Administrative Standard Operating Procedures 

Contents

Chapter 1 – Pre-Approval

            1.1 Experimental Projects 

            1.2 Licensing for scientific procedures
            1.3 Fieldwork

Chapter 2 – Post Approval

            2.1 Safety Reporting 
            2.2 Monitoring Experimental Projects
            2.3 Project Amendments 
            2.4 Change to Research Team 
            2.5 Annual Reporting
            2.6 Bureau of Animal Welfare returns
            2.7 Extension of Approval for Experimental Projects 

Chapter 3 – General Governance

            3.1 Reporting and Accountability
            3.2 Complaints Handling and Research Misconduct
            3.3 Collaborative Groups
            3.4 Management of Research Data and Primary Materials
            3.5 Minimising Duplication of Ethical Review
            3.6 Fees and Charges

Chapter 4 - Committee 

            4.1 Appointment of New Members
            4.2 Induction of New Members
            4.3 Conflicts of Interest
            4.4 Committee Training 
            4.5 Committee Membership 
            4.6 Delegation of Authority
            4.7 Making and Communicating Decisions
            4.8 Executive Group
            4.9 Facility Inspections 
            4.10 Record Management  

Chapter 5 – Researchers

            5.1 Researcher Roles and Responsibilities 
            5.2 Responding to Conditions of Approval 
            5.3 Creating Clinical Standard Operating Procedures 
            5.4 Researcher Record Management
            5.5 Training for Animal Researchers