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Report: Recognising Assistance Animals in Tasmanian Law

Posted on Tuesday 1 April 2025

We have written a report calling for better recognition of assistance animals in Tasmanian law including an amendment to the Residential Tenancy Act so that like guide dogs, assistance animals are exempt from the definition of pet. 

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