Animal Care and Protection Act 2001
sec.87Reporting obligations of registered persons
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sec.87 Reporting obligations of registered persons
Each registered person must, on or before 31 May in each year (the reporting day ), give the chief executive a written report (an annual report ) for the period from 1 January to 31 December immediately before the reporting day that complies with subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—150 penalty units. For subsection (1) , an annual report must state— information prescribed under a regulation about— animals the person has used, or allowed to be used, for scientific purposes; and complaints, enquiries and grievances about the use of animals for scientific purposes; and another matter prescribed under a regulation about the scientific use of animals by the person. The chief executive and the registered person may, by writing, agree to change the reporting day to another day (the new reporting day ). If the reporting day is changed— the period from when the last annual report was given to the new reporting day is taken to be a period for which an annual report must be given under subsection (1) ; and subject to paragraph (a) , the period mentioned in subsection (1) is taken to be changed to the equivalent period that corresponds with the change. s 87 amd 2006 No. 48 s 7 (sec.87-ssec.1) Each registered person must, on or before 31 May in each year (the reporting day ), give the chief executive a written report (an annual report ) for the period from 1 January to 31 December immediately before the reporting day that complies with subsection (2) . Maximum penalty—150 penalty units. (sec.87-ssec.2) For subsection (1) , an annual report must state— information prescribed under a regulation about— animals the person has used, or allowed to be used, for scientific purposes; and complaints, enquiries and grievances about the use of animals for scientific purposes; and another matter prescribed under a regulation about the scientific use of animals by the person. (sec.87-ssec.3) The chief executive and the registered person may, by writing, agree to change the reporting day to another day (the new reporting day ). (sec.87-ssec.4) If the reporting day is changed— the period from when the last annual report was given to the new reporting day is taken to be a period for which an annual report must be given under subsection (1) ; and subject to paragraph (a) , the period mentioned in subsection (1) is taken to be changed to the equivalent period that corresponds with the change.
- (a) information prescribed under a regulation about— (i) animals the person has used, or allowed to be used, for scientific purposes; and (ii) complaints, enquiries and grievances about the use of animals for scientific purposes; and
- (i) animals the person has used, or allowed to be used, for scientific purposes; and
- (ii) complaints, enquiries and grievances about the use of animals for scientific purposes; and