Domestic Animals Regulations 2025

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—