126Sources of animals used under the licence

126 Sources of animals used under the licence

(1) Any specified animal that is used in any scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures carried out under a scientific procedures field work licence must have been bred at—

(a) a scientific premises for which a scientific procedures premises licence has been granted, where the breeding of the animal has been carried out for the purposes of scientific procedures to be carried out at the premises; or

(c) premises within Australia but outside Victoria which comply with all relevant requirements for the breeding of specified animals that are imposed by the State or Territory in which the premises are located; or

(d) premises outside Australia which comply with all relevant requirements for the breeding of specified animals that are imposed by the country in which the premises are located.

(2) Despite subregulation (1), a specified animal that has been bred in its native habitat must not be used for a scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures under the licence or for breeding for the purposes of such a procedure or program.

(3) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a licence issued for the purposes of scientific procedures undertaken by or at—

(a) a TAFE institute, RTO or registered school within the meaning of the Education and Training Reform Act 2006; or

(b) a licensed children's service within the meaning of the Children's Services Act 1996; or

(c) an approved education and care service within the meaning of the Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria).

(4) An animal must not be procured or obtained from an animal pound or shelter for use in a scientific procedure or program of scientific procedures under a scientific procedures field work licence, unless—

(a) the objective of the procedure or program of procedures is to promote the welfare of animals that are housed in pounds or shelters; or

(b) the objective of the procedure or program of procedures is to train students in a nationally endorsed competency unit of an accredited education course or training package, and—

(i) the procedure or procedures would normally occur as part of routine management or veterinary clinical management of the animal; and

(ii) the animal is not subjected to anything additional to routine management or veterinary clinical management of the animal; and

(iii) the person conducting training is competent to carry out the procedure or procedures.