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Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Further Amendment) Regulations 2004
S.R. No. 64/2004
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1.Objective
2.Authorising provision
3.Commencement
4.Principal Regulations
5.Definitions
6.Consequential amendment
7.New Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part 3 substituted
Division 2—Scientific Premises
13.Application for the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures premises licence
14.Conditions on scientific procedures premises licences
15.Approvals by Animal Ethics Committees
16.Minimum standards for scientific premises
Division 3—Scientific Procedures Field Work Licence
17.Application for the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures field work licence
18.Conditions on scientific procedures field work licences
19.Approvals by Animal Ethics Committees
Division 4—Specified Animals Breeding Licence
20.Application for the issue or renewal of a specified
animals breeding licence21.Conditions on specified animals breeding licences
22.Approvals by Animal Ethics Committees
23.Minimum standards for premises specified in a specified animals breeding licence
Division 5—Records, returns and other requirements
24.Completion of annual returns
25.Return of records
26.Variation to a licence or licence condition
27.Notification of change of nominated person
8.New Part 4 substituted
PART 4—MISCELLANEOUS
28.Identification certificates
29.Orders for the destruction or treatment of animals
30.Fees
31.Service of infringement notice
32.Infringement penalties
33.Transitional provision
9.Substitution of Schedules 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
SCHEDULE 6—Codes for Annual Returns
SCHEDULE 7—Certificate of Identification as an Inspector
SCHEDULE 8—Certificate of Identification as a Specialist Inspector
SCHEDULE 9—Certificate of Identification as an Authorised Officer
SCHEDULE 10
10.Revocation of Schedules 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15
11.Amendment to Schedule 16
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STATUTORY RULES 2004
S.R. No. 64/2004
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Further Amendment) Regulations 2004
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 22 June 2004
Responsible Minister:
BOB CAMERON
Minister for AgricultureDIANE CASEY
Clerk of the Executive Council
1.Objective
The objective of these Regulations is to amend the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997 to prescribe—
(a)conditions for licences and standards for scientific procedures and the breeding of specified animals carried out for the purposes of scientific procedures;
(b)offences for which penalty infringement notices may be issued and the penalties for those offences;
(c)the form of identification certificates for inspectors, specialist inspectors and authorised officers.
2.Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 42 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986.
3.Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 24 June 2004.
4.Principal Regulations
In these Regulations, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 1997[1] are called the Principal Regulations.
5.Definitions
In regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations insert the following definitions—
' "Australian code of practice" means the Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, 6th edition 1997 published by the Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra September 1997;
"Pound Animals code of practice" means the Code of Practice for the use of animals from municipal pounds in scientific procedures approved by the Governor in Council on 19 April 1988 and published in the Victorian Government Gazette G47 on 7 December 1988 at pages 3659–60;'.
6.Consequential amendment
In regulation 11 of the Principal Regulations, for "section 25" substitute "section 3(1)".
7.New Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5 of Part 3 substituted
For Divisions 2 and 3 of Part 3 of the Principal Regulations substitute—
'Division 2Scientific Premises—
13.Application for the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures premises licence
For the purposes of sections 30(2) and 32J(2) of the Act, the prescribed particulars for an application for the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures premises licence are—
(a)the name of the applicant; and
(b)the name, title, address, phone, fax and email contact details of the person nominated under section 26(2) of the Act; and
(c)the names, qualifications and experience of the members of each Animal Ethics Committee responsible for approving scientific procedures under the licence; and
(d)the name and location of the scientific premises at which it is intended to carry out scientific procedures; and
(e)a declaration from the applicant that—
(i)there is a person nominated under section 26(2) of the Act; and
(ii)one or more Animal Ethics Committees have been established by the applicant in accordance with the Australian code of practice; and
(iii)the names of the members of each Animal Ethics Committee and their qualifications and experience are included with the application; and
(iv)all scientific procedures will be carried out in accordance with the Act, these Regulations, the Australian code of practice and the Pound Animals code of practice; and
(f)a declaration from the person nominated under section 26(2) of the Act that they consent to that nomination and that they agree to comply with all the relevant requirements of the Act, these Regulations, the licence, the Australian code of practice and the Pound Animals code of practice.
14.Conditions on scientific procedures premises licences
For the purposes of section 30 of the Act, the following conditions are prescribed for a scientific procedures premises licence—
(a)all scientific procedures must be carried out in accordance with the Act, these Regulations, the Australian code of practice and the Pound Animals code of practice;
(b)the licence holder must establish and maintain one or more Animal Ethics Committees in accordance with the Australian code of practice for the period of the licence;
(c)the licence holder must notify the Department Head of any change in membership of an Animal Ethics Committee within 14 days of the change taking effect;
(d)no scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures may commence unless and until an Animal Ethics Committee has approved the—
(i)scientific procedures; and
(ii)premises at which the scientific procedures are to be carried out; and
(iii)person or persons who will carry out the scientific procedures;
(e)any person carrying out a scientific procedure under the scientific procedures premises licence must conduct the scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures, in accordance with the approval given by an Animal Ethics Committee;
(f)the licence holder must keep a record, on a monthly basis, of—
(i)any program of scientific procedures approved by an Animal Ethics Committee; and
(ii)the number and species of specified animals at the scientific premises on the first working day of each month; and
(iii)the source of the specified animals (which, in the case of animals bred outside Australia, must include the name and address of the supplier); and
(iv)the number and species of specified animals destroyed without being used in scientific procedures and the date of their destruction; and
(v)the number and species of live specified animals removed from the licensed scientific premises, the date of their removal and destination;
(g)all scientific procedures must be carried out at the licensed scientific premises or at any other place or premises approved by an Animal Ethics Committee;
(h)animal housing, facilities and equipment at the scientific premises must comply with the minimum standards specified in the Australian code of practice and regulation 16;
(i)specified animals used in scientific procedures, must be bred at—
(i)scientific premises for which a scientific procedures premises licence has been issued; or
(ii)premises for which a specified animals breeding licence has been issued under the Act; or
(iii)premises within Australia but outside Victoria which comply with all relevant requirements of the State or Territory in which the premises are located for the breeding of specified animals; or
(iv)premises outside Australia;
(j)the licence holder must notify the Department Head, in accordance with regulation 27, of any change to the person nominated under section 26(2) of the Act.
15.Approvals by Animal Ethics Committees
(1)An Animal Ethics Committee established in accordance with the Australian code of practice may approve—
(a)a scientific procedure or any program of scientific procedures that is to be carried out at the licensed scientific premises;
(b)a scientific procedure or any program of scientific procedures that is to be carried out at a place or premises other than the scientific premises;
(c)any other place or premises in or at which scientific procedures approved by the Animal Ethics Committee may be carried out;
(d)the person or persons who will carry out the scientific procedures.
(2)As soon as is practicable after approving any scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures to be carried out at a place or premises other than the licensed scientific premises, the Animal Ethics Committee responsible for approving the scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures must notify the Department Head in writing of the—
(a)place or premises at which the scientific procedures are to be carried out;
(b)nature of whole or part of the scientific procedures to be carried out at the other place or premises;
(c)number and species of animals proposed to be used in the scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures.
16.Minimum standards for scientific premises
The minimum standards with which the facilities and equipment at the licensed scientific premises must comply are—
(a)the facilities used for housing or handling animals must be clean and kept in good order and repair; and
(b)the equipment used for animals undergoing scientific procedures must be clean and kept in good order and repair.
Division 3Scientific Procedures Field Work Licence—
17.Application for the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures field work licence
For the purposes of sections 32B and 32J(2) of the Act, the prescribed particulars for an application for the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures field work licence are—
(a)the name of the applicant and the applicant's address, phone, fax and email contact details;
(b)the name, address, phone, fax and email contact details of the person nominated by the applicant to be responsible for any procedures carried out under the licence;
(c)the names, qualifications and experience of the members of each Animal Ethics Committee responsible for approving scientific procedures under the licence;
(d)a declaration from the applicant that—
(i)one or more Animal Ethics Committees have been established by the applicant in accordance with the Australian code of practice; and
(ii)the names of the members of each Animal Ethics Committee and their qualifications and experience are included with the application; and
(iii)all scientific procedures will be carried out in accordance with the Act, these Regulations, the Australian code of practice and the Pound Animals code of practice;
(e)a declaration from the person nominated by the applicant to be responsible for procedures carried out under the licence that they consent to being named in the licence and that they agree to comply with all the relevant requirements of the Act, these Regulations, the licence, the Australian code of practice and the Pound Animals code of practice.
18.Conditions on scientific procedures field work licences
For the purposes of section 32D(1) of the Act, the following conditions are prescribed for a scientific procedures field work licence—
(a)all scientific procedures must be carried out in accordance with the Act, these Regulations, the Australian code of practice and the Pound Animals code of practice;
(b)the licence holder must establish and maintain an Animal Ethics Committee in accordance with the Australian code of practice for the period of the licence;
(c)the licence holder must notify the Department Head of any change in membership of an Animal Ethics Committee within 14 days of such change taking effect;
(d)no scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures may commence unless and until the Animal Ethics Committee has approved the—
(i)scientific procedures; and
(ii)place or premises at which the scientific procedures are to be carried out; and
(iii)person or persons who will carry out the scientific procedures;
(e)any person carrying out a scientific procedure under the scientific procedures field work licence must conduct the scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures in accordance with the approval given by an Animal Ethics Committee;
(f)the licence holder must keep a record, on a monthly basis, of—
(i)any program of scientific procedures or any series of related scientific procedures approved by an Animal Ethics Committee; and
(ii)the number and species of animals at any place or premises at which scientific procedures are carried out under the licence on the first working day of each month; and
(iii)the source of the animals involved in scientific procedures (which, in the case of animals bred outside Australia, must include the name and address of the supplier);
(g)animal housing, facilities and equipment at any premises at which scientific procedures are carried out under the licence must comply with the minimum standards specified in the Australian code of practice and in regulation 16;
(h)specified animals used in scientific procedures must be bred at—
(i)scientific premises for which a scientific procedures premises licence has been issued; or
(ii)premises for which a specified animals breeding licence has been issued under the Act; or
(iii)premises within Australia but outside Victoria which comply with all relevant requirements of the State or Territory in which the premises are located for the breeding of specified animals; or
(iv)premises outside Australia;
(i)the licence holder must notify the Department Head, in accordance with regulation 27, of any change to the person nominated by the licence holder to be responsible for any procedures carried out under the licence.
19.Approvals by Animal Ethics Committees
(1)An Animal Ethics Committee established in accordance with the Australian code of practice may approve—
(a)a scientific procedure or any program of scientific procedures which is to be carried out;
(b)any place or premises as a place or premises in or at which a scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures approved by the Animal Ethics Committee may be carried out;
(c)the person or persons who will carry out the scientific procedures.
(2)As soon as practicable after approving any scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures, the Animal Ethics Committee responsible for approving the scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures must notify the Department Head in writing of the—
(a)place or premises at which the scientific procedure or scientific procedures will be carried out; and
(b)nature of whole or part of the scientific procedures; and
(c)number and species of animals proposed to be used in the scientific procedure or scientific procedures.
Division 4Specified Animals Breeding Licence—
20.Application for the issue or renewal of a specified animals breeding licence
For the purposes of sections 32F(2) and 32J(2) of the Act, the prescribed particulars for an application for the issue or renewal of a specified animals breeding licence are—
(a)the name of the applicant and the applicant's address, phone, fax and email contact details;
(b)the name, address, phone, fax and email contact details of the person nominated by the applicant to be responsible for the breeding of specified animals under the licence;
(c)a list of the premises at which the breeding of specified animals will be carried out;
(d)the names, qualifications and experience of the members of each Animal Ethics Committee who are responsible for activities carried out under the licence;
(e)a declaration from the applicant that—
(i)one or more Animal Ethics Committees have been established by the applicant in accordance with the Australian code of practice; and
(ii)the names of the members of each Animal Ethics Committee and their qualifications and experience are included with the application; and
(iii)the breeding of specified animals will be carried out only in the premises listed by the applicant in the application and only in accordance with the Act, these Regulations, the licence and the Australian code of practice;
(f)a declaration from the person nominated by the applicant to be responsible for breeding carried out under the licence that they consent to being named in the licence and that they agree to comply with all the relevant requirements of the Act, these Regulations and the Australian code of practice.
21.Conditions on specified animals breeding licences
The following conditions apply to a specified animals breeding licence—
(a)the breeding of specified animals must be carried out in accordance with the Act, these Regulations and the Australian code of practice;
(b)a practice or procedure involving the—
(i)surgical, medical or physical treatment of specified animals; or
(ii)extraction or derivation of any tissue, material or substance from the bodies of specified animals—
may only be conducted if the practice or procedure is necessary for the breeding, care or delivery of specified animals under the licence and is carried out in accordance with the Act and the Australian code of practice;
(c)only specified animals that have not been bred in their native habitat may be used for breeding under a specified animals breeding licence;
(d)breeding of specified animals by the licence holder may only take place at those premises described in the specified animals breeding licence issued to the licence holder;
(e)the licence holder must establish and maintain an Animal Ethics Committee in accordance with the Australian code of practice for the period of the licence;
(f)the licence holder must notify the Department Head of any change in membership of the Animal Ethics Committee within 14 days of the change taking effect;
(g)practices or procedures to be conducted on specified animals which involve the—
(i)surgical, medical or physical treatment of specified animals; or
(ii)the extraction or derivation of any tissue, material or substance from the body of a specified animal—
must be approved and monitored by the Animal Ethics Committee;
(h)animal housing, facilities and equipment at the premises must comply with the minimum standards specified in the Australian code of practice and regulation 23;
(i)the licence holder must keep a record on a monthly basis, of—
(i)the number and species of specified animals at the premises on the first working day of each month; and
(ii)the number and species of specified animals sold or delivered to each scientific premises; and
(iii)the number and species of specified animals destroyed and the date of their destruction;
(j)the licence holder must notify the Department Head in accordance with regulation 27 of any change to the person nominated by the licence holder to be responsible for any breeding of specified animals carried out under the licence.
22.Approvals by Animal Ethics Committees
An Animal Ethics Committee established in accordance with the Australian code of practice may approve—
(a)a practice or procedure to be conducted on specified animals involving—
(i)surgical, medical or physical treatment; or
(ii)the extraction or derivation of any tissue, material or substance from the body of an animal—
which is necessary to be carried out for the breeding, sale and delivery of specified animals;
(b)the premises specified in the specified animals breeding licence as premises in or at which a practice or procedure approved by the Animal Ethics Committee may be carried out;
(c)the person or persons who will carry out the scientific procedures.
23.Minimum standards for premises specified in a specified animals breeding licence
The minimum standards with which the facilities and equipment at the premises specified in a specified animals breeding licence must comply are—
(a)the facilities used for housing or handling animals must be clean and kept in good order and repair; and
(b)the equipment used for animals undergoing scientific procedures must be clean and kept in good order and repair.
Division 5Records, returns and other requirements—
24.Completion of annual returns
(1)The holder of a scientific procedures premises licence, scientific procedures field work licence or a specified animals breeding licence must, on or before 1 March in each year, forward to the Department Head a return—
(a)detailing the animals used in scientific procedures carried out under that licence or specified animals bred under that licence during the 12 months ending on 31 December in the previous year; or
(b)if no animals were used in scientific procedures under the licence, a statement to that effect.
Penalty:5 penalty units.
(2)A return under sub-regulation (1)(a) must specify the following matters—
(a)the name of the licence holder;
(b)the project number given to the project by the relevant Animal Ethics Committee;
(c)the date the project was approved by the relevant Animals Ethics Committee;
(d)the type of animal;
(e)the source of the animals;
(f)the procedure or breeding option;
(g)the overall purpose;
(h)the impact of the project on animals;
(i)particular procedures;
(j)the benefit focus of the project;
(k)the number of animals that died or were humanely killed during the project or breeding program;
(l)the number of animals used.
(3)A return under sub-regulation (1)(a) may provide details of the matters in sub-regulation (2)(d) to (k) by reference to the appropriate code for that matter that is set out in Schedule 6.
(4)The holder of a scientific procedures premises licence, scientific procedures field work licence or a specified animals breeding licence must not forward a return to the Department Head under sub-regulation (1) that the licence holder knows to contain false or misleading information.
Penalty:5 penalty units.
(5)The holder of a scientific procedures premises licence, scientific procedures field work licence or a specified animals breeding licence must forward to the Department Head with the return or returns under sub-regulation (1)—
(a)a declaration verifying the facts contained in the return or returns; and
(b)a statement of the total number of projects approved by an Animal Ethics Committee under that licence.
Penalty:5 penalty units.
(6)In this regulation, "animal" means an animal—
(a)in the case of a mammal, bird or reptile, at or above the normal mid-point of the gestational cycle for the particular class of animal; or
(b)in any other case, capable of independent feeding.
25.Return of records
The holder of a scientific procedures premises licence, scientific procedures field work licence or specified animals breeding licence must keep all records required to be kept under the licence for 4 years and must send them to the Department Head if the licence holder ceases to hold that licence.
Penalty:5 penalty units.
26.Variation to a licence or licence condition
For the purposes of section 32M of the Act, the prescribed particulars for an application to vary a licence or licence condition, are—
(a)the type of licence;
(b)the name and address of the licence holder;
(c)a description of the proposed variation.
27.Notification of change of nominated person
(1)The holder of a scientific procedures premises licence, scientific procedures field work licence or specified animals breeding licence must notify the Department Head of any change to the nominated person within 14 days after the change in accordance with sub-regulation (2).
(2)A notification under sub-regulation (1) must provide—
(a)the name and address of the licence holder; and
(b)the name of the current nominated person; and
(c)the name, address, phone, fax and email contact details of the proposed new nominated person; and
(d)the effective date of transfer; and
(e)a declaration from the new nominated person that the person agrees to comply with all the relevant requirements of—
(i)the Act, these Regulations, the licence and the Australian code of practice; and
(ii)the Pound Animals code of practice, in the case of a scientific procedures premises licence or scientific procedures field work licence.
(3)In this regulation, "nominated person" means a person nominated—
(a)under section 26(2) of the Act; or
(b)by the holder of a scientific procedures field work licence to be responsible for procedures carried out under that licence; or
(c)by the holder of a specified animals breeding licence to be responsible for breeding carried out under that licence.'.
8.New Part 4 substituted
For Part 4 of the Principal Regulations substitute—
"PART 4MISCELLANEOUS—
28.Identification certificates
(1)For the purposes of section 19(1) of the Act, an identification certificate issued—
(a)to an inspector must be in the form in Schedule 7;
(b)to a specialist inspector must be in the form in Schedule 8.
(2)For the purposes of section 35(4) of the Act, an identification certificate issued to an authorised officer must be in the form in Schedule 9.
29.Orders for the destruction or treatment of animals
For the purposes of section 35(7)(b) of the Act, an order must be in the form in Schedule 16.
30.Fees
The prescribed fees for the purposes of the Act are as follows—
Section of Act Provision Fee Section 16(1) For the issue of a rodeo permit—
(a) for the first day of the rodeo;
(b) for each subsequent day
$51.00
$25.00Section 16(1) For the issue of a rodeo school permit
$26.00Section 30(2) For the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures premises licence—for each year or part of a year—
(a) 10 or more persons conducting scientific procedures;
(b) fewer than 10 persons conducting scientific procedures
$585.00
$390.00Section 32B(2) For the issue or renewal of a scientific procedures field work licence—for each year or part of a year—
(a) 10 or more persons conducting scientific procedures;
(b) fewer than 10 persons conducting scientific procedures
$585.00
$390.00Section 32F(2) For the issue or renewal of a specified animals breeding licence—for each year or part of a year
$585.0031.Service of infringement notice
An offence against either of the following regulations is prescribed for the purposes of section 37A(1)(b) of the Act—
(a)regulation 24(1);
(b)regulation 24(5).
32.Infringement penalties
For the purposes of section 37B of the Act the penalty for an offence for which an infringement may be issued is the penalty listed opposite that offence in Schedule 10.
33.Transitional provision
An identification certificate issued before 24 June 2004 to an inspector, specialist inspector or authorised officer in the form prescribed in these Regulations as in force immediately before that date is to be treated as an identification certificate in the prescribed form for the purposes of the Act and these Regulations on and after that date until the date of expiry of the identification certificate.".
9.Substitution of Schedules 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10
For Schedules 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the Principal Regulations substitute—
"SCHEDULE 6
Regulation 24
CODES FOR ANNUAL RETURNS
1.TYPE OF ANIMAL
Code Description
Laboratory Mammals
01Ferret
02Guinea pig*
03Hamster
04Mouse*
05Rabbit*
06Rat*
07Other
Stock Animals
08Cattle
09Deer
10Domestic Poultry
11Goats
12Horses
13Pigs
14Sheep
15Other
Birds
16Exotic captive
17Exotic wild
18Native captive
19Native Non-endemic
20Native wild
21Other
Aquatic Animals
22Amphibians
23Cephalopods
24Crustaceans
25Fish
26Other
Reptiles
27Lizards
28Snakes
29Tortoises
30Other
Domestic Animals
31Cats
32Dogs
33Other
Primates
34Baboons*
35Macaques*
36Marmosets*
37Other*
Native Animals
38Dasyurids
39Macropods
40Koalas
41Native Rats, Mice
42Possums, Gliders
43Wombats
44Other
Exotic Feral Animals
45Camels
46Cats
47Cattle
48Goats
49Hares
50Horses
51Mice
52Pigs
53Rabbits
54Rats
55Other exotic feral animals
Zoo Animals
56Other Zoo animals
*Specified animals
2.SOURCE OF THE ANIMALS
Code Description
Specified animals:
01Own derivation
Interstate-licensed institution
Imported from overseas
Victoria—under a Specified Animals Breeding Licence
02Other
Livestock and other domestics, native animals, reptiles, aquatic, exotic and feral animals:
03Own derivation
04Commercial supplier
05Private donation
06Municipal pound
07Privately owned animals on a farm
08Animals in their natural habitat
09Removed from Australian natural habitat for the project
10Australian captive colony/zoo
11Other source
3.PROCEDURE OR BREEDING OPTION
01Animals undergoing procedures
02Specified animals for stock maintenance or breed development
4.OVERALL PURPOSE
Code Description
01The understanding of human or animal biology
02The maintenance and improvement of human or animal health and welfare
03The improvement of animal management or production
04The achievement of educational objectives
05Environmental objectives
06Breeding (not final progeny) and/or maintenance stock
5.IMPACT OF THE PROJECT ON THE ANIMALS
Code Description
01Observational studies involving minor interference
02Animal unconscious without recovery
03Minor conscious intervention, no anaesthesia
04Minor operative procedures with recovery
05Surgery with recovery
06Minor physiological challenge
07Moderate to major physiological challenge
08Death as an end point
09Conventional breeding only
10Breeding for production of genetically modified animal or cloning
6.PARTICULAR PROCEDURES
01Attachment or insertion of devices for long term direct or telemetric monitoring
02Adversive stimuli, electrical or other, for behavioural training, or for inducing a state of stress integral to the experiment
03Burning or scalding
04Exposure to ionising radiation
05Gene manipulative technology
06Immunomodulatory methods
07Induction of neoplasia
08Induction of infection
09Induction of other disease model
10In vivo production of monoclonal antibody
11In vivo production of polyclonal antibody
12Interference with the central nervous system or any of the special senses or brain centres controlling them
13Use of neuromuscular blocking agents or electro-immobilisation
14Other procedure and breeding
7.BENEFIT FOCUS OF THE PROJECT
Code Description
01Fundamental biology/physiology
02Diseases—human
03Diseases—animal
04Diseases—zoonotic
05Environmental monitoring/ecology
06Domestic animal management/production
07Wildlife management/conservation
08Vertebrate pest management
09Production of biological products
10Xenotransplantation
11Development of techniques—remedial, surgical, diagnostic
12Educational
13Training
14Regulatory product testing (ie. Vaccines, chemical, drug evaluation)
15Lethality testing
16Breeding
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SCHEDULE 7
Regulation 28(1)(a)
CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION AS AN INSPECTOR
The bearer , who is an employee of
the , and whose photograph and signature appear on this card, is approved under section 18 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 as an inspector and is authorised to exercise any powers provided under section 21 of that Act.
Expiry Date 30/6/
No.
Minister
__________________
SCHEDULE 8
Regulation 28(1)(b)
CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION AS A SPECIALIST INSPECTOR
The bearer , who is an employee of
the , and whose photograph and signature appear on this card, is a specialist inspector appointed under section 18A of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 and is authorised to exercise any powers provided under section 22A of that Act.
Expiry Date 30/6/
No.
Minister
__________________
SCHEDULE 9
Regulation 28(2)
CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION AS AN AUTHORISED OFFICER
The bearer , who is an employee of
the , and whose photograph and signature appear on this card, is appointed as an authorised officer under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 for the purposes of Part 3 of that Act generally or for the following specific purposes:
and is authorised to exercise the powers under section 35(7) of that Act.
Expiry Date 30/6/
No.
Minister
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SCHEDULE 10
Regulation 30
Section of ActBrief description of offence Prescribed penalty Section 15A(2) Failure to secure a dog on the tray of a motor vehicle or a trailer attached to a motor vehicle 1 penalty unit Regulation 24(1) Failure to provide an annual return to the Department Head 1 penalty unit Regulation 24(5) Failure to provide a declaration verifying the facts contained in an annual return and statement of approved projects 1 penalty unit
".
10.Revocation of Schedules 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15
Schedules 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the Principal Regulations are revoked.
11.Amendment to Schedule 16
In Schedule 16 to the Principal Regulations for "Regulation 23" substitute "Regulation 29".
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ENDNOTES
[1] Reg. 4: S.R. No. 159/1997. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 November 2002. Reprinted to S.R. No. 65/2001. Subsequently amended by S.R. No. 23/2004.
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Table of Applied, Adopted or Incorporated Matter Required by Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994
Note that the following table of applied, adopted or incorporated matter is included in accordance with the requirements of regulation 6 of the Subordinate Legislation Regulations 1994.
| Statutory rule provision | Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document | Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
| Regulation 13(e)(iv); Regulation 13(f); Regulation 14(a); Regulation 14(h); Regulation 17(d)(iii); Regulation 17(e); Regulation 18(a); Regulation 18(g); Regulation 20(f); Regulation 27(2)(e)(i) | Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, 6th edition 1997, and published by the Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1997. | Whole document |
| Statutory rule provision | Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document | Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
| Regulation 13(e)(ii); Regulation 14(b); Regulation 15(1); Regulation 17(d)(i); Regulation 18(b); Regulation 19(1); Regulation 20(e)(i); Regulation 21(e); and Regulation 22 | Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, 6th edition 1997, and published by the Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1997. | Introduction and sections 1, 2 and 3 |
| Regulation 20(e)(iii); Regulation 21(a); Regulation 21(b); Regulation 21(h) | Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, 6th edition 1997, published by the Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra 1997. | Introduction and sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Statutory rule provision | Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document | Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
| Regulation 13(e)(iv); Regulation 13(f); Regulation 14(a); Regulation 17(d)(iii); Regulation 17(e); Regulation 18(a); Regulation 27(2)(e)(ii). | Code of practice for the use of animals from municipal pounds in scientific procedures approved by the Governor in Council on 19 April 1988 and published in the Victorian Government Gazette G47 on 7 December 1988 at pages 3659–60. | Whole document |
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