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Animal Welfare Act 1999

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

95: Application for amendment, suspension, or revocation of code of ethical conduct

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"Ask to change or cancel a code of ethical conduct for animals"

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You can ask to change or cancel a code of ethical conduct. You must write to the Director-General and explain why you want to make changes. The Director-General will ask the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee for their thoughts on your request. You can make small changes to a code without asking the Director-General first. These small changes must not affect the main purpose of the code. If you make small changes, you must tell the Director-General in writing by 31 March the following year. You must include details of the changes you made.

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

95Application for amendment, suspension, or revocation of code of ethical conduct

  1. Every code holder may apply to the Director-General for his or her approval to the amendment, suspension, or revocation of the approval of the code of ethical conduct in respect of which the code holder holds the Director-General's approval.

  2. Every such application must be in writing and must state the reason why the code of ethical conduct should be amended, suspended, or revoked.

  3. The Director-General must refer to the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee for its comments every application made under subsection (1) for his or her approval to the amendment of a code of ethical conduct and must consult with that Committee with regard to every such application.

  4. Despite subsections (1) to (3), nothing in this section prevents a code holder from making minor amendments to a code of ethical conduct (being minor amendments that would not materially affect the purposes of the code) without the approval of the Director-General.

  5. Where, in any year ending with 31 December, a code holder makes minor amendments to a code of ethical conduct, that code holder must, as soon as practicable after the end of that year but not later than 31 March in the succeeding year, give to the Director-General in writing particulars of those minor amendments.