The Animal Research Regulation 2005 was subject to staged repeal on 1 September 2010 as required under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989. Under this Act, most regulations are subject to automatic repeal every five years. This process generally involves reviewing the Regulation and determining whether to allow the Regulation to lapse or be remade with or without amendment. 

The Animal Research Regulation 2010 commenced on 1 September 2010 after online notification on the NSW Legislation website on 13 August 2010. The Regulation is made under the Animal Research Act 1985. The object of the Act is to protect the welfare of animals used in connection with research through requiring individuals and organisations which carry out animal research, or supply animals for use in research, to be authorised, and regulates the activities of such individuals and organisations.

The Regulation prescribes additional provisions to the Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes. It also prescribes requirements for the Animal Research Review Panel, the constitution and procedures of animal care and ethics committees and subcommittees, accreditation and licensing procedures and animal supply.

The draft Regulation and Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) (261kb PDF) were placed on public consultation from 5 May 2010 to 17 June 2010. Seventeen submissions were received. A report on the outcomes of the public consultation (96kb PDF) provides an update on the submissions received and the changes made to the draft Regulation as a result.

The final Regulation can be viewed on the NSW Legislation website of the NSW Parliamentary Counsel at www.legislation.nsw.gov.au.