Exhibited Animals Act 2015

Each of the following is a condition of an exhibited animal authority—

each particular authorised animal or animal of each species of authorised animal must be supplied with an authorised enclosure suitable for the animal’s use;

no animal may be exhibited or dealt with in an authorised enclosure other than an animal authorised under the authority to be exhibited or dealt with in the enclosure;

an authorised animal must, to the greatest extent practicable, have the use of the entire enclosure in which it is exhibited or kept;

an authorised animal may be exhibited and dealt with only in a way authorised under the authority and consistent with the approved management plan for the authority;

if an authorised animal is authorised to be exhibited outside an authorised enclosure, whether inside or outside a controlled area, the animal must be under the immediate control of a responsible person for the animal while it is so exhibited;

if an authorised animal is authorised to be dealt with outside an authorised enclosure and a controlled area, the animal must be under the immediate control of a responsible person for the animal while it is so dealt with;

if an animal is authorised to be exhibited or dealt with in premises or a part of premises used for residential purposes and occupied by the authority holder, the holder must consent to an inspector entering the premises or part (at any reasonable time but on written or oral notice of at least 1 hour) to inspect an authorised animal or enclosure to monitor compliance with this Act;

while an authorised animal is being exhibited, an exhibition notice must be displayed in a prominent position so it is easily visible to persons attending the place where the animal is exhibited;

an authorised animal with visible signs of serious illness or injury may be exhibited only if information about the nature and cause, or suspected nature and cause, of the illness or injury is made available to persons viewing the animal;Examples of making information available for paragraph (i)—

an occurrence of serious aggressive behaviour of a particular authorised animal must not be disclosed to a member of the public for an advertising, marketing or promotional purpose;

the reproduction of an authorised animal that is not native wildlife must be managed in accordance with the approved management plan for the authority;

any other condition prescribed by regulation.

To remove any doubt, it is declared that subsection (1)(a) to (c) does not prevent more than 1 authorised animal being exhibited or dealt with in the same enclosure.

In this section—exhibition notice, for exhibiting an authorised animal, means a notice stating—

the name and contact details, other than a residential address, of the authority holder; and

the term of the authority.