Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered Acts(1) Insert the following heading to section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 —
" Defences to cruelty or aggravated cruelty ".
(2) At the end of section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 insert —
"(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under section 9 or 10 in relation to an activity if the person charged was carrying out the activity in accordance with a code of practice prescribed for the purposes of this subsection (other than a Code of Practice made under section 7) that regulates that activity.".