A licence is required to conduct scientific procedures with animals in Victoria.
In Victoria, teachers wanting to use animals for teaching purposes must have approval from an Animal Ethics Committee.
Description of activities involving animals which require a licence. This includes research, teaching and breeding of some laboratory species.
Death as an endpoint is where death is a deliberate measure in the scientific procedure and requires approval by the Minister for Agriculture.
A non-human hominid refers to a non-human member of the family Hominidae, such as gorillas, chimpanzees, bonobos and orangutans.
This licence authorises the use of premises or locations that are not normally used by the licence holder for scientific procedures.
This licence authorises the use of facilities for scientific procedures. Any facility being used to hold animals or conduct research must have an SPPL.
This licence authorises breeding of specified animals within Victoria for supply to other institutions for use in scientific procedures.
The use and keeping of animals in Victoria is overseen by a number of government agencies.
We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal Owners of Country throughout Victoria, their ongoing connection to this land and we pay our respects to their culture and their Elders past, present and future.
