11Annual reports

11 Annual reports

11 Annual reports

(1) As soon as practicable after 30 June, but on or before 31 December, in each year, the Panel shall prepare and forward to the Minister a report of its work and activities for the 12 months ending on 30 June in that year.

(1A) Without limiting subsection (1), the report must include the following information about applications made to the Panel under section 54C(4)(a)—

(a) the number of applications made,

(b) the number of applications approved,

(c) the number of applications refused,

(d) for each application approved—

(i) the number of animals subject to the approval, and

(ii) the length of the animal research project, and

(iii) the reasons the relevant animal care and ethics committee was satisfied the project was justified to run for longer than 3 years, and

(iv) the nature of the research.

(2) The Minister shall lay the report or cause it to be laid before both Houses of Parliament as soon as practicable after receiving the report.

s 11: Am 2022 No 66, Sch 1[1].