Domestic Animals Act 1994

If a Council authorised officer or Council contracted authorised officer proposes to take a sample or arranges for a veterinary practitioner to take a sample from a dog under section 74B, he or she must—

advise the owner of the dog, if possible before taking the sample, that it is taken for the purpose of analysis; and

advise the owner of the dog that the owner may nominate a person to analyse part of the sample; and

forward a part of the sample that is sufficient for analysis—

to any person nominated by the owner of the dog; and

to a qualified person nominated by the authorised officer; and

keep part of the sample untouched for future comparison; and

return the remainder of the sample to the owner of the dog within 28 days if the sample is not required for the purposes of a proceeding under this Act or the regulations.

In this section, qualified person means a person whom the Secretary has approved in writing as being qualified to conduct the analysis of samples taken under section 74B.