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Shire of Christmas Island Dogs Local Law 2018

I, GORDON SINCLAIR THOMSON, President of the Shire of Christmas Island, publish the Shire of Christmas Island Dogs Local Law 2018 under subsections 3.12 (5) of the Local Government Act 1995 (W A) as applied by the Christmas Island Act 1958.

Dated 12 April 2018

GORDON SINCLAIR THOMSON

DOGS LOCAL LAW

MARCH 2018
DOG ACT (WA) CI) 1976

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (WA) (CI) 1995

Shire of Christmas Island

DOGS LOCAL LAW 2018

CONTENTS

PART 1—Preliminary

1.1  Citation
1.2  Commencement
1.3  Application
1.4  Repeal
1.5  Interpretation

Part 2 - Impounding of Dogs
2.1  Charges and costs
2.2  Attendance of pound keeper at pound
2.3  Release of impounded dog

Part 3 - Requirements and limitations on the keeping of dogs
3.1  Dogs to be confined
3.2  Limitation on the number of dogs

Part 4 - Approved kennel establishments
4.1  Interpretation
4.2  Application for licence for approved kennel establishment
4.3  Notice of proposed use
4.4  Exemption from notice requirements
4.5  When application can be determined
4.6  Determination of application
4.7  Where application cannot be approved
4.8  Conditions of approval
4.9  Compliance with conditions of approval
4.10  Fees
4.11  Form of licence
4.12  Period of licence
4.13  Variation or cancellation of licence
4.14  Transfer
4.15  Notification
4.16  Inspection of kennel

Part 5 - Miscellaneous
5.1  Offence to excrete

Part 6 - Enforcement
6.1  Interpretation
6.2  Modified penalties
6.3  Issue of infringement notice
6.4  Failure to pay modified penalty
6.5  Payment of modified penalty
6.6  Withdrawal of infringement notice
6.7  Service

Schedule 1
Application for a licence for an approved kennel establishment

Schedule 2
Conditions of a licence for an approved kennel establishment

Schedule 3
Offences for which modified penalty applies

DOG ACT (WA) (CI) 1976

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT (WA) (CI) 1995

Shire of Christmas Island

DOGS LOCAL LAW 2018

Under the powers conferred by the Dog Act 1976 ((WA) (CI), the Local Government Act 1995 (WA) (CI) and under all other powers enabling it, the Council of the Shire of Christmas Island resolved on the 27 March  2018 to make the following local law.

Part 1 – Preliminary

  1.1    Citation
This local law may be cited as the "Shire of Christmas Island Dogs Local Law 2018".

  1.2    Commencement

In accordance with section 74A of the Interpretation Act 1984 (WA) (CI) (Amendment) Ordinance 1992, the local law must be registered as a notifiable instrument and comes into operation once it has been registered as a notifiable instrument. Notifiable instruments are published in the Federal Register.

  1.3     Application
This local law applies throughout the district.

  1.4    Repeal
The Shire of Christmas Island Dogs Local Law 2001 published in the Indian Ocean Territories Government Gazette on 16 April 2001