Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL WELFARE ACT - SECT 34

(1) A licence is subject to the conditions that the licensee must -

(a) establish and maintain an ethics committee in accordance with the Regulations or enter into an arrangement with an established ethics committee that has agreed to exercise its powers and perform its functions in relation to the licensee; and

(b) comply with directions given to the licensee by the ethics committee.

(2) A licence may be subject to the additional conditions that the Authority considers are desirable for the welfare of the animals to be used or bred in or on the licensed premises, including that the licensee must -

(a) make specified provisions for the breeding, care, use or handling of the animals;

(b) provide specified facilities or equipment for use in connection with the animals;

(c) consult with or seek the approval of the ethics committee about specified matters;

(d) provide the ethics committee with the information it requests relating to the teaching or research under the licence; and

(e) comply with a specified adopted code of practice.