Domestic Animals Amendment Act 2015
No. 13 of 2015
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section
1 Purpose
2 Commencement
3 Further power to destroy dogs
4 Repeal of amending Act
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Endnotes
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General information
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Victoria
Domestic Animals Amendment Act
2015†
No. 13 of 2015
[Assented to 12 May 2015]
The Parliament of Victoria enacts:
1 Purpose
The main purpose of this Act is to amend the
Domestic Animals Act 1994 to provide for a
moratorium on the destruction of restricted breed
dogs in certain circumstances.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into operation on the day after the
day on which it receives the Royal Assent.
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3 Further power to destroy dogs
(1) In section 84P of the Domestic Animals Act
1994, for "The Council" substitute "Subject to
subsection (2), the Council".
(2) At the end of section 84P of the Domestic
Animals Act 1994 insert—
"(2) The Council must not, during the
moratorium period, exercise its power to
destroy a dog—
(a) under subsection (1)(a) if that dog is a
restricted breed dog; or
(b) under subsection (1)(b).
(3) Subsection (2) does not affect the operation
of any other provision of this Act relating to
restricted breed dogs.
(4) In this section, moratorium period means
the period beginning on the day on which
section 3 of the Domestic Animals
Amendment Act 2015 comes into operation
and ending on 30 September 2016.".
4 Repeal of amending Act
This Act is repealed on the first anniversary of its
commencement.
Note
The repeal of this Act does not affect the continuing operation of
the amendments made by it (see section 15(1) of the
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984).
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Endnotes
Endnotes
1 General information
See www.legislation.vic.gov.au for Victorian Bills, Acts and current
authorised versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.
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Minister's second reading speech—
Legislative Assembly: 18 March 2015
Legislative Council: 16 April 2015
The long title for the Bill for this Act was "A Bill for an Act to amend the
Domestic Animals Act 1994 to provide for a moratorium on the
destruction of restricted breed dogs in certain circumstances and for other
purposes."
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