Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT REGULATION 2017 (NO 1) (NO 22 OF 2017) - REG 4

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2     Requirement for assistance animal—Act, s 5AA (3), definition of assistance animal

An assistance animal must be—

        (a)     accredited as an assistance animal—

              (i)     under a law of a State or Territory; or

              (ii)     by an organisation that trains animals to assist a person with disability to alleviate the effect of the disability; or

        (b)     trained to—

              (i)     assist a person with disability to alleviate the effect of the disability; and

              (ii)     meet the standards of hygiene and behaviour that are appropriate for an animal in a public place.