2005
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Bill Stefaniak)
Animal Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Bill 2005

Contents
	Page

Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
Part 2	Animal Welfare Act 1992
	3	Legislation amended—pt 2	3
	4	Cruelty
Section 7, penalty	3
	5	Pain
Section 8 (1) and (2), penalty	3
	6	Confined animals
Section 9 (1), penalty	3
	7	Section 9 (2), penalty	3
	8	Battery hens
Section 9A, penalty	4
	9	Alleviation of pain
Section 10 (1), penalty	4
	10	Administering poison
Section 12 (1), penalty	4
	11	Laying poison
Section 12A (1), penalty	4
	12	Section 12A (2), penalty	4
	13	Section 12A (3), penalty	5
	14	Electrical devices
Section 13 (1), penalty	5
	15	Spurs
Section 14 (1), penalty	5
	16	Section 14 (2), penalty	5
	17	Conveyance and containment
Section 15, penalty	5
	18	Working, riding and driving unfit animals
Section 16, penalty	6
	19	Matches, competitions and baiting
Section 17 (1) and (2), penalty	6
	20	Medical and surgical procedures—people other than veterinary surgeons
Section 19 (1), penalty	6
Part 3	Animal Diseases Act 1993
	21	Legislation amended—pt 3	7
	22	Spreading disease
Section 54 (1), penalty	7

2005
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Mr Bill Stefaniak)
Animal Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Bill 2005

A Bill for
An Act to amend the Animal Welfare Act 1992 and the Animal Diseases Act 1993

    

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory enacts as follows:

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Animal Legislation (Penalties) Amendment Act 2005.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note 1	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
Note 2	The Animal Welfare Act 1992, section 9A is amended in part 2.  Section 9A has not commenced.  The amendment of s 9A does not commence until s 9A commences (see the Legislation Act, s 79A (Commencement of amendment of uncommenced law)).

Part 2	Animal Welfare Act 1992
3	Legislation amended—pt 2
This part amends the Animal Welfare Act 1992.
4	Cruelty
Section 7, penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
5	Pain
Section 8 (1) and (2), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
6	Confined animals
Section 9 (1), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
7	Section 9 (2), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
8	Battery hens
Section 9A, penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
9	Alleviation of pain
Section 10 (1), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
10	Administering poison
Section 12 (1), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
11	Laying poison
Section 12A (1), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
12	Section 12A (2), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
13	Section 12A (3), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  50 penalty units.
14	Electrical devices
Section 13 (1), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
15	Spurs
Section 14 (1), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
16	Section 14 (2), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  20 penalty units.
17	Conveyance and containment
Section 15, penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
18	Working, riding and driving unfit animals
Section 16, penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
19	Matches, competitions and baiting
Section 17 (1) and (2), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.
20	Medical and surgical procedures—people other than veterinary surgeons
Section 19 (1), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.

Part 3	Animal Diseases Act 1993
21	Legislation amended—pt 3
This part amends the Animal Diseases Act 1993.
22	Spreading disease
Section 54 (1), penalty
substitute
Maximum penalty:  200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on	2005.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2005.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2005