40Evidence—guidelines relating to the welfare of farm or companion animals

40 Evidence—guidelines relating to the welfare of farm or companion animals

40 Evidence—guidelines relating to the welfare of farm or companion animals

(1) For the Act, section 34A(1), the following documents, published by CSIRO Publishing and as in force from time to time, are adopted as guidelines—

(a) Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Domestic Poultry,

(b) Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Farmed Buffalo,

(c) Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Animals at Saleyards,

(d) Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: The Goat,

(e) Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: The Farming of Deer,

(f) National Guidelines for Beef Cattle Feedlots in Australia.

Note—

Copies of these documents are available for purchase or download from CSIRO Publishing’s website.

(2) For subsection (1)(e), the Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: The Farming of Deer, as in force at the commencement of this section, is taken to have been amended by omitting clause 5.2 (ii) and inserting instead—

(ii) Removal of the “velvet antlers” should be the responsibility of a veterinary practitioner or a person referred to in the Veterinary Practice Act 2003, section 9(2)(e).

(3) For the Act, section 34A(1), the following documents, as in force from time to time, are adopted as guidelines—

(a1) the document titled NSW Animal Welfare Guide for Virtual Fencing of Cattle, published by the Department,

(a) the document titled Welfare scoring nutritionally deprived beef cattle, dairy cattle and their crosses, sheep and horses, published by the Department,

(b) Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Cattle, published by Animal Health Australia,

(c) Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines – Sheep, published by Animal Health Australia.

s 40: Am 2025 (678), Sch 1[2] [3].