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An overview of the Animal Ethics Application Process

The NSW Animal Research Act (1985) requires that all research (funded or unfunded) and teaching that uses animals - whether alive or dead - must receive prior written approval from the UNSW Animal Care and Ethics Committee (ACEC), in accordance with the following flowchart. Commencing a project without prior written approval may be subject to criminal prosecution. To ensure compliance, it is UNSW policy to allow access to research funds only when ACEC has granted approval for the funded project. As of January 2008 all applications are to be completed online through Animal Ethics Online and further information is available on this website or from the Ethics Secretariat (9385-4234). As no UNSW teaching hospital has its own ACEC, with the exception of St Vincent’s Hospital, this service is currently provided by UNSW ACEC.

To obtain animal care and ethics approval through the University of New South Wales Animal Care and Ethics Committee (ACEC)

All UNSW paid staff, research students, and staff holding honorary appointments with UNSW at any teaching hospital or affiliated research institution except St Vincent's Hospital and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research	All UNSW paid staff, research students, and staff holding honorary appointments with UNSW at St Vincent's Hospital and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research

All UNSW paid staff, research students, and staff holding honorary appointments with UNSW at any teaching hospital or affiliated research institution except St Vincent's Hospital and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research

Must submit research and teaching applications involving animals which are to be carried out at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research / St Vincent's Hospital for approval directly to the Garvan Institute Ethics Committee. When approval is granted, the Ethics Officer at the Garvan Institute will forward a copy of the application together with any relevant correspondence, to the UNSW Ethics Secretariat for the University's ACEC to record the approval given by the Garvan Institute Ethics Committee

Applications for Ethics approval are to be made through Animal Ethics Online.

Researchers will be advised in writing when approval is granted. Where required, the Ethics Secretariat (9385 4234) will advise Research Services in writing that ethics approval has been granted.

ACCESS WILL NOT BE GIVEN TO UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES ACCOUNTS FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS UNTIL APPROPRIATE ETHICS CLEARANCES ARE IN PLACE.