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Animal Welfare Act 1999

Use of animals in research, testing, and teaching - Reviews of code holders and animal ethics committees

112: Performance standards

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"Rules for checking how well people care for animals"

The Director-General can create rules, called performance standards, for people who review how well code holders and animal ethics committees are doing their jobs. You can find these rules in the Gazette. The Director-General can also change or cancel these rules at any time.

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Part 6Use of animals in research, testing, and teaching
Reviews of code holders and animal ethics committees

112Performance standards

  1. The Director-General may from time to time, by notice in the Gazette,—

  2. issue performance standards in relation to the exercise or performance by accredited reviewers of their functions, powers, and duties under this Act:
    1. amend or revoke any performance standards issued under paragraph (a).