Welcome
Welcome
This website has been developed by the Animal Research Review Panel and NSW Department of Primary Industries - Animal Welfare Unit. It aims to assist researchers, teachers and members of Animal Ethics Committees to access information about the operation of the Animal Research Act 1985, Animal Research Regulation 2010 and The Code of Practice in New South Wales.
In addition to specific information about this legislation, including relevant policies and guidelines, this site provides general information about legislation in other states and countries and links to many sites from which useful, general information promoting the humane care and use of animals for scientific purposes can be sourced.
The Animal Research Act covers the use of animals for a range of purposes including their use in research, teaching, product testing, field trials, diagnosis of disease, production of biological products and environmental studies. ‘Animals’ include all live non-human vertebrates (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals) and includes laboratory animals, farm livestock and wildlife.
Spotlight
Useful links
Includes animal housing and care resources, and organisation information.
Three Rs
The principles of the Replacement, Reduction and Refinement provide a framework for ethical decision making in the use of animals in research and teaching.
Animal Ethics Committee education and training resources survey
Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) members and people involved in the operation of AECs are encouraged to complete an Animal Research Review Panel survey designed to identify current education and training resources used by members of AECs and to gain insights into what additional education material could be developed to assist AEC members. The survey is open until 23 November 2020.
What's new
The Animal Research Review Panel has developed a fact sheet to support the provision of environmental enrichment for pigs used for research and teaching.
Revised version published August 2020
Revised version published August 2020