State by State Legislation
Please Note: Dogtraining101 Australia takes No legal liability in the use of any 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 the guidelines.
Australian Capital Territory
ACT - Illegal
Animal Welfare Act
Western Australia
WA - Legal
Animal Welfare (General ) Regulations 2003
Northern Territory
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).
Queensland
QLD - Legal
All Shock Collars are Legal for use in Queensland
New South Wales
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 meters high.
Victoria
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.
Tasmania
TAS - Legal
Animal Welfare Act 1993 (As long as there is no pain to the animal)
South Australia
SA - Illegal
Animal Welfare Act