Notices made under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
Notice of Approval of Standards for the Design and Technical Specifications of Authorised Electronic Collars, No. S 56, 6 February 2020 -1
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
Notice of Approval of Standards for the Design and Technical Specifications of Authorised Electronic Collars
I, Tracey Marsden, Acting Executive Director, Animal Welfare Victoria, as delegate for the Minister for Agriculture approve the Electronic Collar Manufacturer’s Association Technical Requirements for Electronic Pet Training and Containment Collars (Version 6) dated 10 April 2012 (the Standard), for the purposes of Regulation 24(f) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019, subject to the following modifications:
- clause 22.107 of the Standard does not apply, and electronic collars used on dogs or cats in Victoria may emit an automatic audible emission that could be perceived by a dog prior to the delivery of the impending electronic stimulus; and
- electronic collars used on dogs and cats in Victoria may emit a vibratory warning signal prior to the delivery of the impending electronic stimulus.
Copies of the Standard, and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standard IEC 60335-2-76:2002+A1:2006 which is incorporated in the Standard, are available for inspection by the public, free of charge, during normal business hours at the office of Animal Welfare Victoria at 475-485 Mickleham Road, Attwood, Victoria 3049.
This notice comes into effect on the day it is published in the Government Gazette.
Dated 29 January 2020
DR TRACEY MARSDEN
Acting Executive Director
Animal Welfare Victoria
Published in the Victoria Government Gazette 6 February 2020 – view the signed notice on the Victoria Government Gazette website (PDF).
Notice of Approval of Qualifications to be Completed to Allow a Person to be Recognised as a Qualified Dog Trainer, No. S 56, 6 February 2020 -2
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
Notice of Approval of Qualifications to be Completed to Allow a Person to be Recognised as a Qualified Dog Trainer
I, Tracey Marsden, Acting Executive Director, Animal Welfare Victoria, as delegate for the Minister for Agriculture, under Regulation 5 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019, approve the following qualifications for the purposes of the definition of qualified dog trainer under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019:
- the qualification obtained on satisfactory completion of a course that meets the prescribed requirements for a dog obedience trainer assessment program under Regulation 5G of the Domestic Animals Regulations 2015; and
- the qualification obtained on completion of the National Dog Trainers Federation Certificate III in Dog Behaviour and Training course.
This notice takes effect on the day it is published in the Government Gazette.
Dated 29 January 2020
DR TRACEY MARSDEN
Acting Executive Director
Animal Welfare Victoria
Published in the Victoria Government Gazette 6 February 2020 – view the signed notice on the Victoria Government Gazette website.
Notice of Incorporation of Documents, No. S 56, 6 February 2020 -3
Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 - Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
Notice of Incorporation of Documents
As required by section 32 of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984, notice is given that the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019 apply, adopt or incorporate the following documents:
Statutory rule provision | Title of applied, adopted or incorporated document | Matter in applied, adopted or incorporated document |
|---|---|---|
Regulation 5, definition of Australian Code Regulations 108, 109(2), 111(2), 115(1), 115(2), 121, 122(2), 124(2), 127(1), 127(2), 132(d), 134(b), 135(2), 137(2), 141(1), 141(2), 144(2), 146(1). | National Health and Medical Research Council (2013) Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, 8th edition published 26 June 2013 by the National Health and Medical Research Council, Canberra | The whole |
Regulation 5, definition of Laboratory Animals Code of Practice Regulations 108, 115, 121, 127, 134 and 141 | Code of Practice for the Housing and Care of Laboratory Mice, Rats, Guinea Pigs and Rabbits, approved by the Governor in Council on 12 October 2004 and published in the Victorian Government Gazette G51 on 16 December 2004 at pages 3419–3461 | The whole |
Regulation 5, definition of Land Transport Standard, livestock Regulation 6(5) | Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines – Land Transport of Livestock, 1st edition published by Animal Health Australia 2012, Canberra | The whole |
Regulation 5, definition of mules | Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines for Sheep 1st edition published by Animal Health Australia 2014, Canberra | The whole |
Regulation 5, definition of Victorian Code of Practice for Training Dogs and Cats to Wear Electronic Collars Regulations 24(1)(e), 27(3) | Victorian Code of Practice for Training Dogs and Cats to Wear Electronic Collars, published in the Government Gazette G48 on 1 December 2011 at pages 2853 to 2860 | The whole |
A copy of the matter applied, adopted or incorporated by the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019 has been lodged with the Clerk of the Parliaments and is available for inspection by the public, free of charge, during normal business hours at Agriculture Victoria, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, 475–485 Mickleham Road, Attwood, Victoria 3049.
Dated 29 January 2020
DR TRACEY MARSDEN
Acting Executive Director
Animal Welfare Victoria.
Published in the Victoria Government Gazette 6 February 2020 – view the signed notice on the Victoria Government Gazette website.
Notice of Approval of Certain Electronic Devices for use on Animals for Therapeutic Purposes, No. G 29, 22 July 2021 -1
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
Notice of Approval of Certain Electronic Devices for use on Animals for Therapeutic Purposes
I, Sally Fensling, Executive Director, Animal Welfare Victoria, as delegate for the Minister for Agriculture, under regulation 15 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019, approve the use on an animal of the following electronic devices for therapeutic purposes:
- Pulse generating electronic devices:
i. that are an active implantable medical device, namely: cardiac pacemakers or cardioverter-defibrillators;
ii. as an external defibrillator;
iii. for electro-acupuncture; - Electrosurgery units for monopolar or bipolar use
- Ultrasonic dissectors; and
- Cochlear implants, using pulsatile or analogue electrostimulation.
It is a condition of this approval that the only class of persons who are permitted to use the above-mentioned electronic devices are veterinary practitioners registered under the Veterinary Practice Act 1997 and persons who hold an interstate right to practise as defined in that Act.
This notice comes into effect on the day it is published in the Government Gazette.
Dated 6 July 2021
Sally Fensling
Executive Director
Animal Welfare Victoria
Published in the Victoria Government Gazette 22 July 2021 – view the signed notice on the Victoria Government Gazette website (PDF).
Notice of Approval of Certain Electronic Devices for use on Animals for Therapeutic Purposes, No. G 29, 22 July 2021 -2
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019
Notice of approval of certain electronic devices for use on animals for therapeutic purposes
I, Sally Fensling, Executive Director, Animal Welfare Victoria, as delegate for the Minister for Agriculture, under regulation 15 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019, approve the use on an animal of the following pulse generating electronic devices for therapeutic purposes:
- transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) machines; and
- pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy devices.
This notice comes into effect on the day it is published in the Government Gazette.
Dated 6 July 2021
Sally Fensling
Executive Director
Animal Welfare Victoria
Published in the Victoria Government Gazette 22 July 2021 – view the signed notice on the Victoria Government Gazette website (PDF).