Animal Welfare Act 1992

If the animal ethics committee grants an authorisation, the committee must give—

if the authorisation holder is an individual—the individual an identity card stating the individual’s name; or

if the authorisation holder is a corporation—each authorised staff member an identity card stating the staff member’s name and the corporation’s name.

The identity card must show—

if the authorisation holder is an individual—a recent photograph of the individual; and

if the authorisation holder is a corporation—a recent photograph of the authorised staff member; and

anything else prescribed by regulation.

A person commits an offence if—

the person is given an identity card under subsection (1); and

an authorised officer asks to see the person’s identity card; and

the person does not show the officer the card.

A person commits an offence if—

the person is given an identity card under subsection (1); and

either—

the relevant authorisation ends; or

if the identity card relates to more than 1 authorisation—all authorisations end; and

the person does not return the person’s identity card to the animal ethics committee within 7 days after the day the authorisation ends.

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.