Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 101

101 Defence for regulated dog owner

It is a defence in a proceeding for an offence against this chapter relating to a regulated dog against an owner of the dog for the owner to prove—

(a) another person also owns the dog or owned it when the act or omission the subject of the proceeding happened; and

(b) the other owner has—

(i) been convicted of the same offence or another offence constituted by the act or omission; and

(ii) met or paid any penalty imposed for the conviction.