New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL RESEARCH ACT 1985 - SECT 17

17 Definitions

(1) In this Part:
"approved" means approved for the time being by the Director-General.
"disqualified corporation" means a corporation that:

(a) has, within the previous 3 years, been convicted of an offence arising under Part 5 of this Act or Part 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 , or

(b) has a disqualified individual as one of its directors.

"disqualified individual" means an individual who:

(a) has, within the previous 3 years, been convicted of an offence arising under Part 5 of this Act or Part 2 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 , or

(a1) was the holder of an animal research authority or animal supplier’s licence that was cancelled by the Director-General within the previous 12 months, or

(b) is a director of a disqualified corporation.

(2) In this Part, a reference to an animal care and ethics committee in relation to an animal research authority is a reference to the animal care and ethics committee specified in the authority.