Queensland Consolidated Acts

ANIMAL CARE AND PROTECTION ACT 2001 - SECT 4

4 How purposes are to be primarily achieved

The purposes are to be primarily achieved by the following—

(a) providing for regulations about codes of practice for animal welfare;

(b) allowing regulations to require compliance with codes of practice;

(c) imposing a duty of care on persons in charge of animals;

(d) prohibiting certain conduct in relation to animals;

(e) requiring a person using an animal for scientific purposes to comply with the scientific use code;

(f) providing for the registration of certain users of animals for scientific purposes;

(g) providing for the appointment of authorised officers to monitor compliance with compulsory code requirements and the scientific use code;

(h) providing for the appointment of inspectors to investigate and enforce this Act;

(i) allowing the Minister to establish an animal welfare advisory committee or another body to advise the Minister on animal welfare issues.