Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 No 200. Assented to 21.12.1979. Date of commencement, 9.6.1981, sec 2 (2) and GG No 77 of 5.6.1981, p 2983. This Act has been amended as follows:

1984	No 153	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1984. Assented to 10.12.1984.
1985	No 38	Miscellaneous Acts (Search Warrants) Amendment Act 1985. Assented to 26.4.1985. Date of commencement of Sch 1 (except as provided in sec 2 (3)), 28.2.1986, sec 2 (2) and GG No 29 of 14.2.1986, p 654.
	No 79	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act 1985. Assented to 27.5.1985.
	No 124	Miscellaneous Acts (Animal Research) Amendment Act 1985. Assented to 25.11.1985. Date of commencement of Sch 1, 1.1.1991, sec 2 (2) and GG No 82 of 29.6.1990, p 5380.
	No 130	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Further Amendment) Act 1985. Assented to 25.11.1985.
1986	No 56	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Prescribed Defences) Amendment Act 1986. Assented to 15.5.1986.
1987	No 160	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act 1987. Assented to 18.11.1987. Date of commencement, 18.12.1987, sec 2 (2) and GG No 193 of 18.12.1987, p 6942.
1988	No 20	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1988. Assented to 28.6.1988. Date of commencement of Sch 15, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 92	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1988. Assented to 19.12.1988. Date of commencement of Sch 17, 1.9.1989, sec 2 (3) and GG No 92 of 1.9.1989, p 6366.
1990	No 46	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1990. Assented to 22.6.1990. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979, assent, sec 2.
1991	No 69	Charitable Fundraising Act 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement, 1.9.1993, sec 2 and GG No 91 of 20.8.1993, p 4619.
	No 92	Search Warrants (Amendment) Act 1991. Assented to 17.12.1991. Date of commencement, 20.9.1992, sec 2 and GG No 116 of 18.9.1992, p 6837.
1992	No 112	Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992. Assented to 8.12.1992. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
1994	No 95	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1994. Assented to 12.12.1994. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 1 relating to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979, assent, Sch 1.
1996	No 121	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996. Assented to 3.12.1996. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 3 months after assent, sec 2 (3).
1997	No 25	Animal Research Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 25.6.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 12.7.1999, sec 2 and GG No 79 of 9.7.1999, p 4813.
	No 83	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 10.7.1997. Date of commencement (except Sch 1 [5], so much of Sch 1 [12] as would insert sec 8 (3), Sch 1 [29] [30], so much of Sch 1 [35] as would insert sec 21C, Sch 1 [46]–[49] and so much of Sch 1 [64] as would insert sec 34A), 1.2.1998, sec 2 and GG No 7 of 16.1.1998, p 281; date of commencement of Sch 1 [5], so much of Sch 1 [12] as would insert sec 8 (3), Sch 1 [29] [30], so much of Sch 1 [35] as would insert sec 21C, Sch 1 [46]–[49] and so much of Sch 1 [64] as would insert sec 34A, 21.7.2000, sec 2 and GG No 93 of 21.7.2000, p 6458.
2001	No 112	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2.28, assent, sec 2 (2).
2002	No 103	Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002. Assented to 29.11.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.12.2005, sec 2 and GG No 45 of 15.4.2005, p 1356. Amended by Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act 2005 No 50. Assented to 27.6.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 2.2, 25.11.2005, sec 2 (2) and GG No 142 of 25.11.2005, p 9654.
2003	No 54	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Penalties) Act 2003. Assented to 23.10.2003. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 87	Veterinary Practice Act 2003. Assented to 5.12.2003. Date of commencement of Sch 3.20, 1.9.2006, sec 2 (1) and GG No 111 of 1.9.2006, p 7064. The amendment made by Sch 3.20 [2] (to the extent that it amended sec 25 (1) (a) (ii)) was without effect as the provision amended was repealed by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act 2005.
2004	No 24	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Tail Docking) Act 2004. Assented to 16.4.2004. Date of commencement, 1.6.2004, sec 2 and GG No 91 of 28.5.2004, p 3222.
2005	No 50	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 27.6.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1]–[6] [8]–[13] [18] [19] [21] and [24]–[28], assent, sec 2 (1); date of commencement of Schs 1 [7] [14]–[17] [20] [22] and [23], 25.11.2005, sec 2 (2) and GG No 142 of 25.11.2005, p 9654; date of commencement of Sch 2.3 [1], 1.9.2006, sec 2 (3) and GG No 111 of 1.9.2006, p 7064; date of commencement of Sch 2.3 [2], 1.9.2006, sec 2 (4) and GG No 111 of 1.9.2006, p 7064.
	No 101	Companion Animals Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 28.11.2005. Date of commencement of sec 4, 13.1.2006, sec 2 and GG No 7 of 13.1.2006, p 73.
2006	No 94	Police Amendment (Miscellaneous) Act 2006. Assented to 22.11.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 3.27, 1.2.2007, sec 2 and GG No 22 of 1.2.2007, p 575.
	No 120	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).
2007	No 27	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 1.43, assent, sec 2 (2).
	No 81	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment (Prosecutions) Act 2007. Assented to 7.12.2007. Date of commencement, 1.1.2008, sec 2.
	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Schs 1.79, 2 and 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2008	No 112	Rural Lands Protection Amendment Act 2008. Assented to 10.12.2008. Date of commencement of Sch 6.24, 1.1.2009, sec 2 (1).
2009	No 78	Animal Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 3.11.2009. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 88	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 19.11.2009. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2010	No 59	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 2.76, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2).
2011	No 62	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2011. Assented to 16.11.2011. Date of commencement of Sch 2.25, 6.1.2012, sec 2 (1).
2012	No 69	Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act 2012. Assented to 24.9.2012. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.

This Act has also been amended pursuant to an order under secs 9A and 9B of the Reprints Act 1972 No 48. Order dated 13.11.1985 and published in GG No 155 of 15.11.1985, p 6008.

Table of amendments

No reference is made to certain amendments made by Schedule 3 (amendments replacing gender-specific language) to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1996.

Sec 3	Rep GG No 155 of 15.11.1985, p 6008. Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [1].
Sec 4	Am 1985 No 79, Sch 1 (1); 1985 No 124, Sch 1 (1); GG No 155 of 15.11.1985, p 6008; 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (1); 1988 No 20, Sch 15 (1); 1991 No 69, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [2]–[5]; 2003 No 87, Sch 3.20 [1]–[3]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [1]–[4]; 2007 No 94, Sch 2; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.76 [1] [2]; 2011 No 62, Sch 2.25; 2012 No 69, Sch 1 [1].
Part 2, note	Ins 2003 No 87, Sch 3.20 [4].
Sec 5	Subst 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (2). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 6	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (1); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [7]; 2003 No 54, Sch 1 [1]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [1].
Sec 7	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (3); 1988 No 92, Sch 17 (1); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [8].
Sec 8	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (4); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [9]–[12]; 2001 No 112, Sch 2.28; 2008 No 112, Sch 6.24; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.76 [3].
Sec 9	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (5); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [13]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [1].
Sec 10	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (2); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [14]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [5] [6]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [1].
Sec 11	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (3); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 12	Am 1987 No 160, Schs 1 (6), 2 (4); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [15]–[22]; 2003 No 87, Sch 3.20 [2]; 2004 No 24, Sch 1 [1]–[3]; 2006 No 120, Sch 2.73; 2007 No 27, Sch 1.43.
Sec 12A	Ins 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (7). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [23]; 2003 No 87, Sch 3.20 [2]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [7].
Sec 13	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (5); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 14	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (6); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [24].
Sec 15	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (7); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [25]–[28]; 2003 No 54, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 16	Subst 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (8). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [29] [30].
Sec 17	Am 1987 No 160, Schs 1 (9), 2 (8). Subst 1988 No 92, Sch 17 (2). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 18	Am 1985 No 79, Sch 1 (2). Subst 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (10). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [31].
Sec 18A	Ins 1985 No 79, Sch 1 (3). Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (9); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 19	Am 1985 No 79, Sch 1 (4); 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (10); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 19A	Ins 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (11). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6].
Sec 20	Am 1985 No 79, Sch 1 (4); 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (11); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [32].
Sec 21	Am 1985 No 79, Sch 1 (4); 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (12); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [33]; 2003 No 54, Sch 1 [3]; 2003 No 87, Sch 3.20 [2]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [8] [9].
Sec 21A	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [34].
Secs 21B, 21C	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [35].
Sec 21D	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [35]. Rep 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [10].
Sec 22	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (13); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [36]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [1].
Sec 23	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (14); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [6] [37].
Sec 24	Am 1984 No 153, Sch 16; 1985 No 124, Sch 1 (2); 1986 No 56, sec 2; 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (12); 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [38]; 2004 No 24, Sch 1 [4]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [11]–[13]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [1].
Part 2A	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14].
Part 2A, Div 1	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14].
Secs 24A–24C	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 24CA	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 2.3 [1].
Part 2A, Div 2	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 24D	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14]. Am 2010 No 59, Sch 2.76 [2].
Sec 24E	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 24F	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14]. Am 2002 No 103, Sch 4.71 [1]–[3] (subst 2005 No 50, Sch 2.2).
Sec 24G	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14]. Am 2006 No 120, Sch 2.73.
Secs 24H, 24I	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 24J	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14]. Am 2006 No 94, Sch 3.27; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [1].
Secs 24K–24M	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14].
Sec 24N	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [14]. Subst 2009 No 88, Sch 1 [1].
Part 2B (secs 24O–24V)	Ins 2012 No 69, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 25	Am 1985 No 124, Sch 1 (3); 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (13); 1988 No 20, Sch 15 (2); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1994 No 95, Sch 1; 1997 No 25, Sch 2 [1] [2]; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [39]–[41]. Rep 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 26	Am 1985 No 124, Sch 1 (4); 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (14); 1994 No 95, Sch 1; 1997 No 25, Sch 2 [3] [4]; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [42]–[49]. Rep 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 26A	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [50]. Rep 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 26AA (previously sec 26A)	Ins 1985 No 130, Sch 1 (1). Renumbered 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [50]. Am 2003 No 87, Sch 3.20 [2].
Sec 26B	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [51].
Sec 27	Subst 1985 No 38, Sch 1. Am 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (15); 1991 No 92, Sch 2. Rep 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 27A	Ins 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (16). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [52]. Rep 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [15].
Sec 27B	Ins 2003 No 87, Sch 3.20 [5]. Rep 2005 No 50, Sch 2.3 [2].
Sec 28	Am 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (15); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [53].
Sec 28A	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [16].
Sec 29	Am GG No 155 of 15.11.1985, p 6008; 1987 No 160, Sch 2 (16); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [54].
Sec 29A	Ins 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (17). Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [55].
Sec 29B	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [56].
Sec 29C	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [57]. Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [2]; 2008 No 112, Sch 6.24; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.76 [3].
Sec 30	Am 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [2] [3].
Sec 30A	Ins 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (18). Am 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [17]; 2007 No 94, Sch 1.79 [2] [3].
Sec 31	Am 1987 No 160, Schs 1 (19), 2 (17); 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [58] [59]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [18]–[20].
Sec 31AA	Ins 2009 No 78, Sch 2.
Sec 31A	Ins 1987 No 160, Sch 1 (20). Am 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [60]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [21]; 2005 No 101, sec 4.
Sec 32A	Ins 1985 No 130, Sch 1 (2). Am 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [61]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [22].
Secs 33A–33D	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [62].
Secs 33E, 33F	Ins 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [23].
Sec 34	Am GG No 155 of 15.11.1985, p 6008; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [63]; 2003 No 54, Sch 1 [4]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [24]; 2007 No 94, Schs 2, 4.
Sec 34AA	Ins 2007 No 81, Sch 1 [1]. Am 2010 No 59, Sch 2.76 [4].
Sec 34A	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [64]. Subst 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [25].
Sec 34B	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [64]. Am 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [26].
Sec 34C	Ins 2012 No 69, Sch 1 [3].
Sec 35	Am 1987 No 160, Schs 1 (21), 2 (18); 1990 No 46, Sch 1; 1992 No 112, Sch 1; 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [65]; 2003 No 87, Sch 3.20 [6]; 2009 No 88, Sch 1 [2].
Sec 35A	Ins 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [66].
Sch 1	Am 1984 No 153, Sch 16.
Sch 2	Am 1985 No 124, Sch 1 (5); 1997 No 83, Sch 1 [67]–[71]; 2004 No 24, Sch 1 [5]; 2005 No 50, Sch 1 [27] [28]; 2007 No 81, Sch 1 [2] [3]; 2009 No 88, Sch 1 [3]; 2012 No 69, Sch 1 [4].