The Adelaide Showground is a welcoming place that respects and celebrates the diversity of our community.
Assistance animals are permitted onto the Showground at anytime when the showgrounds are open to the public.
Showground staff or Showground contractors can request the handler to provide evidence that their animal is an assistance animal.
It is lawful to refuse access to the Showground to a person who is accompanied by an animal if:
a) no evidence is provided by the person seeking entry with the animal, when requested, which shows that it is an assistance animal or is trained to meet standards of hygiene and behaviour acceptable for a public place;
b) the animal shows signs that it has an infectious disease; or
c) the animal exhibits behaviour that could endanger the health or safety of people or other animals at the Showground.
d) The assistant animal is not under effective control by means of a lead up to 2 metres long.
If an assistance animal is exhibiting behaviour defined that:
a) is threatening to people or to other animals in the Showground;
b) is likely to or has caused damage to Showground buildings and facilities;
c) has injured persons; or
d) is unhygienic or otherwise poses a threat to public health (for example, displays signs of infectious illness)
Showground staff or contractors or their Supervisor can request the person who has control of the assistance animal to have the animal stop the behaviour and/or ensure that the behaviour is not repeated. They may also discuss any hygiene concerns regarding the assistance animal with the handler.
When such a request is made, Showground staff or contractors or their Supervisor can also inform the person that if they do not control the assistance animal in the manner requested, or if the behaviour continues, or hygiene concerns are validated then the person may be required to remove the assistance animal from the Showground.