Liability for Dogs

Reference received: ​4 August 1985 

Note: See Liability for animals (1967-1970)

​Report

Report 52: Liability for Injuries Caused by Dogs (PDF, 223.5 KB), June 1988

Terms of reference

To inquire into and report on the following matters:

  1. Whether, and if so the circumstances in which, criminal and/or civil liability, beyond that presently provided for in ss6 and 20 of the Dog Act 1966, should be imposed on an owner or person who has the effective care and control of a dog which causes harm to any person or property;
  2. Any related matter.

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