What is the NSW Young Lawyers Animal Law Committee and what do you do?

Angela Radich: The Committee is comprised of lawyers and law students throughout NSW with an interest in animals and the law. The Committee was established in 1997 and is part of NSW Young Lawyers, a division of the Law Society of NSW. We were the first group in Australia to focus on the legal issues associated with animals and our members currently include barristers, government lawyers, in-house counsel and those working in private practice. The Committee's activities are wide ranging and they include lobbying for law reform. We have made a significant number of submissions to government on animal welfare matters, including on the National Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals - Pigs, the Guidelines for the Generation, Breeding, Care and Use of Genetically Modified and Cloned Animals for Scientific Purposes, the National Animal Welfare Bill 2005 and most recently the proposed amendments to the Trade Practices Act that would allow the ACCC to take legal action against ...  more