Animal Welfare Act 1992

Number: A1992-45
Status: In Force

Notes

For infringement notice offences under this Act see Magistrates Court (Animal Welfare Infringement Notices) Regulation 2014

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6 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R36	6 December 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-29

Administering Minister and Directorate

Minister for City and Government Services - City and Environment Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Animal Welfare Regulation 2001	None		Subordinate laws	s 112	31 July 2025	SL2001-26
Animal Welfare (Fees) Revocation and Determination 2002(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2002 - 30 June 2003	DI2002-84
Animal Welfare (Domestic Poultry) Determination 2002	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	10 January 2003	DI2003-2
Animal Welfare Regulations (Amendment)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 112	22 December 1995 - 29 March 2001	SL1995-48
Animal Welfare Regulations(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 112	24 March 1993	SL1993-12
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2001(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2001 - 30 June 2002	DI2001-141
Animal Welfare (Fees) Revocation and Determination 2003(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2003 - 30 June 2004	DI2003-106
Animal Welfare (Code of Practice) Approval 2001(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	1 March 2001 - 18 August 2005	DI2001-26
Animal Welfare (Fees) Revocation and Determination 2000(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2000 - 30 June 2001	DI2000-174
Animal Welfare (Fees) Revocation and Determination 1999(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 1999 - 30 June 2000	DI1999-131
Animal Welfare (Fees) Revocation and Determination 1998(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 1998 - 30 June 1999	DI1998-140
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 1995(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	27 June 1995 - 26 June 1996	DI1995-47
Animal Welfare (Greyhound Welfare Code of Practice) Approval 1995	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	3 July 1995	DI1995-95
Animal Welfare (Welfare of Farmed Deer Code of Practice) Approval 1995	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	5 July 1995	DI1995-96
Animal Welfare (Handling of Companion Animals in Pounds and Shelters Code of Practice) Approval 1995(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	5 July 1995 - 16 November 2023	DI1995-97
Animal Welfare (Goat Welfare Code of Practice) Approval 1995	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	5 July 1995	DI1995-98
Animal Welfare (Welfare of Captive Birds Code of Practice) Approval 1995	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	15 September 1995	DI1995-129
Animal Welfare (Domestic Poultry Code of Practice) Approval 1995(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	7 December 1995 - 9 January 2003	DI1995-162
Animal Welfare (Recreational and Sport Fishing) Code of Practice Approval 1997(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	24 January 1997 - 20 February 2024	DI1997-28
Animal Welfare (Welfare of Dogs) Code of Practice Approval 1997(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	28 January 1997 - 27 May 2010	DI1997-30
Animal Welfare (Fox Control) Code of Practice Approval 1997(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	18 June 1997 - 20 February 2024	DI1997-110
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 1997(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	23 July 1997 - 30 June 1998	DI1997-181
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 1994(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	30 June 1994 - 26 June 1995	DI1994-80
Animal Welfare (Code of Practice for the Humane Destruction of Kangaroos) Approval 1994(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	16 November 1994 - 6 June 2013	DI1994-149
Animal Welfare (Amphibians in Captivity) Code of Practice Approval 2004	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	16 January 2004	DI2004-4
Animal Welfare (Cats Code of Practice) Approval 1996(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	6 February 1996 - 28 March 2007	DI1996-8
Animal Welfare (Horses Code of Practice) Variation Approval 1996(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	6 February 1996 - 18 January 2024	DI1996-9
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 1996(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	27 June 1996 - 22 July 1997	DI1996-110
Animal Welfare (Code of Practice - Domestic Poultry) Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	31 May 1993 - 6 December 1995	DI1993-45
Animal Welfare (Code of Practice - Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes) Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	31 May 1993 - 28 February 2001	DI1993-44
Animal Welfare (Sheep) Code of Practice Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	8 December 1993 - 22 January 2026	DI1993-168
Animal Welfare (Cattle) Code of Practice Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	8 December 1993 - 22 January 2026	DI1993-167
Animal Welfare (Livestock and Poultry) Code of Practice Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	8 December 1993 - 20 February 2024	DI1993-166
Animal Welfare (Animals at Saleyards) Code of Practice Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	8 December 1993 - 20 February 2024	DI1993-165
Animal Welfare (Pet Grooming Establishments) Code of Practice Approval 1993	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	8 December 1993	DI1993-164
Animal Welfare (Animal Boarding Establishments) Code of Practice Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	8 December 1993 - 11 September 2008	DI1993-163
Animal Welfare (Horses) Code of Practice Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	8 December 1993 - 18 January 2024	DI1993-162
Animal Welfare (Animals in Pet Shops) Code of Practice Approval 1993(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	28 September 1993 - 31 July 2021	DI1993-139
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 1993(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 March 1993 - 29 June 1994	DI1993-13
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2004(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2004 - 11 August 2005	DI2004-107
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2005 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	12 August 2005 - 9 July 2006	DI2005-180
Animal Welfare (Australian Model Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes) Approval 2005(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	19 August 2005 - 30 June 2014	DI2005-188
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee) Establishment and Constitution 2005(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 109	7 December 2005 - 6 December 2008	DI2005-278
Animal Welfare Amendment(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 111	Never effective	NI1997-222
Animal Welfare Appointment(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5	28 June 1995 - 28 September 2011	NI1995-180
Animal Welfare Commencement Notice 1992(Repealed)	Repealed		Commencement notices	s 2	2 November 1992 - 4 November 1992	CN1992-26
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2006 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	10 July 2006 - 30 June 2007	DI2006-168
Animal Welfare (Welfare of Cats in the ACT) Code of Practice 2007	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	29 March 2007	DI2007-67
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2007 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2007 - 30 June 2008	DI2007-138
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Chairperson) Appointment 2008 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 109	11 June 2008 - 3 December 2008	NI2008-195
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2008 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2008 - 30 June 2009	DI2008-146
Animal Welfare (Animal Boarding Establishments) Code of Practice 2008(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	12 September 2008 - 26 September 2008	DI2008-234
Animal Welfare (Animal Boarding Establishments) Code of Practice 2008 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	27 September 2008 - 31 July 2021	DI2008-247
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2009 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2009 - 30 June 2010	DI2009-79
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Establishment 2009 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 109	14 August 2009 - 13 February 2010	NI2009-385
Animal Welfare Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 112	20 July 2010 - 21 July 2010	SL2010-9
Animal Welfare (Animals Used on Film Sets) Code of Practice 2010	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	25 May 2010	DI2010-84
Animal Welfare (Welfare of Dogs in the ACT) Code of Practice 2010	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	28 May 2010	DI2010-85
Animal Welfare (Welfare of Poultry: Non-Commercial) Code of Practice 2010	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	4 June 2010	DI2010-89
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2010 - 30 June 2011	DI2010-114
Animal Welfare Amendment Regulation Commencement Notice 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Commencement notices	SL2010-9 s 2	20 July 2010 - 21 July 2010	CN2010-6
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Appointment 2010 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 109	10 September 2010 - 1 September 2013	DI2010-207
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Appointment 2010 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 109	10 September 2010 - 1 April 2012	DI2010-208
Animal Welfare (Inspector) Appointment 2010(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	26 October 2010 - 18 December 2015	NI2010-711
Animal Welfare (Inspector) Appointment 2011(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	15 February 2011 - 18 December 2015	NI2011-174
Animal Welfare (Inspector) Appointment 2011 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	3 June 2011 - 6 June 2011	NI2011-274
Animal Welfare (Authorised Officer) Appointment 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 77	3 June 2011 - 6 June 2011	NI2011-275
Animal Welfare (Authorised Officer) Appointment 2011 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 77	7 June 2011 - 17 December 2015	NI2011-285
Animal Welfare (Inspector) Appointment 2011 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	7 June 2011 - 18 December 2015	NI2011-286
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012	DI2011-118
Animal Welfare (Inspector) Appointment 2011 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	4 July 2011 - 9 April 2014	NI2011-363
Animal Welfare (Animal Welfare Authority) Appointment 2011 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5	29 September 2011 - 11 May 2016	NI2011-615
Animal Welfare Advisory Committee Appointment 2012 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	s 109	18 May 2012 - 3 September 2013	DI2012-74
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2012 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013	DI2012-140
Animal Welfare (Inspector) Appointment 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	13 March 2013 - 13 August 2018	NI2013-120
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014	DI2013-64
Animal Welfare (Inspector) Appointment 2013 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	4 June 2013 - 13 August 2018	NI2013-257
Animal Welfare (Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies) Code of Practice 2013(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	7 June 2013 - 31 October 2013	DI2013-95
Animal Welfare (Mandatory Code of Practice) Approval 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 23	21 October 2013 - 31 July 2021	DI2013-223
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee) Establishment 2013 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 109	4 September 2013 - 26 May 2015	NI2013-384
Animal Welfare (Humane Shooting of Kangaroos and Wallabies) Code of Practice 2014 (No 1)	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	19 March 2014	DI2014-23
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	10 April 2014 - 5 February 2015	NI2014-106
Animal Welfare (Authorised Officer) Appointment 2014 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 77	19 June 2014	NI2014-283
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015	DI2014-168
Animal Welfare (Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes) Code of Practice 2014 (No 1)	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	1 July 2014	DI2014-195
Animal Welfare Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 112	1 July 2014 - 2 July 2014	SL2014-13
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2014 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	27 June 2014 - 11 July 2017	NI2014-302
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2014 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	2 September 2014 - 18 December 2015	NI2014-440
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	6 February 2015 - 23 July 2015	NI2015-52
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2015 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	13 April 2015 - 18 December 2015	NI2015-147
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2015 - 30 June 2016	DI2015-80
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee) Establishment 2015(Repealed)	Repealed		Notifiable instruments	s 109	27 May 2015 - 18 June 2020	NI2015-219
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	NI2015-219 s 4	2 June 2015 - 4 September 2016	NI2015-224
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2015 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	NI2015-219 s 4	2 June 2015 - 17 May 2018	NI2015-225
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2015 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	24 July 2015 - 16 May 2017	NI2015-433
Animal Welfare (Breeding Standard) Determination 2015 (No 1)	None		Disallowable instruments	s 15B	15 September 2015	DI2015-257
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Revocation 2015 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	18 December 2015 - 22 December 2015	NI2015-716
Animal Welfare (Authorised Officer) Appointment 2015 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 77	18 December 2015	NI2015-717
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2015 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	18 December 2015 - 1 March 2016	NI2015-718
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	1 March 2016 - 16 May 2017	NI2016-123
Animal Welfare (Authority) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5	12 May 2016 - 17 November 2016	NI2016-237
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2016 - 30 June 2017	DI2016-158
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2016 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	NI2015-219 s 4	5 September 2016 - 4 September 2019	NI2016-428
Animal Welfare (Authority) Appointment 2016 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5	18 November 2016 - 13 November 2019	NI2016-637
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	17 May 2017 - 1 June 2018	NI2017-252
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2017 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	17 May 2017 - 11 July 2017	NI2017-253
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2017 - 30 June 2018	DI2017-181
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2017 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	12 July 2017 - 13 August 2018	NI2017-384
Animal Welfare (Keeping and Breeding of Racing Greyhounds in the ACT) Mandatory Code of Practice 2018 (No 1)	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	30 April 2018	DI2018-76
Animal Welfare (Land Transport of Livestock) Mandatory Code of Practice 2018 (No 1)	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	18 May 2018	DI2018-90
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	2 June 2018 - 9 April 2019	NI2018-302
Animal Welfare (Authority) Delegation 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Delegation	Notifiable instruments	s 6	19 June 2018 - 20 August 2019	NI2018-321
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2018 - 30 June 2019	DI2018-178
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2018 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	14 August 2018 - 9 April 2019	NI2018-475
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2019 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	10 April 2019 - 20 August 2019	NI2019-333
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2019 (No 2) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	10 April 2019 - 3 December 2019	NI2019-334
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2019 - 30 June 2020	DI2019-110
Animal Welfare (Authority) Delegation 2019 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Delegation	Notifiable instruments	s 6	21 August 2019 - 19 December 2019	NI2019-551
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2019 (No 3) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	21 August 2019 - 27 May 2020	NI2019-552
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2019 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	14 June 2018 - 13 June 2021	DI2019-216
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2019 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	4 December 2019 - 4 March 2021	NI2019-767
Animal Welfare (Authority) Appointment 2019 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5	14 November 2019 - 9 July 2020	NI2019-799
Animal Welfare (Authority) Delegation 2019 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Delegation	Notifiable instruments	s 6	20 December 2019 - 9 January 2025	NI2019-855
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2019 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022	DI2019-286
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	28 May 2020 - 26 May 2021	NI2020-310
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee) Establishment 2020 (No 1)	None		Disallowable instruments	s 109	19 June 2020	DI2020-147
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2020 - 30 June 2021	DI2020-159
Animal Welfare (Authority) Appointment 2020 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5	10 July 2020 - 31 January 2026	NI2020-407
Animal Welfare (Authority) Delegation 2020 (No 1) (Repealed)	Repealed	Delegation	Notifiable instruments	s 6	28 August 2020 - 28 February 2026	NI2020-522
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	5 March 2021 - 10 June 2021	NI2021-137
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2021 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	27 May 2021 - 25 March 2022	NI2021-314
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2021 - 30 June 2022	DI2021-94
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2021 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	11 June 2021 - 4 March 2022	NI2021-400
Animal Welfare (Sale of Animals in the ACT other than Stock and Commercial Scale Poultry) Mandatory Code of Practice 2021	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	1 August 2021	DI2021-192
Animal Welfare (Animal Day Care Establishments) Mandatory Code of Practice 2021	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	1 August 2021	DI2021-194
Animal Welfare (Overnight Animal Boarding Establishments) Mandatory Code of Practice 2021	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	1 August 2021	DI2021-190
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	10 August 2021 - 9 August 2024	DI2021-204
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	5 March 2022 - 3 November 2022	NI2022-113
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2022 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	26 March 2022 - 31 January 2024	NI2022-147
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	24 May 2022 - 23 May 2025	DI2022-57
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2022 - 30 June 2023	DI2022-58
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) (Acting Member) Appointment 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	30 August 2022 - 29 November 2022	NI2022-410
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2022 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	11 October 2022 - 9 August 2024	DI2022-228
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2022 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	4 November 2022 - 31 January 2024	NI2022-562
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2022 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	1 January 2023 - 31 December 2025	DI2022-245
Animal Welfare (Private Keeping of Native Reptiles) Mandatory Code of Practice 2023	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	1 February 2023	DI2023-5
Animal Welfare (Welfare of Native Wildlife – Rescue, Rehabilitation and Release) Mandatory Code of Practice 2023	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	1 February 2023	DI2023-6
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2023 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2023 - 30 June 2024	DI2023-101
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2023 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	20 July 2023 - 13 December 2024	NI2023-420
Animal Welfare (Management of Animals in Pounds, Shelters and Rescue Establishments) Mandatory Code of Practice 2023	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	17 November 2023	DI2023-255
Animal Welfare (Welfare of Horses in the ACT) Mandatory Code of Practice 2024	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	19 January 2024	DI2024-11
Animal Welfare Code of Practice Revocation 2024 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Disallowable instruments	s 22	20 February 2024 - 21 February 2024	DI2024-22
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2024 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	1 February 2024 - 28 March 2024	NI2024-84
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2024 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	1 February 2024 - 5 June 2024	NI2024-85
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2024 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	29 March 2024 - 5 June 2024	NI2024-155
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Acting Member) Appointment 2024 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	18 April 2024 - 9 August 2024	NI2024-195
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2024 (No 4)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	6 June 2024 - 9 January 2025	NI2024-296
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2024 (No 5)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	6 June 2024 - 9 January 2025	NI2024-297
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2024 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025	DI2024-128
Animal Welfare (Keeping and Breeding of Ferrets in the ACT) Mandatory Code of Practice 2024	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	19 July 2024	DI2024-229
Animal Welfare (Keeping and Breeding of Guinea Pigs in the ACT) Mandatory Code of Practice 2024	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	19 July 2024	DI2024-230
Animal Welfare (Keeping and Breeding of Rabbits in the ACT) Mandatory Code of Practice 2024	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	19 July 2024	DI2024-231
Animal Welfare (Keeping and Breeding of Rats and Mice in the ACT) Mandatory Code of Practice 2024	None		Disallowable instruments	s 23	19 July 2024	DI2024-232
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2024 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	10 August 2024 - 20 March 2025	DI2024-236
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2024 (No 2)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	10 August 2024 - 9 August 2027	DI2024-237
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2024 (No 3)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	10 August 2024 - 9 August 2027	DI2024-238
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2024 (No 4)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	10 August 2024 - 9 August 2027	DI2024-239
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2024 (No 5)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	10 August 2024 - 9 August 2027	NI2024-413
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2024 (No 6)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	14 December 2024 - 13 December 2027	NI2024-712
Animal Welfare (Authority) Delegation 2025 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Delegation	Notifiable instruments	s 6	10 January 2025 - 28 February 2026	NI2025-20
Animal Welfare (Authorised Officer) Appointment 2025 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 77	10 January 2025 - 6 February 2026	NI2025-21
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2025 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	10 January 2025 - 6 February 2026	NI2025-22
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2025 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	21 March 2025 - 20 March 2028	DI2025-29
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2025 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	21 March 2025 - 31 December 2025	DI2025-30
Animal Welfare (Advisory Committee Member) Appointment 2025 (No 3)	None	Appointment	Disallowable instruments	DI2020-147 s 4	30 May 2025 - 29 May 2028	DI2025-71
Animal Welfare (Fees) Determination 2025 (No 1)	None	Fee	Disallowable instruments	s 110	1 July 2025	DI2025-95
Animal Welfare Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed		Subordinate laws	s 112	31 July 2025 - 1 August 2025	SL2025-16
Animal Welfare (Authority) Appointment 2026 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5	1 February 2026	NI2026-2
Animal Welfare (Standards and Guidelines for Sheep) Code of Practice 2026	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	23 January 2026	DI2026-6
Animal Welfare (Standards and Guidelines for Cattle) Code of Practice 2026	None		Disallowable instruments	s 22	23 January 2026	DI2026-7
Animal Welfare (Inspectors) Appointment 2026 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 76	7 February 2026	NI2026-67
Animal Welfare (Authorised Officer) Appointment 2026 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 77	7 February 2026	NI2026-68
Animal Welfare (Authorised Officer) Appointment 2026 (No 2)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 77	7 February 2026	NI2026-69
Animal Welfare (Authority) (Domestic Animal Services) Delegation 2026 (No 1)	None	Delegation	Notifiable instruments	s 6	1 March 2026	NI2026-75
Animal Welfare (Authority) (RSPCA) Delegation 2026 (No 1)	None	Delegation	Notifiable instruments	s 6	1 March 2026	NI2026-76

Point-in-time versions

Enter a date to find a version from 2 November 1992 onwards:

The following table lists 38 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab.
Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
6 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R36	6 December 2025	Republication for amendments by A2025-29
18 October 2025 - 5 December 2025	HTML PDF Word	R35	18 October 2025	Republication for expiry of provision (s 113)
15 May 2025 - 17 October 2025	HTML PDF Word	R34	15 May 2025	Republication for amendments by A2024-11
22 February 2023 - 14 May 2025	HTML PDF Word	R33	22 February 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-1
23 June 2021 - 21 February 2023	HTML PDF Word	R32	23 June 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-12
10 April 2020 - 22 June 2021	HTML PDF Word	R31	10 April 2020	Republication for amendments by A2019-35
17 October 2019 - 9 April 2020	HTML PDF Word	R30	17 October 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-35
26 August 2019 - 16 October 2019	HTML PDF Word	R29	26 August 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-2
21 December 2018 - 25 August 2019	HTML PDF Word	R28	21 December 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-32
30 April 2018 - 20 December 2018	HTML PDF Word	R27	30 April 2018	Republication for amendments by A2017-44
31 May 2016 - 29 April 2018	HTML PDF Word	R26	31 May 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-19
17 May 2016 - 30 May 2016	HTML PDF Word	R25	17 May 2016	Republication for expiry of transitional provisions (pt 12)
14 October 2015 - 16 May 2016	HTML PDF Word	R24	14 October 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-33
15 September 2015 - 13 October 2015	HTML PDF Word	R23	15 September 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-9
11 June 2015 - 14 September 2015	HTML PDF Word	R22	11 June 2015	Republication for amendments by A2014-59
7 March 2014 - 10 June 2015	HTML PDF Word	R21*	7 March 2014	Republication for amendments by A2014-3
1 March 2012 - 6 March 2014	HTML PDF Word	R20	1 March 2012	Republication for amendments by A2011-48
1 July 2011 - 29 February 2012	HTML PDF Word	R19	1 July 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-22
1 October 2010 - 30 June 2011	HTML PDF Word	R18	1 October 2010	Republication for amendments by A2010-14
28 March 2009 - 30 September 2010	HTML PDF Word	R17	28 March 2009	Republication for commenced expiry
2 February 2009 - 27 March 2009	HTML PDF Word	R16	2 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-37
26 August 2008 - 1 February 2009	HTML PDF Word	R15	26 August 2008	Republication for amendments by A2008-28
28 March 2008 - 25 August 2008	HTML PDF Word	R14	28 March 2008	Republication for commenced expiry
27 December 2007 - 27 March 2008	HTML PDF Word	R13	27 December 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-39
26 September 2007 - 26 December 2007	HTML PDF Word	R12	26 September 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-7
27 March 2007 - 25 September 2007	HTML PDF Word	R11	27 March 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-7
11 May 2006 - 26 March 2007	HTML PDF Word	R10	11 May 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-17
25 November 2005 - 10 May 2006	HTML PDF Word	R9	25 November 2005	Republication for commenced expiry
24 November 2005 - 24 November 2005	HTML PDF Word	R8	24 November 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-54
26 August 2005 - 23 November 2005	HTML PDF Word	R7	26 August 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-19
17 August 2004 - 25 August 2005	HTML PDF Word	R6	17 August 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-50
9 April 2004 - 16 August 2004	HTML PDF Word	R5	9 April 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-15
12 September 2001 - 8 April 2004	HTML PDF Word	R4	12 September 2001	Republication for amendments by A2000-72, A2001-44 and A2001-56
31 January 1999 - 20 December 2000	HTML PDF Word	R3 (RI)	21 January 2020	Republication for amendments by A1997-45 and A1998-54 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
8 February 1995 - 18 December 1997	HTML PDF Word	R2 (RI)	21 January 2020	Republication for amendments by A1994-110 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
15 December 1994 - 7 February 1995	HTML PDF Word	R1B	21 January 2020	Republication for amendments by A1994-97
14 November 1994 - 14 December 1994	HTML PDF Word	R1A	21 January 2020	Republication for amendments by A1994-60
27 August 1993 - 13 November 1994	HTML PDF Word	R1 (RI)	21 January 2020	Republication for amendments by A1993-44 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
2 November 1992	HTML PDF Word	As notified	1 September 1992

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Animal Welfare Bill 1992.

Notification statement

The Animal Welfare Act 1992 was passed by the Legislative Assembly and was notified in the Gazette on 1 September 1992 (Gaz 1992 No S148).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
1 September 1992	2 November 1992	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
s 1, s 2	1 September 1992	s 2 (1)
s 6, s 76, s 78, s 79, s 109	2 November 1992	s 2 (2) and Gaz 1992 No 44
remainder	1 March 1993	s 2 (3)

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
s 113	17 October 2025 (midnight)	s 113 (3)
pt 12	16 May 2016 (midnight)	s 121
pt 11	27 March 2009 (midnight)	s 119
s 5 (2)-(4), s 76 (3)-(5)	27 March 2008 (midnight)	s 5 (4), s 76 (5)
s 6A (6)-(8), s 77 (6)-(8)	24 November 2005 (midnight)	s 6A (8), s 77 (8)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2019-35	Animal Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2019	s 25, s 32, s 50, s 51, s 53, s 54, s 56, s 85, s 86, s 106, s 113, s 117, s 119	10 April 2020
A2019-35	Animal Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2019	pt 2 (other than s 25, s 32, s 50, s 51, s 53, s 54, s 56, s 85, s 86, s 106, s 113, s 117, s 119)	17 October 2019
A1993-44	Acts Revision (Position of Crown) Act 1993	sch 2	27 August 1993
A1994-60	Administrative Appeals (Consequential Amendments) Act 1994	sch 1	14 November 1994
A1994-97	Statutory Offices (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1994	sch	15 December 1994
A1994-110	Nature Conservation (Amendment) Act (No 2) 1994	sch 2	8 February 1995
A1998-54	Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998	sch	9 December 1998
A1997-45	Animal Welfare (Amendment) Act 1997	s 6	19 December 1997
A1997-45	Animal Welfare (Amendment) Act 1997, as amended by: A2005-54 sch 1 pt 1.4	s 4, s 5, s 5A	never commenced
A2000-72	Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2000	ss 4-23, sch 1	21 December 2000
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 17	12 September 2001
A2001-56	Statute Law Amendment Act 2001 (No 2)	sch 3 pt 3.4	12 September 2001
A2004-15	Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004	sch 1 pt 1.1, sch 2 pt 2.4	9 April 2004
A2004-50	Animal Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Act 2004	pt 2	17 August 2004
A2005-19	Stock Act 2005	sch 1 pt 1.1	26 August 2005
A2005-54	Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005	sch 1 pt 1.3	24 November 2005
A2006-17	Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2006	s 4	11 May 2006
A2007-7	Animal Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2007	pt 2 (except s 15)	27 March 2007
A2007-7	Animal Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2007	s 15	26 September 2007
A2007-39	Statute Law Amendment Act 2007 (No 3)	sch 3 pt 3.4	27 December 2007
A2008-28	Statute Law Amendment Act 2008	sch 3 pt 3.3	26 August 2008
A2008-37	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008 (No 2)	sch 1 pt 1.8	2 February 2009
A2010-14	Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2010	s 4-12	1 October 2010
A2011-22	Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.10	1 July 2011
A2011-48	Evidence (Consequential Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.3	1 March 2012
A2014-3	Animal Welfare (Factory Farming) Amendment Act 2014	pt 2	7 March 2014
A2014-59	Nature Conservation Act 2014	sch 2 pt 2.1	11 June 2015
A2015-9	Domestic Animals (Breeding) Legislation Amendment Act 2015	pt 2	15 September 2015
A2015-33	Red Tape Reduction Legislation Amendment Act 2015	sch 1 pt 1.6	14 October 2015
A2016-19	Animal Welfare Amendment Act 2016	ss 4-24	31 May 2016
A2017-44	Domestic Animals (Racing Greyhounds) Amendment Act 2017	sch 1 pt 1.1	30 April 2018
A2018-32	Veterinary Practice Act 2018	sch 3 pt 3.2	21 December 2018
A2019-2	Consumer Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2019	sch 1	26 August 2019
A2021-12	Statute Law Amendment Act 2021	sch 3 pt 3.2	23 June 2021
A2023-1	Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2023	pt 2	22 February 2023
A2024-11	Biosecurity Legislation Amendment Act 2024	sch 3 pt 3.2	15 May 2025
A2025-29	Statute Law Amendment Act 2025	sch 4 pt 4.9	6 December 2025