New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ANIMAL RESEARCH REGULATION 2005 - REG 21

21 Certain schools may carry on business of animal research without accreditation: sec 46

(1) A non-government school is exempted from the operation of section 46 (1) of the Act with respect to the carrying on of the business of animal research:

(a) if the school belongs to, or is associated with, a relevant Association that is accredited under the Act, and

(b) so long as any animal research carried out at the school is carried out with the authority of an ethics committee for the relevant Association and in accordance with the Code of Practice.

(2) In this clause, "relevant Association" means any of the following:

(a) the Association of Independent Schools of NSW,

(b) the Catholic Education Commission NSW.