12.1 All research in the University must comply with State and Commonwealth legislative requirements in relation to the Conduct of Research and its ethical considerations.
12.2 Candidates and supervisors are required to inform themselves of these requirements and all policies on research-related matters.
12.3 Research projects involving:
- contact with human participants, interviews, the administration of questionnaires or access to public or private records;
- animals;
- recombinant DNA; or
- ionising radiation
must receive ethics clearance from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).
12.4 Failure to obtain written ethics clearance in advance of the data collection, including recruitment, is considered to be a breach of the University Code of Conduct of Research and may also breach State or Commonwealth legislation.
12.5 Normally, research candidates will apply for ethics approval of their research after being confirmed in their candidature.
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2017-06-28
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