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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
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:**