Requirement for registration
40 Requirement for registration
(1) Only the following persons may use, or allow an animal to be used, for scientific purposes:
a registered person;
(b) an individual engaged by a registered person and acting in the course of that engagement;
(c) a student studying at an educational institution that is a registered person and acting in the course of the student's studies at the institution.
A person commits an offence if:
the person intentionally:
uses an animal for scientific purposes; or
allows an animal to be used for scientific purposes; and
the person is not:
a registered person; or
(ii) an individual engaged by a registered person and acting in the course of that engagement; or
(iii) a student studying at an educational institution that is a registered person and acting in the course of the student's studies at the institution.
Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.
Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b).
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