Domestic Animals Act 1994

If a dog or cat is found in a place in respect of which an order under this section has been made in contravention of that order or any terms and conditions of that order, the owner is guilty of an offence and liable to a penalty of not more than 2 penalty units for a first offence and 4 penalty units for a second or subsequent offence.

The Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority, by resolution, may make an order under this section which may do all or any of the following—

prohibit the presence of dogs or cats in any public place which is land in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks, other than land administered under the National Parks Act 1975 or the Wildlife Act 1975;

impose all or any of the following conditions on the presence of dogs or cats in any public place which is land in the Great Ocean Road coast and parks, other than land administered under the National Parks Act 1975 or the Wildlife Act 1975—

conditions as to the means of restraint of dogs or cats;

conditions as to the times at which the presence of dogs or cats is or is not permitted;

any other conditions that are specified in the order.

If the Authority proposes to make an order under this section in respect of a public place within the meaning of section 3 of the Summary Offences Act 1966, that is on private land, the Authority must obtain the agreement of the owner or occupier of the private land to the order before making the order.

An order made by the Authority under this section must be published—

in the Government Gazette; and

on the website of the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority; and

in a newspaper circulating in the Great Ocean Road region within the meaning of the Great Ocean Road and Environs Protection Act 2020.

A condition under subsection (2)(b)(i) does not apply to a dog in any of the circumstances listed in section 20(2).