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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2003 Week 12 Hansard (20 November) . . Page.. 4515 ..
(c) One case of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSP) proceeded to the Children's Court in 2002.
(d) Nil
(2) Two children were involved in the 2002 case that proceeded to the Children's Court. Both children were placed on Care and Protection orders.
(3) This information has not been provided because of confidentiality concerns. Given that only one case has proceeded to the Children's Court, the provision of details outlining current access arrangements is not considered to be in the children's best interest as the children involved may be readily identified.
(4) Reside as Directed orders were made by the Children's Court for 2 years. The department will undertake a review of the matter closer to the orders' expiry date.
Domestic Animals Act 2000
(Question No 1025)
Mr Cornwell asked the Minister for Urban Services, upon notice:
(1) How many penalty notices or fines have been issued for breaches of the above Act under Section 46 (1) 'the carer of a dog must hygienically dispose of any faeces dropped by the dog in a public place or in a storm water drain or channel (whether on public or private land)' in (a) 2000 (b) 2001 (c) 2002 and (d) 2003 to date;
(2) How many penalty notices or fines have been issued for breaches of the above Act under Section 46 (2) 'The carer of a dog must not take a dog into a public place or a storm water drain or channel (whether on public or private land) unless the carer carries equipment suitable for the hygienic disposal of faeces dropped by the dog' in (a) 2000 (b) 2001 (c) 2002 and (d) 2003 to date;
(3) How many penalty notices or fines have been issued for breaches under all sections of the above Act in total in (a) 2000 (b) 2001 (c) 2002 and (d) 2003 to date;
(4) Have any breaches of the above Act resulted in court action or criminal convictions in the years listed above and if so, how many breaches were there and what was their nature;
(5) Who is authorised in the ACT to issue penalty notices or fines under the Domestic Animals Act;
(6) How many inspectors are currently engaged to actively enforce the provisions of the Domestic Animals Act in the ACT.
Mr Wood
: The answer to the member's question is as follows:(1) The Domestic Animals Act 2000 was notified in the Gazette on 21 December 2000.
(a) Year 2000 - not applicable to Domestic Animals Act
(b) Year 2001 - no infringements issued
(c) Year 2002 - no infringements issued
(d) Year 2003 - no infringements issued to date
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