Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.55Criteria for decision
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sec.55 Criteria for decision
The chief executive must not grant a registration application unless the chief executive is satisfied the applicant and each animal ethics committee proposed for the applicant is likely, if the applicant is registered, to comply with the scientific use code. In considering the application, the chief executive must consider— whether a disqualifying event has happened in relation to the applicant or any proposed member of an animal ethics committee for the applicant; and if the applicant is a corporation, whether a disqualifying event has happened in relation to— any of its executive officers; or another corporation of which any of its executive officers is, or has been, an executive officer; and another matter prescribed under a regulation. Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the matters the chief executive may consider. (sec.55-ssec.1) The chief executive must not grant a registration application unless the chief executive is satisfied the applicant and each animal ethics committee proposed for the applicant is likely, if the applicant is registered, to comply with the scientific use code. (sec.55-ssec.2) In considering the application, the chief executive must consider— whether a disqualifying event has happened in relation to the applicant or any proposed member of an animal ethics committee for the applicant; and if the applicant is a corporation, whether a disqualifying event has happened in relation to— any of its executive officers; or another corporation of which any of its executive officers is, or has been, an executive officer; and another matter prescribed under a regulation. (sec.55-ssec.3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not limit the matters the chief executive may consider.
- (a) whether a disqualifying event has happened in relation to the applicant or any proposed member of an animal ethics committee for the applicant; and
- (b) if the applicant is a corporation, whether a disqualifying event has happened in relation to— (i) any of its executive officers; or (ii) another corporation of which any of its executive officers is, or has been, an executive officer; and
- (i) any of its executive officers; or
- (ii) another corporation of which any of its executive officers is, or has been, an executive officer; and
- (c) another matter prescribed under a regulation.
- (i) any of its executive officers; or
- (ii) another corporation of which any of its executive officers is, or has been, an executive officer; and