Animal Welfare Act 1999

Use of animals in research, testing, and teaching - Codes of ethical conduct

88: Contents of code of ethical conduct

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When you have a code of ethical conduct, it must say what policies and procedures you will follow when doing research, testing, or teaching with animals. You must set out what you will do, and what an animal ethics committee will do. This committee is a group of people who help make sure animals are treated well.

You need to make sure the policies and procedures allow the animal ethics committee to do its job properly. This includes making sure the committee can monitor whether you are following the rules, and that you are keeping the right records. You must also say what kind of animal care and facilities you will have, so you can meet the goals of the Animal Welfare Act.

Your code of ethical conduct must also follow the rules of the Animal Welfare Act and any other standards or policies that are set out in regulations. If you need to, you must include certain policies and procedures, such as the ones mentioned in section 84(1)(b). This is to ensure that you are treating animals well and following the law.

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Part 6Use of animals in research, testing, and teaching
Codes of ethical conduct

88Contents of code of ethical conduct

  1. Each code of ethical conduct must contain provisions that set out, in relation to the carrying out of the research, testing, or teaching to which the code relates, the policies to be adopted and the procedures to be followed,—

  2. by the code holder; and
    1. by an animal ethics committee appointed by the code holder.
      1. The policies and procedures must—

      2. enable the animal ethics committee to carry out its functions effectively; and
        1. enable persons who are members of the animal ethics committee but who are not employed by the code holder to have an effective input into the working of the committee; and
          1. make provision for adequate monitoring of compliance with the conditions of project approvals to be carried out; and
            1. make provision for the code holder to collect the information and to maintain the records required by regulations made under this Act; and
              1. specify animal management practices and facilities that are such as to enable the purposes of this Part to be met adequately; and
                1. be such as to ensure that where any member of the animal ethics committee makes a complaint, that complaint may be dealt with fairly and promptly by the animal ethics committee or the code holder; and
                  1. include, if necessary, the policies and procedures referred to in section 84(1)(b).
                    1. The provisions of each code of ethical conduct must—

                    2. be consistent with this Act and with any standards or policies prescribed by regulations made under this Act; and
                      1. be such as to enable any requirements specified in regulations made under this Act to be met.