New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ANIMAL RESEARCH REGULATION 2005 - REG 8

8 Prescribed particulars

(1) For the purposes of section 18 (2) (b) of the Act, the particulars to be included in an application for accreditation as a research establishment are as follows:

(a) the full names of the directors of the corporation,

(b) if the corporation or any director of the corporation has been convicted, in the 3 years immediately preceding the application, of a prescribed offence-details of the offence and any penalty imposed,

(c) if the corporation is not a corporation referred to in paragraph (d)-such other particulars as are required by the approved form,

(d) if the corporation is the Department of Education and Training, the Association of Independent Schools, the Catholic Education Commission (New South Wales) or a school-based establishment-such other particulars as are required by the approved form.

(2) The particulars referred to in subclause (1) (c) must include all of the following matters:

(a) particulars of the ethics committee for the corporation, including the qualifications of its members and terms of reference, meetings, decisions and procedures of, and inspections made by, the committee,

(b) a description of the areas where animals for research or supply are or will be housed or used, the facilities and accommodation provided or intended to be provided for each species of animal, the number of animals held at the time of application and the annual turnover of each species,

(c) the number of holders or proposed holders of animal research authorities supervised by the ethics committee for the corporation,

(d) the number of staff involved in the care of animals for research and any training programs provided or intended to be provided for such staff,

(e) particulars of the animal care, husbandry and research procedures adopted by the corporation,

(f) a list of the suppliers of animals to the corporation.

(3) The particulars referred to in subclause (1) (d) must include all of the following matters:

(a) particulars of the ethics committee for the corporation, including the qualifications of its members and terms of reference, meetings, decisions and procedures of, and inspections and activities undertaken by, the committee,

(b) the name and address of the school or schools at which animal research is carried out,

(c) a description of the areas where animals for research are or will be housed or used, the facilities and accommodation provided or intended to be provided for each species of animal, the number of animals held at the time of application and the annual turnover of each species,

(d) a list of the suppliers of animals to the school or schools.