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National Parks Act 1980

Control of dogs

56C: Requirements in relation to dog control permits

You could also call this:

"Rules for bringing dogs into national parks"

When deciding whether to give you permission to bring a dog into a national park, the Director-General needs to think about a few important things. They will consider if there are any wild animals in the park that dogs might hurt. They will also think about why national parks exist and what they're for. The Director-General will look at any rules or plans that tell them how to manage the park. They will make sure that people visiting the park will be safe. They will also think about whether dogs or people with dogs might cause problems with other people using the park.

The Director-General can only give you permission to bring a dog into the national park if they are sure of two things. First, the dog must be really necessary for what you want to do. Second, what you want to do must be allowed by law and must not go against the reasons why we have national parks or the plans for how the park is run.

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Part 5AControl of dogs

56CRequirements in relation to dog control permits

  1. The Director-General, in exercising his or her powers under subsection (1) or subsection (3)(b) of section 56B, shall have regard to—

  2. any actual or potential risk to protected wildlife vulnerable to dogs that is on or in the vicinity of the national park or the part of the national park in respect of which the permit is sought:
    1. the purposes for which national parks are held:
      1. the provisions of any relevant statement of general policy, management strategy, or management plan:
        1. the need to preserve the safety of members of the public who are likely to be in the national park or in the vicinity of the national park:
          1. any conflict between—that may or will occur in the national park or in relation to the use of the national park.
            1. dogs or people with dogs; and
              1. other users of the national park—

              2. The Director-General shall not issue a dog control permit under section 56B(1) unless he or she is satisfied—

              3. that a dog is essential for the proposed activity; and
                1. that the proposed activity—
                  1. is lawful; and
                    1. is not inconsistent with the purposes of this Act or the relevant management strategy or management plan.

                    Notes
                    • Section 56C: inserted, on , by section 3 of the National Parks Amendment Act (No 2) 1996 (1996 No 15).
                    • Section 56C(1)(c): amended, on , by section 4(1) of the National Parks Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 27).
                    • Section 56C(2)(b)(ii): amended, on , by section 4(2) of the National Parks Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 27).