Part 7Animal Welfare Fund

Part 7—Animal Welfare Fund 58—Animal Welfare Fund (1) The Animal Welfare Fund is established. (2) The Fund will consist of— (a) fees paid for licences, permits and registrations under Part 4; and (b) penalties paid in respect of offences against this Act; and (c) expiation fees paid under this Act; and (d) any money— (i) forfeited to the Minister or the Crown under this Act; or (ii) received from the sale of a thing that is forfeited to the Minister or the Crown under this Act; and (e) any costs recovered under section 51; and (f) income and accretions from investment of money from the Fund; and (g) any other money required to be paid into the Fund under this or any other Act. (3) Any money in the Fund that is not for the time being required for the purposes of the Fund may be invested by the Minister in any manner that the Minister thinks fit. (4) The Minister may apply any portion of the Fund towards— (a) paying any costs or expenses incurred in the administration or enforcement of this Act; and (b) the promotion of research into the welfare of animals (including wildlife); and (c) funding education programs relating to the protection of animal welfare and the prevention of harm to animals; and (d) funding other programs, or achieving other outcomes, prescribed by the regulations; and (e) providing for any matter that, in the opinion of the Minister, advances the objects of this Act.