Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986
Div 9Further miscellaneous powers, duties and offences 96
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Division 9—Further miscellaneous powers, duties and offences 96
24ZP Notice to comply 96
24ZQ Requirement to give information to inspector during entry 97
24ZQA Requirement to muster, yard or secure animals 98
24ZR Offences as to inspectors 98
24ZS Offences as to veterinary practitioners etc. 98
24ZT Offence to fail to provide name and address 99
24ZTA Requirement to make documents available for inspection 100
24ZU POCTA inspectors must identify themselves 101
24ZV Protection against self-incrimination 101
24ZW Power to file charges 102
24ZX Conduct of proceedings 103
24ZY Court to take judicial notice 103
Part 3—Scientific procedures 104
Division 1—Preliminary 104
25 Definitions 104
Division 2—Offences 106
26 Offences relating to scientific procedures carried out at scientific premises 106
27 Offences relating to scientific procedures carried out outside scientific premises 107
28 Offences relating to breeding of specified animals for use in scientific procedures 110
Division 3—Scientific procedures premises licences 112
29 Grant of a scientific procedures premises licence 112
29A Considerations for grant of scientific procedures premises licence 112
30 Application for a scientific procedures licence 113
31 Duration of scientific procedures premises licences 113
32 Conditions on scientific procedures premises licences 113
Division 4—Scientific procedures field work licences 114
32A Grant of a scientific procedures field work licence 114
32AB Considerations for grant of scientific procedures field work licence 115
32B Application for a scientific procedures field work licence 115
32C Duration of scientific procedures field work licences 116
32D Conditions on scientific procedures field work licences 116
Division 5—Specified animals breeding licences 117
32E Grant of a specified animals breeding licence 117
32EA Considerations for grant of specified animals breeding licence 117
32F Application for a specified animals breeding licence 118
32G Duration of specified animals breeding licence 118
32H Conditions on specified animals breeding licence 118
Division 6—General licensing provisions 119
32I Power of Department Head to renew licences 119