Appeal my animal fine

Things you need to know

You can appeal your animal fine if you meet one of 4 conditions and can provide evidence to back it up. Review the 4 conditions on our Grounds for review of an animal fine page.

By law, you only get one chance to appeal, so make sure you provide all the relevant information to us upfront.

To complete this form

• Tell us your contact details.
• Know the grounds on which you’re appealing the fine.
• Provide documentation to support your review.

It takes about 10 minutes to complete this form.

After you submit this form

We will:

• Send you an email and optional SMS to confirm we’ve received your request.
• Put your fine on hold while we assess your appeal. This means the due date doesn’t apply and you won’t have to pay any extra fees.
• Contact you if we need more information. We’ll write to request further details. You will have 14 days from receiving our request to provide the additional information.
• Assess your application. Expect it to take up to 90 days for us to assess your appeal. We assess your application in line with the Infringements Act 2006 and the Attorney-General’s Guidelines to the Infringements Act 2006. These outline what evidence is required under different circumstances.
• Inform you of the outcome. We’ll write to tell you the outcome of your appeal. Depending on the ground you applied under, we can decide to:
  • withdraw the fine and take no further action against you
  • withdraw the fine and issue an official warning instead
  • waive the penalty reminder notice fee
  • approve a payment arrangement
  • confirm our decision to issue the fine
  • refer the matter to the Magistrates Court, or the Children’s Court if you’re under 18.

If your application is not successful, we’ll tell you how much you need to pay, when it needs to be paid and whether other options are available to you.

What happens to your information?

We record your information on our customer databases and make it available to relevant Council staff in line with our Privacy Policy

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• mental illness or disorder
• a serious addiction to drugs or alcohol
• homelessness
• family violence
• long-term circumstances

Please review your information. If you notice errors please use the numbered page navigation or the ‘previous’ button to make changes.

If all information is correct, please click the ‘Submit’ button to complete this form.