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Parliamentary Questions


Question Without Notice No. 110 asked in the Legislative Council on 19 February 2020 by Hon Jim Chown

Parliament: 40 Session: 1

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT — STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS

110. Hon JIM CHOWN to the minister for Agriculture and Food:

Does the minister propose that the current statute of limitations of two years with regard to animal cruelty be extended to a longer duration as part of the review of the Animal Welfare Act?

Hon DARREN WEST replied:

I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I provide the following answer on behalf of the Minister for Agriculture and Food.

The minister has not made any request to the animal welfare review panel in respect of the limitation period on prosecutions.