2016
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Transport and City Services)
Transport Canberra and City Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Name of Act	2
	2	Commencement	2
	3	Legislation amended	2
Part 2	Domestic Animals Act 2000
	4	Dangerous dog licences—approval or refusal
Section 25 (4)	3
Part 3	Domestic Animals Regulation 2001
	5	Reviewable decisions
Schedule 1, new item 4A	4
	6	Schedule 1, item 6, column 2	4
Part 4	Public Unleased Land Act 2013
	7	New section 28A	5

2016
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY

(As presented)
(Minister for Transport and City Services)
Transport Canberra and City Services Legislation Amendment Bill 2016

A Bill for
An Act to amend legislation about city services, and for other purposes 

    

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

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Name of Act
This Act is the Transport Canberra and City Services Legislation Amendment Act 2016.
2	Commencement
This Act commences on the day after its notification day.
Note	The naming and commencement provisions automatically commence on the notification day (see Legislation Act, s 75 (1)).
3	Legislation amended
This Act amends the following legislation:
·	Domestic Animals Act 2000
·	Domestic Animals Regulation 2001
·	Public Unleased Land Act 2013.

Part 2	Domestic Animals Act 2000
4	Dangerous dog licences—approval or refusal
Section 25 (4)
substitute
	(4)	Subsection (4A) applies if—
	(a)	the application is made after the dog is seized under division 2.7 (Seizing dogs and dealing with them); and
	(b)	the dog was seized because of the contravention of a provision of this Act (the offence); and
	(c)	the dog is declared to be a dangerous dog after it is seized.
	(4A)	The registrar may approve the application only if—
	(a)	28 days have elapsed since the day the dog was seized and—
	(i)	a prosecution has not been started for the offence; and
	(ii)	an infringement notice has not been served for the offence; or
	(b)	an infringement notice has been served for the offence and the infringement notice penalty has been paid or the notice withdrawn; or
	(c)	a prosecution for the offence was started not later than 28 days after the day the dog was seized and—
	(i)	the prosecution has been discontinued; or
	(ii)	the keeper has been convicted or found guilty of the offence but is not disqualified by an order under section 138A from keeping the dog.

Part 3	Domestic Animals Regulation 2001
5	Reviewable decisions
Schedule 1, new item 4A
insert
4A	Act, 25 (1) (a)	approve issue of dangerous dog licence	person who, or whose animal, has been attacked or harassed by dog	
6	Schedule 1, item 6, column 2
omit
25 (2)
substitute
26 (1)

Part 4	Public Unleased Land Act 2013
7	New section 28A
insert
28A	Removing noncompliant signs
If a movable sign is on public land and does not comply with the movable signs code of practice, an authorised person or police officer may take the sign to a retention area.

Endnotes
1	Presentation speech
	Presentation speech made in the Legislative Assembly on 15 December 2016.
2	Notification
	Notified under the Legislation Act on	2016.
3	Republications of amended laws
	For the latest republication of amended laws, see www.legislation.act.gov.au.

© Australian Capital Territory 2016