Applying for Animal Ethics Approval
Grants Management Office
Apply with Animal Ethics Online
The NSW Animal Reseach Act (1985) requires that all research (funded or unfunded) and teaching that uses animals - whether dead or alive - within UNSW and all affiliated teaching hospitals with the exception of St Vincent's Hospital and Garvan Institute of Medical Research must receive prior approval from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), on the recommendation of the UNSW Animal Care and Ethics Committee (ACEC), in accordance with the information in the table below.
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.
Applying
| Applicant | Application Process | Approval Process |
| 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. |
Applications for Ethics approval are to be made through Animal Ethics Online. For assistance see Animal Ethics Online Support. |
Your online application will be referred to the Animal Ethics Committee for approval. The committee meets monthly. Submission deadlines and meeting dates can be found here. Researchers will be advised via the online process when approval is granted. Where required, the Ethics Secretariat will advise the Grants Management Office that ethics approval has been granted. |
| UNSW paid staff, research students and staff holding honorary appointments with UNSW at St Vincent's Hospital and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research. | Submit research and teaching applications involving animals which are to be carried out at St Vincent's Hospital or the Garvan Institute of Medical Research directly to the Garvan Institute Ethics Committee. | Ethics Officer at the Garvan Institute will forward a copy of the application and relevant correspondence to the UNSW Ethics Secretariat. UNSW ACEC will record approval. |
Applying to the ACEC
Completing your ACEC Application
Applying for Modification
Sample Forms
Animal Ethics Application Form - Sample
Animal Ethics Modification Form - Sample