Dog Act 1976

In this section —

that is, or is deemed under section 9 or 10(2) to be, ordinarily kept in the district of the relevant local government district; and

in respect of which an application for registration has not been made.

A local government may give written notice to the owner of a dog that the dog cannot be registered by the local government because —

the owner or the registered owner, as the case may be, has been convicted, or has paid a modified penalty, within the previous 3 years in respect of 2 or more offences against any of this Act, the Cat Act 2011 or the Animal Welfare Act 2002; or

the dog has been shown to the satisfaction of the local government to be destructive, unduly mischievous or suffering from a contagious or infectious disease; or

the local government is not satisfied that the dog is, or will be, effectively confined in or at premises where the dog is, or will be, ordinarily kept; or

the dog is required under section 21 or 22 to be microchipped but is not microchipped; or

the dog is a dangerous dog.

The notice must inform the owner of the right under section 17(1) to apply for a review of the decision.