Domestic Animals Act 1994

The Secretary may revoke a pet rehoming organisation authorisation if—

the pet rehoming organisation for which the authorisation was issued or a person responsible for administering the pet rehoming organisation—

fails to comply with a condition of the authorisation; or

fails to comply with this Act or the regulations; or

fails to comply with a local law made under section 42(a) or (b) of this Act; or

is found guilty or convicted of an offence against this Act or the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 or the regulations made under those Acts; or

the pet rehoming organisation's registration under the Australian Charities and Not‑for‑profits Commission Act 2012 of the Commonwealth is revoked; or

a person responsible for administering the pet rehoming organisation—

is a proprietor of a rearing domestic animal business or pet shop; or

is a member of an organisation approved as an applicable organisation.

Before deciding whether to revoke a pet rehoming organisation authorisation, the Secretary must—

give notice in writing to the holder of the authorisation stating—

the reasons for the proposed revocation; and

the date the revocation is proposed to take effect; and

that the holder of the authorisation may make submissions to the Secretary on the proposed revocation within the specified period; and

consider any response made by the holder of the authorisation.

The Secretary must, as soon as practicable after deciding to revoke a pet rehoming organisation authorisation under subsection (1), give the holder of the authorisation written notice stating—

the decision; and

the reasons for the decision; and

the date on which the revocation takes effect, which must not be before the day on which the notice is given.

In this section—

a breeding domestic animal business; and

a domestic animal business to which paragraph (e) of the definition of domestic animal business applies.