Part 4Advisory committees
National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee
63Functions
The functions of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee are—
- to advise the Minister on ethical issues and animal welfare issues arising from research, testing, and teaching:
- to make recommendations to the Minister under section 3(3) (which relates to manipulation):
- to make recommendations to the Director-General under section 85 (which relates to restrictions on use of non-human hominids):
- to provide advice and information on the development and review of codes of ethical conduct:
- to make recommendations to the Director-General concerning the approval, amendment, suspension, or revocation of any code of ethical conduct:
- to make recommendations to the Minister concerning the setting of standards and policies for codes of ethical conduct:
- to provide information and advice to animal ethics committees:
- to recommend, for approval by the Director-General under section 109, such persons as are, in the opinion of the Committee, suitable for appointment as accredited reviewers:
- to consider the reports of independent reviews of code holders and animal ethics committees:
- to make recommendations to the Minister under section 118(3) (which relates to the power of the Minister to approve research or testing).