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ANIMAL MANAGEMENT (CATS AND DOGS) ACT 2008 - SECT 207A

Chief executive (transport) must disclose information

207A Chief executive (transport) must disclose information

(1) This section applies if—
(a) an authorised person is reasonably satisfied that vehicle registry information may be used, in an investigation under this Act about a prescribed offence, to identify the relevant person for a dog; and
(b) the authorised person asks the chief executive (transport) for the information.
(2) The chief executive (transport) must disclose the information to the authorised person if—
(a) the chief executive (transport) reasonably considers that the information may be used to identify the relevant person; or
(b) the disclosure is authorised by the person to whom the information relates.
(3) In this section—

"chief executive (transport)" means the chief executive of the department in which the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 is administered.

"prescribed offence" means an offence under section 194 or 195 involving an attack by a dog if the attack causes—
(a) the death of, or grievous bodily harm to, a person or another animal; or
(b) bodily harm to a person or another animal.

"relevant person" , for a dog, means the owner of the dog or any responsible person for the dog.

"vehicle registry information" means information kept in the register of registered vehicles under a regulation under the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 .



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