Legal Info

NT - Legal

Regulation 4 and Schedule 1 of the Animal Welfare Regulations allow for the use of electric shock collars in the course of training a dog (excluding collars operated by a remote-control device).

 

QLD - Legal

All Shock Collars are Legal for use in Queensland

 

TAS - Legal

Animal Welfare Act 1993 (As long as there is no pain to the animal)

 

VIC - Legal

Subject to exemptions under Reg 7E(2)

Permitted under prescribed circumstances Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997 (Reg 7E(2)). See www.dpi.vic.gov.au/animalwelfare for details.

 

WA - Legal

Animal Welfare (General ) Regulations 2003

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ACT - Illegal

Animal Welfare Act

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SA - Illegal

Animal Welfare Act

 

NSW - Illegal

Section 16 of the Act, Section 13 and Schedule 1 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (General) Regulation 1996 and Schedule 1
One exception to the rule is electric collars associated with invisible boundaries. These are not illegal provided the canine invisible boundary is used to confine dogs, but only used inside a fence through which dogs cannot pass and that is not less than 1.5 metres high.

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Please Note: Pet-Tech Australia takes No legal liability in the use of any of our training collars.

If you live in a State that they are illegal you agree in taking full responsibility of your actions in purchasing/using our product against the stated law above. Purchase at your own risk of prosecution for not following above guidelines.