Animal Welfare Act 1993

A licensed institution must submit a report to the Minister on its activities in relation to animal research carried out by it no later than – the date specified for the submission of the report in the licence, or the conditions of the licence, of the institution; or if no date is specified in the licence or its conditions, 14 months after the issue of the licence.

After submitting a report under subsection (1), a licensed institution must submit a report to the Minister at 12-month intervals.

The report is to contain the following:the numbers and types of animals used in animal research; the types of animal research carried out; any other information the Minister may require.

As soon as practicable after 30 June and before 30 September in each year, the Minister is to cause a report to be laid on the table of each House of Parliament summarizing the reports submitted under this section.