❓ A member of parliament is questioning the Minister for Local Government about the upcoming review of the Dog Act 1976, including its scope, timeline, and potential legislative amendments, particularly regarding puppy farming.
AnsweredQoN 4904Legislative Assembly
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I refer
to the proposed review of the Dog Act 1976 and ask: (a) When
will the review commence; (b) Will
there be a full review of the Act: (i) If
not, what parts of the Act will be reviewed; (c) Who
will oversee the review of the Act; (d) What
form will the review take and will it include public surveys; (e) When
will stakeholders be invited to lodge submissions for the review: (i) Will
the submissions be made public; (f) Has
the Minister or his department received any submissions
in advance of the review: (i) If
yes, from which groups or individuals; (g) When
will the review period end; (h) When
does the Minister plan to introduce legislative amendments to the Dog Act 1976 ; and (i) Will
legislation to stop puppy farming be introduced into Parliament before the review of the Dog Act 1976 is conducted: (i) If
yes, when will the stop puppy farming amendments
be introduced into Parliament?
to the proposed review of the Dog Act 1976 and ask: (a) When
will the review commence; (b) Will
there be a full review of the Act: (i) If
not, what parts of the Act will be reviewed; (c) Who
will oversee the review of the Act; (d) What
form will the review take and will it include public surveys; (e) When
will stakeholders be invited to lodge submissions for the review: (i) Will
the submissions be made public; (f) Has
the Minister or his department received any submissions
in advance of the review: (i) If
yes, from which groups or individuals; (g) When
will the review period end; (h) When
does the Minister plan to introduce legislative amendments to the Dog Act 1976 ; and (i) Will
legislation to stop puppy farming be introduced into Parliament before the review of the Dog Act 1976 is conducted: (i) If
yes, when will the stop puppy farming amendments
be introduced into Parliament?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
7 May 2019
Responded by
Minister for Local Government
Response time
11 days
(a) When the review is announced.
(b)(i) The review will focus on the operation and effectiveness of the Dog Act 1976 .
(c) Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
(d) An issues paper and public surveys will be released.
(e) When the paper is released.
(i) Yes
(f) No official submissions to the review have been received.
(i) Not applicable
(g) A three month consultation period will follow the release of the issues paper.
(h) The review will assess whether legislative amendments are necessary.
(i) The stop puppy farming amendments are expected to be introduced before the end of 2019.
(b)(i) The review will focus on the operation and effectiveness of the Dog Act 1976 .
(c) Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
(d) An issues paper and public surveys will be released.
(e) When the paper is released.
(i) Yes
(f) No official submissions to the review have been received.
(i) Not applicable
(g) A three month consultation period will follow the release of the issues paper.
(h) The review will assess whether legislative amendments are necessary.
(i) The stop puppy farming amendments are expected to be introduced before the end of 2019.
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