Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 111

111 General power to enter places

(1) An authorised person may enter a place if—

(a) an occupier of the place consents to the entry; or

(b) it is a public place and the entry is made when it is open to the public; or

(c) the entry is authorised by a warrant; or

(d) it is mentioned in a licence as a place of business and is—

(i) open for carrying on the business; or

(ii) otherwise open for entry; or

(iii) required to be open for inspection under the licence; or

(e) the entry is—

(i) to inspect the place to process an application for a restricted dog permit; and

(ii) made other than at night; or

(f) the entry is—

(i) to find out whether the conditions on which a restricted dog permit or notice was issued have been or are being complied with; and

(ii) made other than at night; or

(g) the entry is—

(i) to inspect work carried out under a lawfully imposed condition of a dangerous dog declaration, menacing dog declaration, restricted dog permit or compliance notice; and

(ii) made other than at night; or

(h) the entry is—

(i) under an approved inspection program; and

(ii) made at any reasonable time of the day or night.

(2) However, an authorised person may enter a place at night for a purpose mentioned in subsection (1) (e) , (f) or (g) if—

(a) the entry is at a time asked by the occupier; or

(b) the entry is in accordance with the times provided for in a compliance notice under section 132 (3) (a) .

(3) For subsection (1) (d) to (h) , a place does not include a part of the place where a person resides.

(4) For the purpose of asking an occupier of a place for consent to enter, an authorised person may, without the occupier’s consent or a warrant—

(a) enter land around premises at the place to an extent that is reasonable to contact the occupier; or

(b) enter part of the place the authorised person reasonably considers members of the public ordinarily are allowed to enter when they wish to contact the occupier.