Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 106F

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is accompanied by an animal in a public place or public premises; and

        (b)     the person represents (orally or in some other way) that the animal is an assistance animal; and

        (c)     the animal is not an assistance animal.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

Example—par (b)

the animal is wearing assistance animal identification

    (2)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is accompanied by an animal in a public place or public premises; and

        (b)     the person represents (orally or in some other way) that the animal is an accredited assistance animal; and

        (c)     the animal is not an accredited assistance animal.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.