Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The Minister, on advice of an inspector, may–
(a) grant a licence; or
(b) refuse to grant a licence.
(2) The Minister may only grant a licence to an institution if satisfied that the institution has an Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee constituted in accordance with the Code of Practice approved under section 34.
(3) A licence is granted subject to the following conditions:
(a) that any animal research is not to commence until it is approved by the Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee;
(b) that any animal research is to be conducted in accordance with the Code of Practice;
(c) that the licensed institution is to be inspected at regular intervals and at least once in every 12 months to ensure compliance with the conditions of the licence;
(ca) that the licensed institution is to advise an inspector of the date, nature and result of any external review of the compliance by the institution with the Code of Practice;
(d) any other condition the Minister considers appropriate or necessary.
(4) A licensed institution must comply with the conditions specified in subsection (3).
Penalty:
Fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(5) A licence is to be –
(a) granted in the name of the institution making the application; and
(b) in a form approved by the Minister.