Dog Control Act 1996
The powers and duties delegated are those of the Council as a “territorial authority”.
| Section | Summary of Function or Power | Delegated Officers |
|---|---|---|
| s6 | Power to perform functions under the Act. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s9 | Duty to expend all money received under the Act only for authorised purposes. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s10 | Duty to give notice of draft policy to every dog owner. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s10A | Duty to report annually on dog control policy and practices, give public notice and provide copy as provided. |
Community Health & Animal Services Lead Regulatory Service Support Supervisor |
| s13 | Duty to supply dog control officer(s) and dog ranger(s) with a warrant. Restriction: This power cannot be sub-delegated. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s15 | Power to recover costs associated with seizure, custody, sustenance, and transport of dog incurred under this section. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s21 | Powers and duties re classifying a person as a probationary owner. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s22 | Where person has objected to being classified as a probationary owner, duty to give person written notice of Council's decision following hearing. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s23A | Power to require probationary owner to undertake dog education programme/obedience course. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s25 | Duty to disqualify a person who commits certain offences from being an owner and give notification as prescribed. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s26 | Hear and determine an objection to disqualification. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s28 | Power to extend period during which a person may be disqualified from owning a dog in the circumstances specified. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s30 | Powers and duties re maintaining records, supplying information, and entering information into the national dog control information database. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s30AA | Power to retain records for infringement notices until fees paid in full. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s31 | Duty to classify dangerous dog; Duty to give notice of decision following hearing to consider objections to classification. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33 | Duty to inquire about purchaser/transferee before consenting to disposal of a dangerous dog. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33A | Powers and duties re classifying a dog as a menacing dog if considered a threat. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33B | Power to determine an objection to classification of a dog as menacing |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33C | Power to classify a dog as menacing if belong to specified breed or type |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33D | Power to determine an objection to classification of a dog as menacing under s 33C |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33E (1) (b) | Power as territorial authority to require owner of a dog classified as a menacing dog, to produce certification that dog is/has been neutered, within the time limit(s) specified. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33EB | Require neutering of dog classified as dangerous by another authority. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33ED | Duty to classify dog as dangerous or menacing in the circumstances specified. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s34 | Duty to keep a register of dogs; power to enter information on national dog control information database; Duty to provide places where dogs may be registered and discs and collars are available. |
Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s35 | Power to provide register information and to determine whether or not a dog shuld be delivered into the custody of a Dog Control Officer or Dog Ranger. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s35A | Duty to provide the information in electronic form to nominee of the Secretary for Local Government. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s35B | Duty to pay levy towards the cost of maintaining the national dog control information database. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s36 | Duty to supply specified information to every dog owner applying for dog registration. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s37 | Duty to publicly notify the fees fixed for the registration year. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s38 | Duty to reduce dog registration fees in the circumstances specified. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s39 | Powers and duties re refunding/reducing registration fees. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s46 | Duty to issue receipts and label/disc for the registration year, and replacement label/disc under the circumstances specified. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead Customer Support Officer Customer Support Officer - Case Management Customer Support Officer Contact Centre Customer Support Supervisor Regulatory Service Support Supervisor Regulatory Support Services Officer |
| ss48-49 | Duty to record change of ownership of registered dog, and issue new disc. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead Customer Support Officer Customer Support Officer - Case Management Customer Support Officer Contact Centre Customer Support Supervisor Regulatory Service Support Supervisor Regulatory Support Services Officer |
| s55 | Duty to give written notification of decision following hearing to consider objections to an abatement notice. |
Manager Governance Committee Advisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead Animal Control Supervisor |
| s64 | Power to recover costs associated with seizure and destruction of dog from dog owner. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s66 | To commence proceedings in accordance with s 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 where an infringement notice has been issued. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s67 | Duty to provide custody and proper care of dogs impounded; Power to operate dog pound. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Dog Pound Officer |
| s68 | Duty to publicly notify resolution setting poundage fees; Power to require payment of fixed poundage fee before dog released. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Dog Pound Officer |
| s69 | Powers and duties re the disposal of a dog. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s69A | Duties re release of certain impounded dogs. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s70 | Powers and duties re keeping in custody/returning/disposing of dogs removed for barking. . |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s71 | Power to authorise retention or return of a dog and apply fees to sustenance. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s71A | Powers in relation to dog seized under s 15 or 33EC |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s11 | Duty to appoint competent dog control officer(s)and power to appoint other necessary staff. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s12 | Power to appoint dog ranger(s).
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Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s76 | Duty to give notices/directions under the Act in accordance with the requirements specified. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s33E(5) | Determine that a dog need not be muzzled |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s 36A | Request verification that a dog has been implanted with a functioning microchip transponder |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s 40 | Power to require a written statement that a dog is a working dog of a specified class and to require production of a certificate that a dog has been neutered. |
Animal Control Officer Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |
| s32 | Power to consent to the disposal of a dangerous dog. |
Animal Control Supervisor Community Health & Animal Services Lead |