Jabiru Town Development (Control Of Animals) By-laws 1984 (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

Jabiru Town Development (Control of Animals) by-laws 1984

As in force at 14 December 2005

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This reprint shows the By-laws as in force at 14 December 2005.  Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

Jabiru Town Development (Control of Animals) By-laws 1984

By-laws under the Jabiru Town Development Act 1978

Part IPreliminary 1Citation

These By-laws may be cited as the Jabiru Town Development (Control of Animals) By-laws 1984.

2Definitions

In these By-laws, unless the contrary intention appears:

animal means a member of the animal kingdom, other than man.

controlled dog means a controlled dog within the meaning of the Jabiru Town Development (Control of Dogs) By-laws 1992.

land includes buildings.

veterinarian means a registered veterinarian within the meaning of the Veterinarians Act 1994.

Part IIAnimals generally 3Prohibition on keeping animals

• (1)

  A person shall not keep within the town of Jabiru an animal other than –

  • (a)

    a fish indigenous to the Territory; or

  • (b)

    a controlled dog.

  Penalty:          $200.

• (2)

  For the purposes of these By-laws, a person keeps an animal if he has custody or possession of the animal or if the animal, as a result of action taken by him, is ordinarily kept on his land.

4Entry and removal

The Authority may, upon giving not less than 24 hours notice of its intention to do so to the occupier thereof, enter land on which it has reason to believe there is or may be an animal other than an animal referred to in by-law 3(1) and take all necessary steps to remove the animal from the land.

5Destruction of animals

• (1)

  An animal which has under by-law 4 been removed from land may be:

  • (a)

    removed from the town area of Jabiru in accordance with the directions of the Authority; or

  • (b)

    destroyed:

    • (i)

      by a veterinarian or an officer of the Authority authorized in writing in that behalf; and

    • (ii)

      in a manner approved by the Australian Veterinary Association.

• (2)

  By-law 45 shall apply in respect of the destruction of an animal under this by-law as if that animal were a dog.

6Protection of persons destroying animals

• (1)

  A person who destroys an animal:

  • (a)

    in accordance with these By-laws; or

  • (b)

    where the animal is so diseased or injured that it is humane to do so,

  is not liable in respect of that destruction.

• (2)

  A person who destroys an animal on the request of another person shall not be liable in respect of that destruction if he believed on reasonable grounds that the person who made the request was the owner of the animal.

7Abandonment of animals

A person shall not abandon or set at large an animal.

Penalty:          $500.

ENDNOTES

• 1

  KEY

Key to abbreviations

 

amd = amended od = order

app = appendix om = omitted

bl = by-law pt = Part

ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

cl = clause rem = remainder

div = Division renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

f = forms s = section

Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

• 2

  LIST OF LEGISLATION

Jabiru Town Development (Control of Animals) By-laws (SL No. 40, 1984)
Notified	11 July 1984
Commenced	11 July 1984
Statute Law Revision Act 2005 (Act No. 44, 2005)
Assent date	14 December 2005
Commenced	14 December 2005

• 3

  GENERAL AMENDMENTS

General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 and 2.

• 4

  LIST OF AMENDMENTS

bl 2 amd Act No. 44, 2005, s 23

bl 5 amd Act No. 44, 2005, s 23