Animal welfare

Licence and permit information for animal

Organisations that conduct teaching or research programs involving animals must have a licence to do so.

Find out about applying for a licence.

If you are working in a program such as this you need a permit from the relevant ethics committee unless you are assisting someone who does have a permit.

You can be prosecuted if you conduct a teaching or research program  without a permit.

Find out about applying for a permit.

Find out more about the permit application process.

Animal ethics committees

The ethics committee is responsible for managing licence and permit applications.

Animal ethics committees can use this electronic template.