Hon Jim Chown asks the Minister for Agriculture and Food if they propose extending the statute of limitations for animal cruelty prosecutions as part of the Animal Welfare Act review. The Minister states they have not made any such request to the review panel.

AnsweredQoN 110Legislative Council
Asked
19 February 2020
Portfolio
Agriculture and Food

QuestionView source ↗

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT —
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
110. Hon JIM CHOWN to the minister for Agriculture and Food:
Does
the minister propose that the current statute of limitations of two years with
regard to animal cruelty be extended to a longer duration as part of the
review of the Animal Welfare Act?

AnswerView source ↗

I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the
Minister for Agriculture and Food.
The minister has not made any
request to the animal welfare review panel in respect of the limitation period
on prosecutions.

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