Animal Welfare Act 1999 Rev 2018

This Act, consisting of 202 sections divided into nine parts, reforms the law relating to the welfare of animals and the prevention of their ill-treatment, and in particular: (i) recognises that animals are sentient; (ii) requires owners of animals, and persons in charge of animals, to attend properly to the welfare of those animals; (iii) specifies conduct that is or is not permissible in relation to any animal; (iv) provides a process for approving the use of animals in research, testing and teaching; (v) establishes a National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee and a National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee; and (vi) provides for the development and issue of codes of welfare and the approval of codes of ethical conduct.