Domestic Animals Regulations 2025

matters relating to applicable organisations and approved dog obedience training organisations; and

requirements for dangerous dogs and restricted breed dogs; and

matters relating to the permanent identification of animals of a prescribed class of animal; and

matters relating to animal registry licences and the provision of animal registry services; and

matters relating to commercial dog breeding businesses, animal sale permits and declared bird organisations; and

matters relating to the information register and source numbers; and

infringement penalties for infringement offences against the Domestic Animals Act 1994; and

offences against these Regulations as infringement offences; and

infringement penalties for prescribed infringement offences against these Regulations; and

other matters for the purposes of the Domestic Animals Act 1994.

for an applicable organisation, a document made by the organisation that specifies the requirements with which each member of the organisation must comply when engaging in the breeding of dogs or cats; or

for a dog obedience training organisation, a document made by the organisation that specifies the requirements with which each member of the organisation must comply when engaging in the training of dogs or the training and assessment of persons who train or will train dogs;

used to scan a permanent identification device whether or not it is implanted in a prescribed animal; and

that is capable of detecting and decoding the received information from a permanent identification device—

that complies with the requirements in AS 5019:2025 that a transponder must meet in order to conform to that standard; and

that contains a unique identification number that complies with the requirements in AS 5018:2025 for a unique identification code transmitted from a transponder;

the name of the dog;

the unique identification number of the permanent identification device implanted in the dog;

the sex of the dog;

the breed of the dog;

the colour of the dog;

the birth date or age of the dog;

the reproductive status of the dog;

the date that the dog was acquired (if purchased) or brought onto a property for breeding;

the date of the last vaccination and worming of the dog;

if the dog is female—

the date of any mating of the dog; and

the name, unique identification number of the permanent identification device implanted in, and breed of, any male dog mated with the dog; and

the litter number of each litter of the dog; and

the date of birth of any offspring of the dog and the number and sex of each offspring born alive or dead by the dog; and

the date of the most recent breeding clearance certificate for the dog required under a relevant business code of practice; and

the date of the last general health check of the dog required under a relevant business code of practice;

if the dog is male—

the date of any mating of the dog; and

the date of the last general health check of the dog required under a relevant business code of practice;

the retirement date of the dog if applicable;

the date of disposal of the dog and the method of disposal of the dog if applicable;

For the purposes of section 5A(3)(e) of the Act, the prescribed application fee is 166 fee units.

For the purposes of section 5B(4)(c) of the Act, the prescribed application fee is 100 fee units.

For the purposes of section 5C(2)(c) of the Act—

in the case of a dog obedience training organisation, the prescribed application fee is 10 fee units; or

in the case of an applicable organisation, the prescribed application fee is 110 fee units.

The Minister may waive in whole or in part a fee payable under subregulation (1), (2), (3)(a) or (3)(b), if the Minister is of the opinion that special circumstances apply in a particular case.

the organisation name and contact details;

the names and roles of members of the board, committee or other managing body of the organisation, as applicable;

the breeds of dogs or cats that the organisation represents;

the number of members of the organisation that conduct breeding;

the total number of members of the organisation;

the number of dogs or cats, as applicable, that are registered with the organisation;

a copy of the organisation's complaints policy and complaints handling procedure;

a copy of the organisation's membership form that demonstrates how members agree to the conditions of membership and the organisation's code of ethics;

a copy of the education and training material used by the organisation to inform members that they must comply with the Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs or cats;

a copy of the education and training program used by the organisation to ensure staff are trained to enforce the organisation's code of ethics;

evidence used to demonstrate that each member of the organisation has received and agreed to the conditions of being a member of an applicable organisation;

a copy of the disciplinary policy and disciplinary hearing procedure;

a copy of the organisation's procedures and protocols for reporting and handling of incidents including animal cruelty, dog attacks and animal diseases;

an outline of the organisation's sale guarantee required under the relevant guidelines, health management plan, any current or proposed breeding programs and other breeding-related practices.

A report for the purposes of section 5C(2)(a) or 5D(a) of the Act in respect of an applicable organisation must contain the following prescribed details or matters—

the organisation name and contact details;

the names and roles of all members of any board, committee or other managing body of the organisation, as applicable, during the reporting period;

the number of members of the organisation that conducted breeding in the reporting period;

the total number of members of the organisation in the reporting period;

the number of dogs or cats, as applicable, that were registered with the organisation in the reporting period;

the total number of members in attendance at the preceding annual general meeting or equivalent meeting held by the organisation's board, committee or other managing body (if any);

the number of litters of kittens or puppies, as applicable, registered with the organisation during the reporting period;

the number of investigations into alleged breaches of the organisation's code of ethics in the reporting period;

the number and type of confirmed breaches of the organisation's code of ethics in the reporting period;

the number of disciplinary hearings or grievance hearings in the reporting period, including the number and type of disciplinary actions taken.

A report for the purposes of section 5C(2)(a) or 5D(a) of the Act in respect of an applicable organisation must be accompanied by the following—

a document that contains a summary of every complaint received by the organisation, and a summary of the responses to those complaints, in the reporting period;

a copy of the organisation's membership form that demonstrates how members agree to the conditions of membership and the organisation's code of ethics;

a copy of the education and training program used by the organisation in the reporting period to inform members that they must comply with the Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs or cats;

a copy of the training calendar proposed to be used by the organisation for the next year to inform members that they must comply with the Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs or cats;

a copy of the organisation's code of ethics and any amendments to the code of ethics that have been made in the reporting period;

a copy of the education and training program used by the organisation to ensure staff are trained to enforce the organisation's code of ethics;

a document listing the dates on which the organisation conducted inspections in the reporting period—

to determine members' compliance with the organisation's code of ethics; and

in response to any complaint about the member made to the organisation;

a copy of any updates made in the reporting period to current or proposed breeding programs.

In this regulation—

For the purposes of section 5B(4)(a) of the Act, the following details are prescribed—

the organisation name and contact details;

the names and roles of members of the board, committee or other managing body of the organisation, as applicable;

the names of all qualified dog obedience trainers that are members of the organisation and any other dog obedience training organisations that the organisation represents;

the total number of members of the organisation.

An application under section 5B(4) of the Act must be accompanied by the following—

a copy of the organisation's code of ethics;

a copy of the organisation's complaints policy and complaints handling procedure;

a copy of the organisation's disciplinary policy and disciplinary hearing procedure;

a copy of the organisation's procedures and protocols for reporting and handling of incidents such as animal cruelty, dog attacks or animal diseases;

evidence used to demonstrate that each member of the organisation has received and agreed to the conditions of being a member of an approved dog obedience training organisation;

a copy of the dog obedience training program for dogs that is administered by the organisation that provides details of—

the manner in which the skills described in regulation 11 are developed in those dogs; and

the standards to which those skills are assessed by the organisation;

a copy of the dog obedience trainer assessment program for persons being trained as qualified dog obedience trainers that is administered by the organisation that provides details of—

the manner in which the skills described in regulation 12(1) are developed in those persons; and

the standards to which those skills are assessed by the organisation;

a copy of the organisation's membership form that demonstrates how members agree to the conditions of membership and the organisation's code of ethics;

a copy of the education and training program used by the organisation to inform members that they must comply with the Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs;

a copy of the training calendar proposed to be used by the organisation for the next year to inform members that they must comply with the Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs.

A report for the purposes of section 5C(2)(a) or 5D(a) of the Act in respect of an approved dog obedience training organisation must contain the following prescribed details or matters—

the organisation name and contact details;

the names and roles of all members of the board, committee or other managing body of the organisation, as applicable, during the reporting period;

the total number of members in attendance at the preceding annual general meeting or equivalent meeting held by the organisation's board, committee or other managing body (if any);

the names of all qualified dog obedience trainers that are members of the organisation and any other dog obedience training organisations that the organisation represents;

the number of new members of the organisation in the reporting period;

the total number of members of the organisation in the reporting period;

the number of newly qualified dog obedience trainers that have joined the organisation in the reporting period and their names and contact details;

the number of dogs assessed by or on behalf of the organisation in the reporting period;

the number of dogs that successfully completed the assessment in the reporting period;

the number of investigations into alleged breaches of the organisation's code of ethics in the reporting period;

the number and type of confirmed breaches of the organisation's code of ethics in the reporting period;

details of the number of disciplinary hearings or grievance hearings in the reporting period, including the number and type of disciplinary actions taken.

A report for the purposes of section 5C(2)(a) or 5D(a) of the Act in respect of an approved dog obedience training organisation must be accompanied by the following—

a document that contains a summary of every complaint received by the organisation, and a summary of the responses to those complaints, in the reporting period;

a copy of the organisation's membership form that demonstrates how members agree to the conditions of membership and the organisation's code of ethics;

a copy of the education and training program used by the organisation in the reporting period to inform members that they must comply with the Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs;

a copy of the training calendar proposed to be used by the organisation for the next year to inform members that they must comply with the Act, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and any other laws relating to the keeping of dogs;

a copy of the organisation's code of ethics and any amendments to the code of ethics that have been made in the reporting period;

a copy of any amendments to the dog obedience training program as described in regulation 11 in the reporting period;

a copy of any amendments to the dog obedience trainer assessment program as described in regulation 12 for the reporting period.

In this regulation—

heeling or walking with a handler;

sociability with other dogs;

staying on command (known as a stay test);

coming to a handler on command (known as a recall test);

absence of aggression towards humans or other animals.

A dog obedience trainer assessment program must adequately train a person in the following skills—

use of appropriate dog training equipment;

obedience training of dogs.

A dog obedience trainer assessment program must include—

a written or oral examination on the theory of dog training; and

a practical examination of the person's dog training skills.

A dog obedience trainer assessment program must include a probationary or learning period of at least 100 hours in which the person is under the supervision of a qualified dog obedience trainer.

An approved dog obedience training organisation must give to a person who has satisfactorily completed a dog obedience trainer assessment program a certificate stating that the person has passed the program.