Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The holder of a special licence may apply to the registrar for renewal of the licence.
(2) The registrar—
(a) must refuse to renew the licence if the holder is disqualified from keeping a dog or any other animal; or
Note Section 138A deals with the disqualification of a person from keeping an animal.
(b) may refuse to renew the licence if the registrar reasonably believes—
(i) there would be an unacceptable risk to the safety of the public and other animals if the licence were renewed; or
(ii) the holder has failed, or is unable, to exercise responsible dog management, care or control.
(3) In making a decision under this section, the registrar—
(a) must consider any matter the registrar was required to consider when deciding whether or not to issue the original licence; and
(b) may consider any other relevant matter.
(4) The registrar may waive any application fee to renew a dangerous dog licence if reasonably satisfied—
(a) the dog was declared to be a dangerous dog only for the reason mentioned in section 22 (1) (a); and
(b) if the dog is kept in accordance with a dangerous dog licence—it will not be an unacceptable risk to the safety of the public and other animals.
(5) A fee determined under section 144 for an application to renew a licence to keep a dangerous dog declared under section 22 (1) (b) or (c) or section 22 (2) must be at least 10 times the application fee (if any) for registration of a dog under section 6.