Northern Territory Numbered Acts

ANIMAL PROTECTION ACT 2018 (NO 25 OF 2018) - SECT 69

    (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).