Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs Act 1967 (Tas)

Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs Act 1967

An Act to confer the right to enter public places and means of public transport on persons who use or train guide dogs and for related purposes [Royal Assent 24 November 1967]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Guide Dogs and Hearing Dogs Act 1967 .

2. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – approved guide dogs institution means an institution for the training of dogs as guides for blind or vision impaired persons that is declared by the Minister, by order, to be an approved guide dogs institution for the purposes of this Act; approved hearing dogs institution means an institution for the training of dogs to assist deaf or hearing impaired persons that is declared by the Minister, by order, to be an approved hearing dogs institution for the purposes of this Act; guide dog means – (a) in the case of a blind or vision impaired person, a dog that has been, or is being, trained by an approved guide dogs institution and is guiding or otherwise accompanying that person; and (b) in the case of a deaf or hearing impaired person, a dog that has been, or is being, trained by an approved hearing dogs institution and is assisting or otherwise accompanying that person; and (c) in the case of a trainer, a dog that is – (i) being trained by an approved guide dogs or hearing dogs institution to guide or assist a blind or vision impaired person or deaf or hearing impaired person; and (ii) is wearing a distinctive coat or harness, bearing the name of that institution, that identifies it as a guide dog in training; institution means an institution of this State or of a Territory or another State; public passenger vehicle means a vehicle, vessel or aircraft that is – (a) used to carry passengers for hire or reward; or (b) made available without charge, as a courtesy or service, for use by the clients of a business, the participants in an activity or members of the public; public place means – (a) any place that offers accommodation to members of the public; or (b) any other place to which the public have access, whether on payment of money for admission or otherwise; or (c) any prescribed place; trainer means a person who trains or assists in training guide dogs for or on behalf of an approved guide dogs or hearing dogs institution.