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About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the Animal Welfare Regulation 2001, made under the Animal Welfare
Act 1992 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial
changes)) as in force on 31 July 2025. It also includes any commencement, amendment, repeal
or expiry affecting this republished law to 31 July 2025.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The
changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into
line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of regulation 2
2 Dictionary 2
3 Notes 2
4 Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc 3
Part 2 Animal welfare offences
5 Prescribed electrical devices and animals—Act, s 13 4
5A Prescribed prohibited items—Act, s 14 4
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Part 3 Using or breeding animals for research or
teaching
6 Prescribed animals—Act, s 25 (2) (c) 6
6A Licence conditions—Act, s 28 6
6B Authorisation conditions—Act, s 39 7
7 Animal ethics committees—Act, s 50 and dict 7
Part 4 Circuses and travelling zoos
7A Circus permit condition—Act, s 56 9
7B Travelling zoo permit condition—Act, s 56 9
Part 5 Animal trapping
7C Prohibited traps—Act, s 60 10
7D Trapping permit condition—Act, s 65 10
Part 6 Commercial egg production
Division 6.1 Preliminary
8 Definitions—pt 6 11
9 Meaning of keeps a laying fowl—pt 6 12
Division 6.3 General food and water requirements
18 Offences—failure to provide adequate food and water 12
Division 6.4 Inspection requirements
20 Offence—failure to carry out inspection 13
21 Offence—unsatisfactory inspection 13
22 Offence—failure to act after inspection in relation to injured or sick fowl 14
23 Offence—failure to act after inspection in relation to water etc 15
24 Offence—failure to keep inspection records 16
Division 6.5 Management practices
25 Offence—blinkers etc 16
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Schedule 1 Permitted uses of electrical devices on
animals 17
Schedule 2 Animals permitted to be used for teaching in
certain schools 18
Part 2.1 Amphibians 18
Part 2.2 Birds 18
Part 2.3 Fish 19
Part 2.4 Mammals 19
Dictionary 20
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 21
2 Abbreviation key 21
3 Legislation history 22
4 Amendment history 24
5 Earlier republications 28
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Animal Welfare Regulation 2001.
2 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in
this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other
terms defined elsewhere in this regulation.
For example, the signpost definition ‘fowl, for part 6 (Commercial egg
production)—see section 8’ means that the term ‘fowl’ is defined in that
section for part 6.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to
the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the
regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears
(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
3 Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this
regulation.
Note See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.
Preliminary Part 1
Section 4
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4 Offences against regulation—application of Criminal
Code etc
Other legislation applies in relation to offences against this
regulation.
Note 1 Criminal Code
The Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this regulation
(see Code, pt 2.1).
The chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility
(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used
for offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,
recklessness and strict liability).
Note 2 Penalty units
The Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties
that are expressed in penalty units.
Part 2 Animal welfare offences
Section 5
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Part 2 Animal welfare offences
5 Prescribed electrical devices and animals—Act, s 13
The Act, section 13 does not apply to the use by a person of an
electrical device mentioned in an item of schedule 1 on an animal
mentioned in the same item of that schedule.
Note The Act, s 13 prohibits the administration of a shock to an animal, except
in a manner authorised under a territory law.
5A Prescribed prohibited items—Act, s 14
(1) The following items are prescribed:
(a) a soft-jaw trap;
(b) a shock collar;
(c) a spur with a sharpened or fixed rowel;
(d) a cockfighting spur;
(e) any other device or other thing made or adapted to be attached
to an animal for a violent animal activity.
(2) However, the item mentioned in subsection (1) (a) is not prescribed
in relation to the use or possession of the item by any of the following
people:
(a) an authorised person exercising a function under the Biosecurity
Act 2023;
(b) a conservation officer exercising a function under the Nature
Conservation Act 2014;
(c) a trapping permit-holder;
(d) a person holding a nature conservation licence that authorises
the person to carry out trapping.
Animal welfare offences Part 2
Section 5A
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(3) In this section:
conservation officer—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014,
dictionary.
nature conservation licence—see the Nature Conservation Act 2014,
section 262.
violent animal activity—see the Act, section 17 (6).
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Section 6
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Part 3 Using or breeding animals for
research or teaching
6 Prescribed animals—Act, s 25 (2) (c)
The Act, section 25 does not apply to a person who uses an animal
mentioned in schedule 2 for teaching purposes in a preschool or
primary school.
Note The Act, s 25 (1) prohibits the use or breeding of an animal for research
or teaching.
6A Licence conditions—Act, s 28
A licence is subject to the following conditions:
(a) that the licensee must, in accordance with the Act, establish and
maintain—
(i) an animal ethics committee; or
(ii) appropriate arrangements with an existing animal ethics
committee for that committee to exercise the functions of
an animal ethics committee in relation to the licensee's
activities;
(b) that, if the authority asks the licensee for information or a
document under the Act, section 31 (Licensees—request for
information and documents), the licensee must give the
information or document to the authority;
(c) that the licensee must comply with any direction of the animal
ethics committee issued under the Act.
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments
made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation
Act, s 104).
Using or breeding animals for research or teaching Part 3
Section 6B
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6B Authorisation conditions—Act, s 39
An authorisation is subject to the following conditions:
(a) that, if the animal ethics committee asks the authorisation holder
for information or a document under the Act, section 43
(Authorisation holders—request for information and
documents), the person must give the information or document
to the committee;
(b) that the authorisation holder must comply with any direction of
the animal ethics committee issued under the Act.
Note A reference to an Act includes a reference to the statutory instruments
made or in force under the Act, including any regulation (see Legislation
Act, s 104).
7 Animal ethics committees—Act, s 50 and dict
(1) An animal ethics committee established in accordance with the code
is an animal ethics committee for the Act.
(2) The constitution and functions of an animal ethics committee are the
constitution and functions set out in the code.
(3) An animal ethics committee for a licence must report annually to the
authority about the following in relation to the animals that the
committee has approved for use or breeding by the licensee:
(a) how many animals were used or bred;
(b) the species of the animals.
Note If a form is approved under the Act, s 110A for the report, the form must
be used.
(4) A report under subsection (3) must be given to the authority within 4
months after each 30 June.
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(5) The Legislation Act, section 47 (6) does not apply to the code.
Note 1 The text of an applied, adopted or incorporated law or instrument,
whether applied as in force from time to time or at a particular time, is
taken to be a notifiable instrument if the operation of the Legislation Act,
s 47 (5) or (6) is not disapplied (see s 47 (7)).
Note 2 A notifiable instrument must be notified under the Legislation Act.
(6) In this section:
code means the Australian code of practice for the care and use of
animals for scientific purposes, published by the National Health and
Medical Research Council, as in force from time to time.
Note The code may be accessed at www.nhmrc.gov.au.
Circuses and travelling zoos Part 4
Section 7A
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Part 4 Circuses and travelling zoos
7A Circus permit condition—Act, s 56
A circus permit is subject to the condition that the circus
permit-holder must not include in the circus troupe a prohibited
animal, whether or not for the purpose of using the animal in the
circus.
7B Travelling zoo permit condition—Act, s 56
A travelling zoo permit is subject to the condition that the travelling
zoo permit-holder must not include as part of the travelling zoo a
prohibited animal, whether or not for the purpose of using the animal
in the travelling zoo.
Part 5 Animal trapping
Section 7C
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Part 5 Animal trapping
7C Prohibited traps—Act, s 60
(1) The following are prohibited traps:
(a) glue trap;
(b) metal-toothed rodent trap.
(2) In this section:
glue trap means a trap (however described) that contains glue, or
another viscid substance, that is non-drying.
metal-toothed rodent trap means a trap (however described) that has
a spring-loaded metal arm and metal-toothed edge around the trap’s
base.
7D Trapping permit condition—Act, s 65
A trapping permit is subject to the condition that, if the authority asks
the trapping permit-holder for information or a document under the
Act, section 68 (Trapping permit-holders—request for information
and documents), the permit-holder must give the information or
document to the authority.
Commercial egg production Part 6
Preliminary Division 6.1
Section 8
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Part 6 Commercial egg production
Division 6.1 Preliminary
8 Definitions—pt 6
In this part:
adequate food, for a laying fowl, means food that—
(a) contains enough nutrients for the good health and vitality of the
fowl; and
(b) is of sufficient quantity to meet the physiological needs of the
fowl; and
(c) is not harmful to the fowl.
adequate water, for a laying fowl, means water that—
(a) is at a temperature and of a quality that the fowl will drink; and
(b) is of sufficient quantity and quality to meet the physiological
needs of the fowl; and
(c) is not harmful to the fowl.
cup drinker means a cup that—
(a) is attached to a water line; and
(b) has a lever or other device in it; and
(c) is filled with water if pressure is applied to the lever or device.
drinker means a nipple drinker or a cup drinker, but does not include
a splash cup located under a nipple drinker.
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Division 6.3 General food and water requirements
Section 9
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feeder means the container or equipment from which a laying fowl
eats and includes—
(a) a food trough; and
(b) a conveyor line or belt carrying food to the fowl.
fowl means a domesticated chicken (Gallus gallus).
layer pullet means a female fowl less than 16 weeks old.
laying fowl means a fowl, other than a layer pullet, which is bred,
kept or used for commercial egg production.
nipple drinker means a nipple that is attached to a water line.
shed means a structure of any kind that has a roof and walls and is
used to keep laying fowl.
9 Meaning of keeps a laying fowl—pt 6
For this part, a person keeps a laying fowl if the person—
(a) owns a facility used for commercial egg production; and
(b) has a laying fowl at the facility.
Division 6.3 General food and water requirements
18 Offences—failure to provide adequate food and water
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) keeps a laying fowl; and
(b) fails to provide adequate food for the fowl at least once every
24 hours.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) keeps a laying fowl; and
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Inspection requirements Division 6.4
Section 20
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(b) fails to provide adequate water for the fowl at least once every
24 hours.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(3) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
Division 6.4 Inspection requirements
20 Offence—failure to carry out inspection
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) keeps a laying fowl; and
(b) fails to inspect, or fails to arrange for another person to inspect,
the following at least once every 24 hours:
(i) the fowl;
(ii) a water trough, drinker or feeder provided for the fowl;
(iii) if the fowl is kept in a shed—an electronic or mechanical
system controlling light, humidity, temperature or
ventilation in the shed.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
21 Offence—unsatisfactory inspection
(1) A person commits an offence if—
(a) the person keeps a laying fowl; and
(b) the person carried out, or arranged for another person to carry
out, an inspection mentioned in section 20 (1) (b); and
(c) the inspection did not cover 1 or more of the following:
(i) for an inspection of a fowl—assessing the fowl’s health
and checking for any injury;
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(ii) for an inspection of a water trough—checking whether
there is water in the trough;
(iii) for an inspection of a drinker, or an electronic or
mechanical drinking system—checking the operation of
the drinker or system;
(iv) for an inspection of a feeder—checking—
(A) whether there is food in or on the feeder; and
(B) if there is food in or on the feeder—whether the food
is contaminated; and
(C) if the feeder is electronically or mechanically
operated—the operation of the feeder.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
22 Offence—failure to act after inspection in relation to
injured or sick fowl
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) keeps a laying fowl; and
(b) carries out, or arranges for another person to carry out, an
inspection mentioned in section 20 (1) (b) (i); and
(c) fails, or fails to arrange for another person, after the inspection
is carried out, to immediately destroy the fowl, or arrange for it
to be treated, if it is injured or sick.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
Commercial egg production Part 6
Inspection requirements Division 6.4
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23 Offence—failure to act after inspection in relation to
water etc
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) keeps a laying fowl; and
(b) carries out, or arranges for another person to carry out, an
inspection mentioned in section 20 (1) (b) (ii) or (iii); and
(c) fails, or fails to arrange for another person, to do any of the
following after the inspection is carried out:
(i) if a water trough provided for the fowl has little or no water
in the trough—provide the fowl with adequate water;
(ii) if a drinker or an electronic or mechanical drinking system
provided for the fowl is not operating correctly—take
reasonable steps to correct the operation of the drinker or
system, and provide the fowl with adequate water;
(iii) if a feeder provided for the fowl has little or no food in or
on the feeder—provide the fowl with adequate food;
(iv) if the food in or on a feeder is contaminated—replace the
contaminated food with food that is not contaminated, and
take reasonable steps to prevent future contamination of
food provided by the feeder;
(v) if an electronically or mechanically operated feeder is not
operating correctly—take reasonable steps to correct the
operation of the feeder.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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Division 6.5 Management practices
Section 24
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24 Offence—failure to keep inspection records
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) keeps a laying fowl; and
(b) fails to keep a record—
(i) of each inspection of the matters mentioned in
section 21 (1) (c); and
(ii) of the actions mentioned in section 22 (1) (c) and
section 23 (1) (c); and
(iii) for at least 1 year after the record is made.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
Division 6.5 Management practices
25 Offence—blinkers etc
(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) keeps a laying fowl; and
(b) applies, or allows another person to apply, blinkers or any other
vision impairing equipment to the fowl.
Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.
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Schedule 1 Permitted uses of electrical
devices on animals
(see s 5)
column 1
item
column 2
permitted electrical device
column 3
permitted species of animal
1 electro-ejaculator cattle and sheep
2 electric stock prod cattle and pigs
3 electric fence animals other than poultry or
domestic animals
Schedule 2 Animals permitted to be used for teaching in certain schools
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Schedule 2 Animals permitted to be used
for teaching in certain schools
(see s 6)
Part 2.1 Amphibians
column 1
item
column 2
animal
1 axolotl
2 frog
Part 2.2 Birds
column 1
item
column 2
animal
3 budgerigar
4 chicken
5 cockatiel
6 finch
7 pigeon
8 quail
Animals permitted to be used for teaching in certain schools Schedule 2
Fish Part 2.3
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Part 2.3 Fish
column 1
item
column 2
animal
9 goldfish
10 guppy
11 platy
12 silver perch
13 sword tail
Part 2.4 Mammals
column 1
item
column 2
animal
14 guinea pig
15 mouse
16 rabbit
17 rat
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Dictionary
(see s 2)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this regulation.
For example:
• maximum penalty
• must (see s 146)
• person (see s 160).
Note 2 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in
the Animal Welfare Act 1992.
adequate food, for a laying fowl, for part 6 (Commercial egg
production)—see section 8.
adequate water, for a laying fowl, for part 6 (Commercial egg
production)—see section 8.
cup drinker, for part 6 (Commercial egg production)—see section 8.
drinker, for part 6 (Commercial egg production)—see section 8.
feeder, for part 6 (Commercial egg production)—see section 8.
fowl, for part 6 (Commercial egg production)—see section 8.
keeps a laying fowl, for part 6—see section 9.
layer pullet, for part 6 (Commercial egg production)—see section 8.
laying fowl, for part 6 (Commercial egg production)—see section 8.
nipple drinker, for part 6 (Commercial egg production)—see
section 8.
shed, for part 6 (Commercial egg production)—see section 8.
Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Endnotes
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3 Legislation history
This regulation was originally the Animal Welfare Regulations 2001. It was
renamed under the Legislation Act 2001.
Animal Welfare Regulation 2001 SL2001-26
notified 2 August 2001 (Gaz 2001 No 31)
commenced 2 August 2001 (s 2)
as amended by
Statute Law Amendment Act 2002 A2002-30 pt 3.3
notified LR 16 September 2002
s 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 19 May 1997 (LA s 75 (2))
pt 3.3 commenced 17 September 2002 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2003 A2003-41 sch 3 pt 3.1
notified LR 11 September 2003
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 September 2003 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.1 commenced 9 October 2003 (s 2 (1))
Criminal Code Harmonisation Act 2005 A2005-54 sch 1 pt 1.5
notified LR 27 October 2005
s 1, s 2 commenced 27 October 2005 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.5 commenced 24 November 2005 (s 2)
Animal Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2007 A2007-7 pt 3
notified LR 26 March 2007
s 1, s 2 commenced 26 March 2007 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 27 March 2007 (s 2 (1))
Statute Law Amendment Act 2009 A2009-20 sch 3 pt 3.3
notified LR 1 September 2009
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 September 2009 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 3 pt 3.3 commenced 22 September 2009 (s 2)
Animal Welfare Amendment Regulation 2010 (No 1) SL2010-9
notified LR 17 March 2010
s 1, s 2 commenced 17 March 2010 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 20 July 2010 (s 2 and CN2010-6)
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Animal Welfare (Factory Farming) Amendment Act 2014 A2014-3 pt 3
notified LR 6 March 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 6 March 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 7 March 2014 (s 2)
Animal Welfare Amendment Regulation 2014 (No 1) SL2014-13
notified LR 30 June 2014
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 June 2014 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 1 July 2014 (s 2)
Animal Welfare Amendment Legislation Act 2019 A2019-35 pt 3
notified LR 10 October 2019
s 1, s 2 commenced 10 October 2019 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 17 October 2019 (s 2 (1))
Animal Management and Welfare Legislation Amendment Act 2023
A2023-1 pt 3
notified LR 15 February 2023
s 1, s 2 commenced 15 February 2023 (LA s 75 (1))
pt 3 commenced 22 February 2023 (s 2)
Animal Welfare Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1) SL2025-16
notified LR 30 July 2025
s 1, s 2 commenced 30 July 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 31 July 2025 (s 2)
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4 Amendment history
Preliminary
pt 1 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 4
Name of regulation
s 1 am R4 LA
Dictionary
s 2 om LA s 89 (4)
ins A2007-7 s 32
Meaning of code
s 3 orig s 3
om A2007-7 s 32
pres s 3
(prev s 4) renum as s 3 A2007-7 s 33
Notes
s 4 orig s 4
renum as s 3
pres s 4
(prev s 4A) ins A2005-54 amdt 1.32
renum as s 4 A2007-7 s 33
Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc
s 4A renum as s 4
Animal welfare offences
pt 2 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 5
Prescribed electrical devices and animals—Act, s 13
s 5 sub SL2010-9 s 5
Prescribed prohibited items—Act, s 14
s 5A ins A2019-35 s 123
am SL2025-16 s 4, s 5; ss renum R14 LA
Using or breeding animals for research or teaching
pt 3 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 6
sub A2023-1 s 7
Prescribed animals—Act, s 25 (2) (c)
s 6 hdg sub SL2010-9 s 6
Licence conditions—Act, s 28
s 6A ins A2007-7 s 34
Authorisation conditions—Act, s 39
s 6B ins A2007-7 s 34
am A2009-20 amdt 3.7, amdt 3.8
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Animal ethics committees—Act, s 50 and dict
s 7 sub A2007-7 s 35
am SL2014-13 s 4, s 5
Circuses and travelling zoos
pt 4 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 7
Circus permit condition—Act, s 56
s 7A ins A2007-7 s 36
Travelling zoo permit condition—Act, s 56
s 7B ins A2007-7 s 36
Animal trapping
pt 5 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 8
Prohibited traps—Act, s 60
s 7C ins A2007-7 s 36
Trapping permit condition—Act, s 65
s 7D ins A2007-7 s 36
Commercial egg production
pt 6 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 9
Preliminary
div 6.1 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 9
Definitions—pt 6
s 8 am A2002-30 amdt 3.32; A2003-41 amdt 3.1; A2005-54
amdt 1.33; ss renum A2005-54 amdt 1.34
(5), (6) exp 1 January 2008 (s 8 (6))
sub SL2010-9 s 9
def adequate food ins SL2010-9 s 9
def adequate water ins SL2010-9 s 9
def cup drinker ins SL2010-9 s 9
def drinker ins SL2010-9 s 9
def feeder ins SL2010-9 s 9
def floor area ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 12
def fowl ins SL2010-9 s 9
def layer pullet ins SL2010-9 s 9
def laying fowl ins SL2010-9 s 9
def nipple drinker ins SL2010-9 s 9
def shed ins SL2010-9 s 9
Meaning of keeps a laying fowl—pt 6
s 9 om LA s 89 (3)
ins SL2010-9 s 9
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Laying fowl kept in cages
div 6.2 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
Offences—failure to provide access to food and water
s 10 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
Offence—failure to comply with multi-deck structure requirements
s 11 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
Offence—failure to comply with cage floor requirement
s 12 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
Offence—failure to comply with cage height requirements
s 13 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
Offences—failure to comply with cage door requirements
s 14 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
Offence—failure to provide minimum cage floor area for 1 laying fowl
s 15 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
Offence—failure to provide minimum cage floor area for 2 laying fowl
s 16 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
Offences—failure to provide minimum cage floor area for 3 or more laying
fowl
s 17 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 13
General food and water requirements
div 6.3 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 9
Offences—failure to provide adequate food and water
s 18 ins SL2010-9 s 9
Inspection requirements
div 6.4 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 9
Meaning of trapped—div 6.4
s 19 ins SL2010-9 s 9
om A2014-3 s 14
Offence—failure to carry out inspection
s 20 ins SL2010-9 s 9
am A2014-3 s 15; pars renum R10 LA
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Offence—unsatisfactory inspection
s 21 ins SL2010-9 s 9
am A2014-3 s 16; pars renum R10 LA
Offence—failure to act after inspection in relation to injured or sick fowl
s 22 hdg sub A2014-3 s 17
s 22 ins SL2010-9 s 9
am A2014-3 s 18, s 19
Offence—failure to act after inspection in relation to water etc
s 23 ins SL2010-9 s 9
Offence—failure to keep inspection records
s 24 ins SL2010-9 s 9
Management practices
div 6.5 hdg ins SL2010-9 s 9
Offence—blinkers etc
s 25 ins SL2010-9 s 9
Permitted uses of electrical devices on animals
sch 1 am A2007-7 s 37
Dictionary
dict ins A2007-7 s 38
am A2023-1 s 8
def adequate food ins SL2010-9 s 10
def adequate water ins SL2010-9 s 10
def code ins A2007-7 s 38
om SL2014-13 s 6
def cup drinker ins SL2010-9 s 10
def drinker ins SL2010-9 s 10
def feeder ins SL2010-9 s 10
def floor area ins SL2010-9 s 10
om A2014-3 s 20
def fowl ins SL2010-9 s 10
def keeps a laying fowl ins SL2010-9 s 10
def layer pullet ins SL2010-9 s 10
def laying fowl ins SL2010-9 s 10
def nipple drinker ins SL2010-9 s 10
def shed ins SL2010-9 s 10