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Information for animal users
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The responsibilities of all persons using animals for research, teaching, testing or breeding of specified animals include:
Individuals undertaking activities not authorised by a legally operating AEC, or under the authority of an improperly constituted or functioning AEC are liable to prosecution.
Persons are required by law to minimise any pain or other harm they cause to the animals they use for research, teaching, and testing. The 3Rs Principle should be applied at the planning stages of any animal work. Its purpose is to provide a framework to address the dilemma arising from the use of animals for research and teaching, by ensuring that animals which might suffer are only used when necessary (Replacement), that no more animals are used than are required to achieve the objectives of the work (Reduction), and that if any noxiousness is caused during the work, it is kept as low as possible (Refinement).
Further details on the 3 Rs may be found in the Australian Code, while the Weblinks for the 3R's (PDF 53Kb) document provides a resource for researching 3R's implementation strategies and techniques.
Futher information for researchers and teachers may be found on the Guidelines and Resources page.
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