ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 39 Authorisation conditions

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 39

    (1)     An authorisation is subject to any condition—

        (a)     prescribed by regulation; or

        (b)     put on the authorisation by the animal ethics committee that the committee believes on reasonable grounds is reasonable or necessary in the interests of animal welfare.

Examples of conditions that may be put on an authorisation

1     a condition about the use of the animals in the particular program of research or teaching that is to be undertaken

2     a condition about the welfare of the animals in the particular program of research or teaching that is to be undertaken

3     a condition about particular facilities and equipment relevant to the use of the animals in the course of conducting the particular program of research or teaching that is to be undertaken

4     that an approved code of practice must be complied with

Note     The animal ethics committee may amend an authorisation (including by putting a condition on the authorisation, or amending or removing a condition of the authorisation) at any time (see  s 46).

    (2)     A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     is an authorisation holder; and

        (b)     fails to comply with a condition of the authorisation.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.