establishments which are subject to audit by government inspectors to ensure that they comply with the code. Tasmania Research on animals is regulated in Tasmania by Part 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 1993 (Tas). In order to carry out animal research, an institution must be licensed by the Minister. A condition of each licence is that institutions must comply with the Australian Code of Practice in conducting animal research. Each institution must have an Animal Experimentation Ethics Committee, and no animal research may be commenced until it is approved by the institution's ethics committee) The procedures and functions of the committees are governed by the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes. Compliance with this Code of Practice is one of the core conditions for the granting of a licence. A copy of the Animal Welfare Act 1993 and Animal Welfare Standards can be downloaded from the following website. Tasmanian legislation is administered by the Department of Primary Industry, Water and Environment. The Nature Conservation Branch (NCB) of the department has special guidelines for the use of Tasmanian wildlife in research. Australian Capital Territory The Animal Welfare Act 1992 (ACT) Part 4 deals with animal research, teaching and breeding. A person must have a licence granted by the Animal Welfare Authority in order to use or breed animals for research or teaching. Each licence holder must establish and maintain an Ethics Committee, and an ethics committee may authorise a person employed or