Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Regulation 2019 (Qld)

Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Regulation 2019

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Guide, Hearing and Assistance Dogs Regulation 2019.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 2 September 2019.

3 Definition In this regulation— relevant trainer means an approved trainer or an approved training institution.

Part 2 Guide, hearing and assistance dogs in places of accommodation, public places and public passenger vehicles

4 Requirements for identifying coats— Act , s 12 (1) For section 12(4) of the Act, definition identifying coat, paragraph (b), the following requirements are prescribed— (a) the dog coat must be issued by a relevant trainer; (b) the dog coat must have an approved badge attached to, and prominently displayed on, the coat. (2) In this section— approved badge means a badge, for a guide, hearing or assistance dog, issued by the chief executive.

Part 3 Trainers of guide, hearing and assistance dogs

5 Types of records to be kept and retention periods— Act , s 31 (1) For section 31(1) and (2)(b) of the Act, this section prescribes the types of records to be kept by a relevant trainer and requirements for retention of the records. (2) For each dog being trained by a relevant trainer, the trainer must keep a record of the following— (a) the name and breed of the dog; (b) the date of birth or the approximate age of the dog; (c) the training history of the dog, including— (i) whether a public access test has been conducted for the dog; and (ii) if a public access test has been conducted—whether the dog has passed each element of the test; (d) the veterinary history of the dog; (e) the name, if known, of the person for whom the dog is being trained; (f) whether the dog is being trained as a guide, hearing or assistance dog (the dog's classification). (3) For each dog certified by a relevant trainer, the trainer must keep a record of the following— (a) the name and breed of the dog; (b) the date of birth or the approximate age of the dog; (c) the training history of the dog, including— (i) the public access test conducted for the dog; and (ii) whether the dog has passed each element of the test; (d) the veterinary history of the dog; (e) the name of the person for whom the dog was certified; (f) the classification for which the dog was certified. (4) A relevant trainer must also keep a copy of all of the following documents— (a) all documents sent to, or received from, the department by the trainer; (b) any written complaints received by the trainer about the provision of a training service by the trainer; (c) if the trainer receives a certificate of disability for a person who is the handler of a guide, hearing or assistance dog certified by the trainer—the certificate of disability. (5) A relevant trainer must keep a record, or a copy of a document, required to be kept under this section for 7 years after— (a) for a record mentioned in subsection (2)—the day an agreement is made to train the dog; or (b) for a record mentioned in subsection (3)—the day the dog is certified; or (c) for a copy of a document mentioned in subsection (4)—the day the document is sent, or received, by the trainer. (6) In this section— certificate of disability, for a person, means a document signed by a registered health practitioner that states the person has a disability. registered health practitioner means— (a) a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise, other than as a student, in any of the following health professions— (i) the medical profession; (ii) the occupational therapy profession; (iii) the physiotherapy profession; (iv) the psychology profession; or (b) a person who is eligible for practising membership of The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited ACN 008 393 440.