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ASSISTANCE

ANIMALS HAVE

PERMISSION
EDITORIAL

Assistance Animals - access to each and every taxi, ride share, ride
all around Australia hail, hire car and limousine in Australia.
Here is a summary of the status of accreditation
All too often I hear about another taxi driver in our States and Territories:-
or ride share driver who refused to transport a
passenger because they had their Assistance • Victoria – an Assistance Animal Pass is
Animal with them. required and issued by Public Transport
Victoria permitting assistance animals to
Assistance Animals are clean and trained to be travel on public transport.
quiet, well-behaved and obedient at all times.
They are helping thousands of Australians to • Western Australia – The Public Transport
live independent lives. These animals assist Authority doesn’t require permits for
their owners by giving them a greater sense of assistance animals to travel on public
freedom and helping them with their daily tasks. transport. There is local government
legislation providing for animals to have an
They're not just Guide Dogs; they can be
Hearing Dogs, Medical Alert Dogs or Psychiatric ID card and a dog coat/harness.
Service Dogs. Some popular dog breeds are • Queensland – A Handler’s Identity Card
update links, Boxers, German Shepherds, Golden allows travel on public transport. Also,
Retrievers and Poodles. Translink (S.E. Queensland Transport

The accreditation and regulation of Assistance Authority) issues an Animal Pass provided
Animals is different in each Australian State and the dog meets certain standards of
Territory - but suffice to say that people with behaviour in public.
trained Assistance Animals are to be granted
• South Australia – The Dog and Cat

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