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From the commencement of the 2018-19 financial year to date:

(a) Minimum of three days;

(b) Median of three months;

(c) Average of 15 months; and

(d) Maximum of five years (noting this is an ongoing controlled activity order).

Animals—penalties and fines
(Question No 2392)

Mr Coe asked the Minister for City Services, upon notice, on 22 March 2019:

(1) What was the (a) minimum, (b) median, (c) average, (d) maximum and (e) total cost of (i) selling, (ii) destroying or (iii) otherwise disposing of animals in accordance with animal welfare or disqualification from keeping animals offences each financial year since 2007-08 to date.

(2) In relation to part (1), what was the (a) minimum, (b) median, (c) average, (d) maximum and (e) total cost of (i) selling, (ii) destroying or (iii) otherwise disposing of animals recouped by the ACT Government from animal welfare offenders and those subject to disqualification from keeping animals each financial year since 2007-08 to date.

(3) What is the total number of penalties or fines issued in relation to disqualification from keeping animals under the Domestic Animals Act 2000 (ACT) broken down by suburb, for each financial year since 2007-08 to date.

(4) In relation to part (3), what is the (a) minimum, (b) median, (c) average, (d) maximum and (e) total value of penalties or fines issued in relation to disqualification from keeping animals under the Domestic Animals Act 2000 (ACT) for each financial year since 2007-08 to date.

(5) In relation to part (4), for each financial year since 2007-08 to date, what is the total number penalties or fines issued that have been issued in relation to disqualification from keeping animals under the Domestic Animals Act 2000 (ACT) but were later contested broken down by (a) suburb, (b) average value of penalty or fine and (c) total value of contested revenue from that type of penalty or fine.

(6) In relation to part (5), for each financial year since 2007-08 to date, what is the total number penalties or fines issued in relation to disqualification from keeping animals under the Domestic Animals Act 2000 (ACT) but were later withdrawn broken down by (a) suburb, (b) average value of penalty or fine and (c) total value of forgone revenue from that type of penalty or fine.

Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:

I have been advised by my Directorate that the information sought is not in an easily retrievable form, and that to collect and assemble the information sought solely for the purpose of answering the question would require considerable resources.


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