Legal Information

Is the use of E-Collars for dogs Illegal in your State/Territory of Australia?
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Australian Capital Territory
YES: Animal Welfare Act
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New South Wales
YES: Section 16 of the Act, Section 13 and Schedule 1 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(General) Regulation 1996 and Schedule 1 make the use of electric dog collars illegal. One exception to this rule is electric collars associated with canine 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.
 
Northern Territory
NO: 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).
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Queensland
NO: All Shock Collars are Legal for use in Queensland
 
South Australia
YES: Animal Welfare Act
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Tasmania
NO: Animal Welfare Act 1993 (As long as there is no pain to the animal)
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Victoria
NO: 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.
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 Western Australia
NO: Animal Welfare (General ) Regulations 200
 
Please Note:

Shock Collars HQ 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.