Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

DOMESTIC ANIMALS ACT 2000 - SECT 84C

    (1)     If an application for a multiple cat licence is made under section 84B, the registrar must—

        (a)     approve the issue of a licence; or

        (b)     refuse to approve the issue of a licence.

    (2)     The registrar must refuse to issue a multiple cat licence unless satisfied that the applicant can comply with the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act 1992

and any approved or mandatory code of practice under that Act.

    (3)     In making a decision under this section, the registrar must consider the following:

        (a)     the number and kind of cats to which the application relates;

        (b)     the size and nature of the premises where the cats are proposed to be kept;

        (c)     the security of the premises;

        (d)     the suitability of facilities for keeping the cats on the premises;

        (e)     the potential impact on the occupiers of neighbouring premises;

        (f)     any conviction or finding of guilt of the applicant within the last 10 years against a law of a Territory or State for an offence relating to the welfare, keeping or control of an animal.

    (4)     Subsection (3) does not limit the matters the registrar may consider.