Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 133

133 Requirements for giving notice

(1) A compliance notice must be written and state the following—

(a) the name of the authorised person giving it;

(b) the local government that appointed the person;

(c) that the authorised person believes the owner or responsible person given the notice has committed, is committing or is about to commit, an offence against chapter 4 ;

(d) the nature of the offence;

(e) that the owner or responsible person must—

(i) stop committing or not commit the offence; or

(ii) take stated required action;

(f) a reasonable period within which any required action must be taken.

(2) Despite subsection (1) , a compliance notice may be given orally if—

(a) either—

(i) the authorised person giving the notice reasonably believes continued commission of the offence needs to be stopped, or the required action needs to be taken, urgently; or

(ii) for any reason it is not practicable to immediately give the notice in writing; and

(b) the authorised person gives the owner or responsible person an offence warning.

(3) If a compliance notice is given orally, the authorised person giving the notice must confirm the notice by also giving it in writing as soon as practicable after giving it orally.

(4) In this section—

"offence warning" , for a notice under subsection (2) , means a warning that, without a reasonable excuse, it is an offence for the person to whom the notice is given not to comply with it.