21Animal care and ethics committees and subcommittees—the Act, ss 13(4) and 15(2)

21 Animal care and ethics committees and subcommittees—the Act, ss 13(4) and 15(2)

21 Animal care and ethics committees and subcommittees—the Act, ss 13(4) and 15(2)

(1) The following ethics committees must have at least 4 members—

(a) an ethics committee for an accredited research establishment,

(b) an ethics committee for a licensed animal supplier,

(c) an ethics committee appointed by the Secretary for the purpose of supervising the animal research carried out by holders of animal research authorities.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subsection (1)—

(a) the membership of each ethics committee must comply with the requirements of clauses 2.2.2–2.2.8 of the Australian Code, and

(b) if an ethics committee has more than 4 members—at least one third of the members must fall within membership Category C or Category D as set out in clause 2.2.4 of the Australian Code.

(3) Schedule 2 contains provisions relating to the constitution and procedure of the ethics committees referred to in subsection (1).

(4) An animal care and ethics subcommittee must include at least one member of the ethics committee that recommended its appointment.

(5) The procedures to be followed by an animal care and ethics subcommittee are the same as the procedures to be followed by the ethics committee that recommended its appointment.