Regulations

Part 1 COMMITTEES

Part 2 JUDGES (February 2025 amendments effective 1 July 2025)

Part 2 JUDGES (October 2025 amendment effective 1 January 2026)

Part 3 JUDGES TRAINING & EXAMINATION SCHEME (October 2023 amendments effective 1 January 2024)

Part 3 JUDGES TRAINING & EXAMINATION SCHEME (October 2025 amendments effective from the start of the commencement of each Member Bodies Judges Training Scheme in 2027)

CONFORMATION JUDGES TRAINING PROGRAM - ASSESSORS ACCREDITATION (as referenced in Regulations Part 3 Judges Training & Examination Scheme Section 8)

Part 3A RETRIEVING TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME

Part 3B FIELD TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME - (October 2019 amendments effective 1 January 2020)

Part 3C OBEDIENCE TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME

Part 3D ENDURANCE TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME

Part 3E (a) TRACKING TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME

Part 3E (a) TRACKING TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME - (October 2025 amendment effective 1 January 2026)

Part 3E (b) TRACK & SEARCH TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME

Part 3F RALLY TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME

Part 3G AGILITY JUMPING & GAMES TRIAL JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME

Part 3H DANCES WITH DOGS COMPETITION JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME - (effective 1 January 2024)

Part 3Hb TRICK DOG JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME - (effective 1 January 2024)

Part 3I RETRIEVING ABILITY TEST FOR GUNDOGS JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME - (effective 1 January 2024)

Part 3J SLED DOG SPORTS JUDGES TRAINING & ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

Part 3K DRAFT TEST JUDGES TRAINING & ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - (effective 1 January 2022)

Part 3L LURE COURSING JUDGES TRAINING & ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - (effective 1 January 2023)

Part 3L LURE COURSING JUDGES TRAINING & ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - (effective 1 January 2026)

Part 3M HERDING JUDGES TRAINING & ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

Part 3N SCENT WORK TRIALS JUDGES TRAINING SCHEME - (effective 1 July 2024)

Part 3O SELECTION AND TRAINING OF EARTHDOG JUDGES - (effective 1 January 2022)

Part 3P SPRINTDOG™ JUDGES TRAINING & ASSESSMENT PROGRAM - (effective 1 August 2024)

Part 3Q CANINE GROOMING JUDGES TRAINING PROGRAM - (effective 1 July 2024)

Canine Grooming Certification Structure, Exemptions and Associated Benefits – (effective 1 July 2024)

Part 4 Reserved [NOTE: The Selection and Training of Earthdog Judges can now be found in Regulations Part 3O]

Part 5 CONFORMATION SHOW - (June 2025 amendments effective 1 July 2025)

Part 5 CONFORMATION SHOW - (June 2025 & October 2025 amendments effective 1 January 2026)

Listing of table, ramp and ground breeds as referenced in Clause 2.7 of Regulations Part 5 - Conformation Show - (October 2025 amendment effective immediately)

Listing of table, ramp and ground breeds as referenced in Clause 2.7 of Regulations Part 5 - Conformation Show - (October 2025 amendment effective 1 January 2026)

Part 6 THE REGISTER AND REGISTRATION - (October 2024 amendments effective 1 July 2025)

Part 6 THE REGISTER AND REGISTRATION - (June 2025 amendments effective 1 January 2026)

[Regulations Part 6 - The Register & Registration : Litter Registration Limitations Explanation Document]

Dogs Australia Listing of Recognised Working Dog Associations or Kindred Bodies (as referenced in Regulations Part 6 - The Register & Registrations) - June 2023 amendment effective 1 August 2023

Part 7 Reserved

Part 8 MEMBER BODIES & MEMBERSHIP - (Amended June 2021)

Part 9 NON RESIDENT JUDGES (VISITING OVERSEAS JUDGES) - (June 2025 amendments effective 1 July 2025)

Dogs Australia Overseas Judge Application form (Amended August 2025).  [Note:  This form is an editable PDF.  Please download, save and open up in Adobe Acrobat.]

Part 10 NATIONAL PREFIX REGISTER - (February 2025 amendments effective 1 July 2025)

Part 11 Reserved [NOTE: Earthdog Tests for Small Terriers & Dachshunds effective 1 January 2022 can be found under RULES on this website]

Part 12 Reserved [NOTE: Endurance Test rules effective 1 January 2019 can be found under RULES on this website]

Part 13 NATIONAL BREED COUNCILS / USE OF THE WORD "NATIONAL" IN THE NAME OF AN EVENT (CHAMPIONSHIP SHOWS) - (February 2022 amendments effective 1 July 2022)

Part 14 USE OF THE WORD "NATIONAL" IN THE NAME OF AN EVENT (OTHER THAN A CHAMPIONSHIP SHOW)

Part 15 REGULATIONS FOR JUNIOR HANDLER COMPETITION & ANKC LTD JUNIOR HANDLER MANUAL

ANKC LTD OPEN BOOK JUNIOR HANDLER JUDGES EXAM (Amended October 2017)