Veterinary service expenses recoverable from local government
47 Veterinary service expenses recoverable from local government
In this section —
representative, in relation to a local government, means —
a person who is an authorised person by virtue of an appointment or designation made by that local government; or
an employee of the local government,
who, at the relevant time, is performing a function on behalf of the local government.
A local government is liable to pay for the veterinary services requested in respect of a dog by a representative of the local government.
A veterinarian who provides services in respect of a dog at the request of a local government’s representative may recover the amount of the costs for the services from the local government in a court of competent jurisdiction.
[Section 47 inserted: No. 18 of 2013 s. 54; amended: No. 19 of 2016 s. 133.]
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