Offences relating to project approval

Current

(1)

A person commits an offence if:

(a)

the person is a registered person; and

(b)

the person intentionally:

(i)

uses an animal for scientific purposes; or

(ii)

allows an animal to be used for scientific purposes; and

(c)

there is no project approval in force for the use.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

(2)

A person commits an offence if:

(a)

the person is a registered person; and

(b)

the person intentionally:

(i)

uses an animal for scientific purposes; or

(ii)

allows an animal to be used for scientific purposes; and

(c)

there is a project approval in force for the use; and

(d) the use results in a contravention of the project approval or its conditions and the person is reckless in relation to that result.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

(3) Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(a) and (c) and (2)(a) and (c).

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