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In addition, eight referrals were made to Domestic Animal Services to review and update dog registration details.
2) During these four weeks, Domestic Animal Services received 32 reported attacks and have commenced investigations into all 32 reports.
Animals—dogs
(Question No 2601)
Ms Lawder asked the Minister for Transport and City Services, upon notice, on 2 August 2019 (redirected to the Minister for City Services):
(1) In relation to the information quoted by the Minister in his speech on 20 March 2019 concerning dog management, in each of the past five years to 30 June 2019 under the Animal Welfare Act, how many separate incidents have been reported under the Act to the Directorate by the Directorate or its agents and of those incidents how many (a) were animal cruelty matters, (b) were animal cruelty matters related to dogs and (c) were not animal cruelty matters.
(2) How many animal cruelty matters have been referred by the Directorate or its agents to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and of these how many have resulted in (a) court action and (b) prosecution.
(3) How many animal cruelty matters concerning dogs have been referred by the Directorate or its agents to DPP, and of these how many have resulted in (a) court action and (b) prosecution.
Mr Steel: The answer to the member’s question is as follows:
(1) Please see response to QON 2602.
(2) (a) 72 matters proceeded to Court.
(b) 72 prosecutions under the Animal Welfare Act 1992 were carried out by the Office of the ACT Director of Public Prosecutions.
(3) (a) Out of the 72 matters listed above, 60 matters dealt with charges relating to (or involving) dogs. It should be noted that some of the 60 matters may have involved charges relating to other types of animals.
(b) See above.
Trees—damage
(Question No 2603)
Ms Lawder asked the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, upon notice, on 2 August 2019 (redirected to the Minister for City Services):
In each of the past five financial years how many (a) reports have been made concerning trees damaged, destroyed or ring barked in public places, (b) investigations have been conducted concerning trees damaged, destroyed or ring barked in public places, (c) prosecutions have commenced concerning deliberate tree damage in public places and (d) convictions have been recorded for damaging trees in public places.
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