In this Act –

Advisory Committee means the Animal Welfare Advisory Committee established under section 39 ;

animal means –

(a) any live vertebrate animal other than a human being; or

(b) any other creature prescribed for the purposes of any or all of the provisions of this Act;

Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee means a committee referred to in section 30 ;

animal research means a procedure, test, experiment, inquiry or study on an animal which –

(a) is undertaken to develop, demonstrate or acquire knowledge, or techniques, in an area of science or teaching; and

(b) is likely to have a significant adverse effect on the welfare of the animal;

animal welfare guidelines means the guidelines on animal welfare approved by the Minister under section 44B ;

animal welfare standards means the standards for the care and management of animals prescribed in the regulations under section 44A ;

care or charge , in relation to an animal, has the meaning given by section 3A ;

Code of Practice means a code of practice approved by the Minister under section 34 or the Rodeo Code of Practice;

conveyance means any vehicle, vessel, aircraft or other contrivance intended to be, or being, used to carry animals, people or goods over land or water or in the air;

dispose , in relation to an animal, includes, but is not limited to –

(a) the sale or rehoming of the animal; and

(b) euthanising the animal;

function includes duty;

inspector means a person –

(a) appointed under section 36 ; or

(b) carrying out the functions of an inspector under section 38 (3) ;

licensed institution means an institution licensed under Part 4 ;

officer means –

(a) a police officer; or

(b) a person appointed as an officer under section 13 ;

premises includes a conveyance;

regulations means regulations made under this Act;

rodeo means a competition or public event that –

(a) involves the use of cattle or horses, or both; and

(b) may involve the use of other animals; and

(c) involves the riding of bucking animals or the catching, wrestling, roping or tying of animals, or any combination of those activities;

Rodeo Code of Practice means the Code of Practice prescribed for the purposes of section 11A(1)(a) ;

Secretary means Secretary of the Department;

snare means any noose, loop or similar instrument, implement or appliance, other than a lasso, which is capable of being used to catch any animal;

society means –

(a) the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals established in the State; or

(b) any society proclaimed to be a society for the purposes of this Act in accordance with section 49 ;

veterinary surgeon means a person registered as a veterinary surgeon pursuant to Part IV of the Veterinary Surgeons Act 1987 .