56AApproval of lethality tests

#### 56A Approval of lethality tests 56A Approval of lethality tests > > (1) An accredited research establishment must ensure that a record is kept for the period prescribed by the regulations, being a record that includes the particulars prescribed by the regulations, of all lethality tests that are approved by its animal care and ethics committee, or by a subcommittee of the committee, during each reporting period. > > > > Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. > > > (2) An accredited research establishment that makes a record under this section must give a copy of the record to the Panel within one month after the end of the reporting period to which the record relates. > > > > Maximum penalty—30 penalty units. > > > (3) The Panel may cause any information contained in a record provided to it under this section (other than the name of the accredited research establishment that provided it) to be made available to the public. > > > (4) In this section— > > > > lethality test means an animal research procedure in which any material or substance is administered to animals for the purpose of determining whether any animals will die or how many animals will die. > > > > reporting period means the period commencing on the commencement of this section and ending on 31 December in the same year and each period of 12 months thereafter. > > **s 56A:** Ins 1997 No 25, Sch 1 \[47\].