Div 9Further miscellaneous powers, duties and offences 96

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 32IA Considerations for renewal of licence 119 32J Application to renew a licence 120 32K Power of the Department Head to vary licences 121 32L Variation of licence on the motion of the Department Head 121 32LA Considerations for variation of a licence on the motion of the Department Head 122 32M Application to vary a licence 122 32N Suspension of licence and notice of proposal to cancel 123 32O Making of submissions on suspension 124 32P Power of the Department Head to cancel a licence 124 32Q Notice of Department Head's decision 125 32R Coming into effect of cancellation 125 Division 7—Miscellaneous 125 33 Review by Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal 125 34 Peer Review Committees 126 35 Authorised officers 127 35A Offences as to authorised officers 128 36 Offences 129 Part 3AA—Enforcement for Part 3 131 36A Entry to monitor compliance 131 36B Application for search warrant 133 36C Search warrant 134 36D Seizure and samples of things not mentioned in the warrant 135 36E Requirements for search warrants 136 36F Requirements for seizure of things and taking samples 137 36G Notice to comply 137 36H Notice as to treatment, destruction etc. of animal 139 36I Commencement of proceeding not prevented 140 36J Department Head may take action where notice not complied with 140 36K Court may make adverse publicity order 140 36L Action Department Head may take on finding of contempt 142 36M Department Head may give notice of intent to act on failure to comply with order 142 36N Action to be taken if response to notice not satisfactory 143 36O Action for contempt 143 36P Recovery of costs 143 36Q Requirement to give information to authorised officer during entry 144 36R Protection against self-incrimination 144 36S Power to file charges 145 36T Power to prepare compliance report 145 36U Imposing fees for compliance reports 145 36V Payment of fee 146 Part 3A—Infringement notices 147 37A Power to serve a notice 147 37B Form of notice 148 Part 3B—Animals in Research and Teaching Welfare Fund 149 37C Animals in Research and Teaching Welfare Fund 149 37D Payments into the Fund 149 37E Investment of money in the Fund 149 37F Payment of money out of the Fund 149 Part 4—Miscellaneous 150 38 Delegation 150 39 Evidence 150 40 Neglect to prosecute 151 41 Liability for offences 151 41AA Offences by bodies corporate 152 41AB Conduct by officers, employees or agents 152 41AC Time for charging certain offences under this Act 154 41A Council employees etc. not subject to offence for giving information 155 42 Regulations 155 Part 5—Transitionals 162 43 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Amendment) Act 2000 162 44 Primary Industries and Food Legislation Amendment Act 2012 162 45 Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Amendment Act 2015—Transitional provisions 162 46 Primary Industries Legislation Amendment Act 2016—Transitional provisions 163 Schedule 165 Endnotes 166 1 General information 166 2 Table of Amendments 168 3 Explanatory details 175 **Version** **097** **Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986** **No. 46 of 1986** Version incorporating amendments as at **The Parliament of Victoria enacts as follows:**