Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The Minister may establish and determine terms of reference for a Peer Review Committee to review any aspect of any scientific procedure, scientific research or animal breeding that is being or is proposed to be carried out under a licence under Part 3.
(2) The Minister may appoint not less than 5 persons as members of the Committee of whom—
(a) one must be a person with experience in the area of animal welfare; and
(b) the remainder must be persons, each of whom has expert skill or knowledge in an area which is relevant to the procedure, research or breeding being reviewed.
(3) A person must not obstruct or fail to give any reasonable assistance to—
(a) a Peer Review Committee when the Committee is exercising its functions; or
(b) a member of a Committee when the member is exercising the member's functions as a member of the Committee.
Penalty: 20 penalty units, in the case of a natural person.
100 penalty units, in the case of a body corporate.
S. 35 (Heading) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 6(1).
S. 35(1) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 6(2).
(1) The Minister may in writing appoint any person whom the Minister considers to have appropriate qualifications to be an authorised officer for the purposes of this Part generally or for any specific purpose under this Part specified in the instrument of appointment.
S. 35(2) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 6(2).
(2) The appointment of an authorised officer remains in force for a period—
(a) specified in the instrument of appointment; and
(b) of not more than three years expiring on 30 June in the year that it ceases to have force.
S. 35(3) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 6(2).
(3) The Minister may cancel the appointment of an authorised officer.
S. 35(4) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 6(2).
(4) The Minister must issue every authorised officer with an identification certificate in the prescribed form.
S. 35(5) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 6(2).
(5) When on duty an authorised officer must on demand produce that certificate.
S. 35(6) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 6(3).
(6) A person who impersonates an authorised officer named in an identification certificate or falsely pretends to be an authorised officer is guilty of an offence.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
S. 35(7) amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 161.1), 103/2003 s. 40, 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 95.3), 71/2014 s. 6(4), repealed by No. 60/2015 s. 45.
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S. 35(8) amended by Nos 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 161.2), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 95.4), 71/2014 s. 6(4), repealed by No. 60/2015 s. 45.
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S. 35A (Heading) amended by No. 71/2014 s. 7(1).
S. 35A inserted by No. 60/2012 s. 44.