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DAFF Home  >  Animal and Plant Health Home  >  Animal Welfare  >  National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare  >  National Guidelines for Animal Welfare

The links below provide the National Consultative Committee on Animal Welfare’s commentary on national Codes of Practice and Legislation that applies to the welfare of animals in each of Australia’s states and territories.

Codes of practice & animal welfare legislation
Essential provisions of legislation to prevent cruelty to animals

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