That the resident of the requesting lot be authorised to keep a pet under the following terms and conditions:
(a) Written consent has been obtained from the owner, if applicable and
(b) the animal must be kept completely within the lot and is not permitted onto common property (with the exception of when the animal is required to enter and/or exit the scheme and
(c) when entering and /or exiting the scheme, the animal must be restrained, such as via a leash or in a carry bag, and
(d) the animal must be kept and managed in accordance with all relevant Local Authority By-laws in relation to the keeping of animals generally; and
(e) if required by law, the animal must be registered with the Local Authority and must wear an appropriate identification tag
(f) the animal must not create noise likely to interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of a person lawfully on another lot or the common property; and
(g) in the event the animal was to defecate on the common property or another owners lot, the owner of the offending animal must appropriately clean up after it.
(h) The authorisation is only for the animal as described in the letter and no other animal.
(i) Should the body corporate receive three (3) substantiated complaints in regard to the keeping of the animal within a three month period the Body Corporate may withdraw the approval for the animal and the owner shall remove the animal from the scheme land within 30 days of receiving a notice to do so from the Body Corporate.
Please note that while we endeavour to process applications as quickly as possible, we cannot guarantee a timeframe for the outcome to be finalised.
Most applications are processed within 5-10 business days, but committees/owners may take longer to consider the application depending on the circumstances. Pet applications are deemed approved if the committee/owners do not respond within 21 days.