Animal Welfare Act 2002

An inspector who reasonably suspects that a person has committed a prescribed offence may give an infringement notice to that person within 28 days of when the offence was allegedly committed.

An infringement notice is taken to have been given —

if the inspector is a member of staff of the RSPCA, by the RSPCA; or

if the inspector is a police officer, by the Commissioner of Police; or

if the inspector is a member of staff of a department referred to in section 64(1)(a) to (d), by that department; or

if the inspector is a member of staff of a local government, by that local government; or

if the inspector is any other person, by the Department.