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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Provisions relating to administration - Compliance notices

156B: Content

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"What to expect from a compliance notice about animal welfare"

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A compliance notice is given to you. It must say who it is for. It must also say why it was given to you. The notice tells you what you must do or not do, as stated in section 156A(2). You are told what to do and by when. If you are not allowed to do something, you are told when this starts. The notice also says what happens if you do not follow it. It tells you how to appeal, as stated in section 156F. The notice includes the name and address of the agency that gave it to you.

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Part 7Provisions relating to administration
Compliance notices

156BContent

  1. A compliance notice must state—

  2. the name of the person to whom it is issued; and
    1. the reasons why the inspector issued it; and
      1. the requirement or prohibition in section 156A(2) imposed by the inspector; and
        1. one of the following:
          1. for a requirement, the period, if any, within which the requirement must be achieved, which must start on the day on which the notice is served and end after a time that is reasonable for the achievement of the requirement; or
            1. for a prohibition, the time and date, if any, from which the prohibition is to take effect; and
            2. the conditions, if any, imposed by the inspector; and
              1. the consequences of not complying with the notice; and
                1. the rights of appeal in section 156F; and
                  1. the name and address of the agency whose inspector issued the notice.

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                    Notes
                    • Section 156B: inserted, on , by section 55 of the Animal Welfare Amendment Act (No 2) 2015 (2015 No 49).