Fail to apply to register a dog or cat

Legislation: Domestic Animals Act 1994 (Vic) s 10(1)

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 3,506 charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (84.5% or 2964 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 2,534 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of fail to apply to register a dog or cat. Among the 2,534 cases, 1,177 people were male and 1,357 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (85.9% or 2176 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 3,506 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 11 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 885 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat by financial year
**Number: 3,506 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat by financial year
**Number: 3,506 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of fail to apply to register a dog or cat by financial year
**Number: 885 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 2,534 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 1,177 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 1,357 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 63 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 774 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 99 cases**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat
**Number: 1 case**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat by financial year
**Number: 2,534 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of fail to apply to register a dog or cat for all people by financial year
**Number: 2,534 cases**