Clause 6

A person carrying on any prescribed animal-related business must not employ or engage any individual to perform any prescribed activity or service, or prescribed class of activities or services, relating to the ownership of an animal or class of animals unless the individual holds such qualifications or has completed such training as the Director-General may specify.(2) The Director-General must publish on a prescribed website the Director-General’s specifications on qualifications and training under subsection (1).(3) Any person carrying on a prescribed animal-related business who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.Power to issue directions43A.—

The Director-General may in any particular case issue to the owner of an animal such directions as the Director-General considers necessary to ensure that —

the welfare of the animal is safeguarded; or

the provisions of this Part are complied with,and the owner must comply with the directions.(2) Any person who fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with any direction issued to the person under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction —

in the case where the person commits the offence in the course of carrying on, or employment or purported employment with, an animal-related business, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both; and

in any other case, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.(3) In this section, “employment”, in relation to an animal-related business, includes the holding of the office, or purporting to act in the capacity, of a director, manager, partner, secretary or other analogous position in the animal-related business.Disqualification orders43B.—

Where a person is convicted of an offence under section 41C(2), 42(1) or 43(3), the court before which the person is convicted of that offence may, in addition to the punishment provided for that offence —

in the case where the person commits the offence in the course of carrying on, or employment or purported employment with, an animal-related business, disqualify the person from —

carrying on any animal-related business or class of animal-related businesses; or

being a person in charge of any animal or class of animals in the course of any employment with any animal-related business; and

in any other case, disqualify the person from owning any animal or any class of animals,for a period not exceeding 12 months starting on such date as the court may specify.(2) Where a court makes a disqualification order against a person under subsection (1), the court may make such order as it thinks fit for the disposal of any animal owned by the person at the time of the making or start of the disqualification order.(3) Any person who contravenes a disqualification order made against the person under subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.(4) Any person carrying on the business of an animal-related business who, knowingly or with reckless disregard, employs any individual in any capacity that is prohibited by a disqualification order made against that individual under subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.(5) In this section, “employment”, in relation to an animal-related business, includes the holding of the office, or purporting to act in the capacity, of a director, manager, partner, secretary or other analogous position in the animal-related business.”.