Animal Research Act 1985 Regulation relating to the Animal Research Review Panel (1994-387) [GG No 106 of 19.8.1994] (NSW)

1994—No. 387

ANIMAL RESEARCH ACT 1985—REGULATION

(Relating to the Animal Research Review Panel)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 106 of 19 August 1994]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Animal Research Act 1985, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

I . R. CAUSLEY

Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 19 August 1994.

Amendments

2. The Animal Research Regulation 1990 is amended:

(a) by inserting in clause 3 in alphabetical order the following definition:

“Panel” means the Animal Research Review Panel constituted

by the Act.

(b) by inserting after Part 3 the following Part:

PART 3A—ANIMAL RESEARCH REVIEW PANEL

Qualifications of certain members of the Panel

12A. (1) For the purposes of section 6 (2) (a) of the Ace, the

prescribed qualifications are:

(a) experience in animal research; and

(b) involvement in animal welfare,

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for a period of not less than 3 years, all or part of which must have been within the period of 5 years immediately preceding the date of nomination.

(2) For the purposes of section 6 (2 ) (b) of the Act, the prescribed

qualification is experience in animal research for a period of not less

than 3 years.

(3) For the purposes of section 6 (2) (c) of the Act, the prescribed

qualifications are:

(a) membership of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty

to Animals, New South Wales for a continuous period of not

less than 3 years immediately preceding the date of nomination;
and

(b) membership of that Society as at that date.

(4) For the purposes of section 6 (2) (d) of the Act, the prescribed

qualifications are:

(a) membership of a member group of the Animal Societies’ Federation (N.S.W.) for a continuous period of not less than 3

years immediately preceding the date of nomination; and

(b) membership of that member group as at that date.

Repeals

3. The Animal Research (Review Panel) Regulation 1986 and Animal

Research (Education Advisory Committee) Regulation 1988 are repealed.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to repeal the Animal Research (Review Panel) Regulation 1986 and the Animal Research (Education Advisory Committee) Regulation 1988 and to incorporate the provisions of the Animal Research (Review Panel) Regulation 1986, without any substantive changes, in the Animal Research Regulation

1990. The Education Advisory Committee no longer functions. The result is to
incorporate, i n the one Regulation, all operative Regulations made under the Animal
Research Act 1985.

The provisions transferred from the repealed Animal Research (Review Panel) Regulation 1986 to the Animal Research Regulation 1990 relate to the qualifications of certain members of the Animal Research Review Panel.

The Regulation is made under the Animal Research Act 1985. including section 6

(The Panel) and section 62 (the general regulation making power).