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ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 42 Identity card for authorisation holders

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT 1992 - SECT 42

Identity card for authorisation holders

    (1)     If the animal ethics committee grants an authorisation, the committee must give—

        (a)     if the authorisation holder is an individual—the individual an identity card stating the individual's name; or

        (b)     if the authorisation holder is a corporation—each authorised staff member an identity card stating the staff member's name and the corporation's name.

    (2)     The identity card must show—

        (a)     if the authorisation holder is an individual—a recent photograph of the individual; and

        (b)     if the authorisation holder is a corporation—a recent photograph of the authorised staff member; and

        (c)     anything else prescribed by regulation.

    (3)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is given an identity card under subsection (1); and

        (b)     an authorised officer asks to see the person's identity card; and

        (c)     the person does not show the officer the card.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (4)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person is given an identity card under subsection (1); and

        (b)     either—

              (i)     the relevant authorisation ends; or

              (ii)     if the identity card relates to more than 1 authorisation—all authorisations end; and

        (c)     the person does not return the person's identity card to the animal ethics committee within 7 days after the day the authorisation ends.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (5)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.