Research Integrity
(Including Ethics)
Rebecca Halligan
Director of Research Integrity
ANIMAL ETHICS
ALL WORK INVOLVING THE USE OF ANIMALS FOR “SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES”
INCLUDING RESEARCH AND TEACHING MUST HAVE APPROVAL
LEGISLATION
 Responsibilities outlined in The Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for
scientific purposes, 7th Edition (2004)
 In NSW, the Code is incorporated within the NSW Animal Research Act 1985 and Animal
Research Regulation 2005)
THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY ANIMAL ETHICS COMMITTEE (USYD AEC)
 Approval to use animals is obtained by applying to the USYD AEC. The AEC’s role is to review,
approve (as appropriate) and monitor projects involving animals.
 The research proposed must be justified and apply principles of 3Rs
 To apply, complete AEC Application on the website:
http://www.usyd.edu.au/ethics/animal/welcome/welcome.shtml
ROLE OF INVESTIGATOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION:
Dr Lucie Nedved
Animal Welfare
Manager
Phone: 862708175
lucie.nedved@usyd.edu.au
 Ultimately it is the investigator who is responsible for all matters related to the welfare of the
animals and Section 3.1.1 of the Code states:
“Investigators and teachers have personal responsibility for all matters related to the welfare of
the animals they use and must act in accordance with all aspects of the Code. This
responsibility begins when an animal is allocated to a project and ends with its fate at the
completion of the project.”
Animal Ethics
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HUMAN ETHICS
RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN PARTICIPANTS
The University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee website
http://www.usyd.edu.au/ethics/
National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/e72syn.htm
Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/r39syn.htm
AIATSIS: The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies
http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/research/docs/ethics.pdf
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RESEARCH INTEGRITY AND MISCONDUCT
University Policy:
The Code of Conduct for Responsible Research Practice and Guidelines for
dealing with Allegations of Research Misconduct
Research Integrity Complaints:
Management, investigations and advice.
• Research misconduct (data falsification, plagiarism etc)
• Breaches of ethics approval
• Authorship issues
• Other research related matters
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