 5A(2) of the Principal Act insert

    "(3)     An application for an applicable organisation approval—

        (a)     must include a report containing the prescribed details about the organisation and its activities; and

        (b)     must include the organisation's code of ethics and details of how the code is enforced; and

        (c)     must include the outcome of any disciplinary action taken by the organisation for breaches of the code of ethics during the preceding year; and

        (d)     must include any other information required by the Minister; and

        (e)     must be accompanied by the prescribed application fee.

    (4)     In making a decision to give an applicable organisation approval, the Minister may consider any information included in or accompanying the application for the approval.

    (5)     An applicable organisation approval must specify the following—

        (a)     the period for which the approval is to remain in force, which must not exceed 3 years;

        (b)     the matters that must be set out in the report required by the condition in section 5D(b);

        (c)     any condition to which the Minister considers that the approval should be subject.

    (6)     An applicable organisation approval remains in force until the earlier of—

        (a)     the period determined under subsection (5)(a); or

        (b)     the revocation of the approval.".



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