Definitions
36 Definitions
In this Part:
accredited animal ethics committee means an animal ethics committee accredited under Division 3.
animal includes a live:
non-human member of a vertebrate species; and
cephalopod.
Examples for definition animal
Fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
animal ethics committee means an animal ethics committee formed under the scientific use code.
animal welfare offence means:
an offence against Part 3; or
(b) an offence under a corresponding law that is the same as, or similar to, an offence against Part 3; or
an offence against Part 2 of the former Act.
CEO guidelines, see section 39.
chief investigator means the person who holds the role of chief investigator for the purposes of a project.
educational institution means a school, college or university, or an institute established for teaching or research.
project means an activity or group of activities that form a discrete piece of work that aims to use an animal for scientific purposes.
project approval, means an approval under section 61 of a project to use an animal for scientific purposes.
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