Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person must not
use animals for scientific purposes unless —
(a) the
person is —
(i)
a scientific establishment that holds; or
(ii)
a member of staff of, or a student at, a scientific
establishment that holds,
a licence authorising
that use; and
(b) the
animal ethics committee of the scientific establishment has given approval, in
accordance with the scientific use code, for that person to so use the
animals; and
(c) the
person uses the animals in accordance with that licence and approval.
Penalty: $50 000 and imprisonment for 5 years.
(2) A licensed
scientific establishment must not allow animals to be used for scientific
purposes at a place to which that licence relates unless that use is permitted
under subsection (1).
Penalty: $50 000 and imprisonment for 5 years.