Animal Welfare Act 2025

Subject to subsection (5), a person who is aggrieved by a decision of an authorised officer under Part 5 is entitled to apply to the Minister for a review of the decision.

An application for review of a decision must—

be in writing and made in the manner specified by the Minister on a website determined by the Minister; and

specify an email address or other address in Australia to which notices or other documents under this Act should be sent; and

be made within 30 days after the day on which notice of the decision was given to the applicant or within such further time as the Minister may allow.

On an application for review under this section, the Minister may confirm, vary or reverse the decision under review.

The making of an application for review of a decision under this section does not affect the operation of the decision or prevent the taking of action to implement the decision.

The regulations may prescribe classes of decisions to which this section does not apply.