Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Objectives
   4.      Definitions
   5.      Act to bind Crown

   PART 2 - ANIMAL WELFARE

           Division 1 - Obligations and offences

   6.      Neglect, cruelty etc.
   7.      Abandonment
   8.      Provision of food, drink and shelter
   9.      Prohibited procedures
   10.     Unfit animals not to be ridden etc.
   11.     Confinement
   12.     Tethering
   13.     Transportation
   14.     Restraint of dog in or on moving vehicle
   15.     Action in respect of injury
   16.     Severely injured animals not to be kept, sold etc.
   17.     Poison not to be administered
   18.     Traps
   19.     Electrical devices
   20.     Spurs
   21.     Competitions, hunting and baiting etc.

           Division 2 - Power of veterinarians to alleviate suffering etc.

   22.     Power to alleviate suffering
   23.     Power to conduct post-mortem examination

   PART 3 - Codes of practice

   24.     Adoption etc. of code of practice
   25.     Contents of adopted code of practice

   PART 4 - Animal Welfare Authority

   26.     Establishment of Authority
   27.     Delegation
   28.     Approval of fees

   PART 5 - TEACHING OR RESEARCH INVOLVING ANIMALS

           Division 1 - Licence to use premises for teaching or research

   29.     When licence required
   30.     Application for licence
   31.     Consideration of application
   32.     Refusal to grant licence
   33.     Grant of licence
   34.     Conditions of licence
   35.     Duration and renewal of licence
   36.     Application for variation of licence
   37.     Variation of licence without application
   38.     Cancellation or suspension of licence
   39.     Surrender of licence
   40.     Appeals

           Division 2 - Animal ethics committees

   41.     Animal ethics committee

           Division 3 - Permits to conduct teaching or research program

   42.     Definition
   43.     When permit required
   44.     Application for permit
   45.     Consideration of application
   46.     Refusal to grant permit
   47.     Grant of permit
   48.     Conditions of permit
   49.     Duration and renewal of permit
   50.     Application for variation of permit
   51.     Variation of permit without application
   52.     Cancellation or suspension of permit
   53.     Surrender of permit
   54.     Cessation of permit
   55.     Appeals

           part 6 - ENFORCEMENT

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   56.     Interpretation

           Division 2 - Animal welfare inspectors and animal welfare officers

   57.     Appointment of inspectors
   58.     Appointment of officers
   59.     Identity cards
   60.     General powers and functions of authorised person
   61.     Power to require name and address
   62.     Power of entry
   63.     Consent to entry
   64.     Search warrants
   65.     Entry onto Aboriginal land
   66.     Power of inspection etc.
   67.     Power to alleviate suffering
   68.     Reports

   PART 7 - ANIMAL WELFARE ADVISORY COmmittee

   69.     Establishment
   70.     Functions

           part 8 - miscellaneous

           Division 1 - Offences etc.

   71.     Time for commencing proceeding
   72.     Obstruction
   73.     False information
   74.     Aiding and abetting
   75.     Penalties
   76.     Orders in addition to penalty
   77.     Appropriation of penalties
   78.     Infringement notices
   79.     Defences
   80.     Indemnity

           Division 2 - General

   81.     Exemptions
   82.     Regulations
   83.     Repeal
           Endnotes