New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMPANION ANIMALS ACT 1998 - SECT 80

80 Information on the Register

(1) The Register is to contain the following information in relation to each registered companion animal--

(a) the unique identification number allocated to the microchip implanted in the animal in connection with the identification of the animal,

(b) in the case of a companion animal that was required to be identified for the purposes of section 8--

(i) the name of the authorised identifier who carried out, or supervised, the implantation of the microchip, and

(ii) if the authorised identifier was accredited in accordance with the regulations, the authorised identifier number of that identifier,

(c) in the case of a companion animal that was identified on a voluntary basis by the implantation of a microchip on or after 1 October 2001 (other than a greyhound registered in accordance with the greyhound racing rules)--

(i) the name of the authorised identifier who carried out, or supervised, the implantation of the microchip, and

(ii) if the authorised identifier was accredited in accordance with the regulations, the authorised identifier number of that identifier,

(d) the date on which the animal was identified,

(e) the address of the place at which the animal is ordinarily kept,

(f) the name of the council of the area in which the animal is ordinarily kept,

(g) the type of animal (dog or cat), and the breed of the animal,

(h) the animal's date of birth (known or approximate),

(i) the animal's sex,

(j) the animal's colour and details of any unusual or identifying marks on the animal,

(k) the full name and contact details of the current owner of the animal,

(l) any other relevant information relating to the owner of the animal that the Departmental Chief Executive required the owner to provide in connection with an application for registration of the animal,

(m) the full name of any known previous owner of the animal and any other available contact details for any known previous owner of the animal,

(n) any other relevant information relating to any previous owner of the animal that the Departmental Chief Executive required the owner to provide in connection with an application for registration of the animal,

(o) the breeder identification number (if any) of the owner of the animal that produced the litter from which the animal was born,

(p) in the case of a companion animal purchased or otherwise acquired from a rehoming organisation--the rehoming organisation number of the organisation from which the animal was purchased or otherwise acquired,

(q) any permit details in relation to the animal,

(r) any other information relating to the animal that the regulations require to be contained on the Register.

(2) The Register is to contain the following information in relation to each registered owner of a companion animal specified in the Register, including any person who is no longer a registered owner--

(a) the name, and telephone number, of the owner,

(b) if the owner is a natural person--the date of birth of the owner,

(c) if the owner is not a natural person--any ABN or other identification information about the entity,

(d) the compliance history of the owner,

(e) any other relevant information relating to the registered owner of the animal that the Departmental Chief Executive required the registered owner to provide in connection with an application for registration of the animal.

(3) The Register is to contain the following information in relation to a companion animal the registered owner of which is not a natural person--

(a) the name, date of birth and telephone number, of each natural person who, at the time of registration, was a person who will ordinarily keep the animal,

(b) the compliance history of that person,

(c) any other relevant information relating to that person that the Departmental Chief Executive required the registered owner of the animal to provide in connection with an application for registration of the animal.

(4) The Register is also to contain any other information prescribed by the regulations.