Table 1.
Statutes which include provisions for animal welfare protection in various Australian jurisdictions. ‘Other’ categories include chemical use statutes, racing statutes, a summary offences statute and a police powers statute. For a detailed list of all 42 statutes, refer to Appendix A.
| Jurisdiction | Animal Welfare |
Crimes | Wildlife/ Environment |
Fish | Livestock | Sports | Zoo | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth (CTH) | ✓✓ | 2 | |||||||
| Australian Capital Territory (ACT) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | ||||
| New South Wales (NSW) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | |||
| Northern Territory (NT) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | |||
| Queensland (QLD) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | ||
| South Australia (SA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | |||
| Tasmania (TAS) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 5 | |||
| Victoria (VIC) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | ||
| Western Australia (WA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 3 |