AEC Committees (Research and Research Training Division, UQ)

The University of Queensland has 6 Animal Ethics Committees (AECs). Each committee is dedicated to a specific type of research and/or teaching. The committees are duly constituted as required by the Animal Care and Protection Act (2001) and the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes 7th Edition.

The following outlines the different committees, Terms of Reference and closing dates for submissions.

Terms of Reference

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Committee Closing Dates for Submissions 2009

NB: Where projects involve the use of wildlife, regardless of UQ location, these will be redirected to the Native/Exotic Wildlife and Marine Animals (NEWMA) Ethics Committee – please check under NEWMA below for submission dates.

Anatomical Biosciences Ethics Committee (ABS)
AWU Administrative Contact: Kate Lowrie - Ext (336)5 2925

Possible Relevant Units:

Anatomy & Developmental Biology

Physiology and Pharmacology

Queensland Brain Institute (QBI)

CABH (Central Animal Breeding House)

Agenda Submission Due Dates 2009:

No Meeting in January
Closing Date for the February Meeting - Friday 30 January
Closing Date for the March Meeting - Friday 27 February
Closing Date for the April Meeting - Friday 27 March
Closing Date for the May Meeting - Friday 1 May
Closing Date for the June Meeting - Friday 29 May
Closing Date for the July Meeting - Friday 26 June
Closing Date for the August Meeting - Friday 31 July
Closing Date for the September Meeting - Friday 28 August
Closing Date for the October Meeting - Friday 2 October
Closing Date for the November Meeting - Friday 30 October
Closing Date for the December Meeting - Friday 27 November

Please note: There will be no meeting in January 2010

Number of copies required for submissions
Original plus 14 copies

Production and Companion Animals (PCA)

AWU Administrative Contact: Jennie Levitt - Ext (334)6 8710

Possible Relevant Units:

Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture & Veterinary Science (Gatton and St Lucia Campuses)

School of Land and Food Sciences
School of Veterinary Science
Goondiwindi
School of Animal Studies
School of Agronomy and Horticulture
School of Natural and Rural Systems Management
EnTox (National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology)

Agenda Submission Due Dates 2009:

No Meeting in January
Closing Date for the February Meeting - Thursday 05 February
Closing Date for the March Meeting - Thursday 05 March
Closing Date for the April Meeting - Thursday 02 April
Closing Date for the May Meeting - Thursday 07 May
Closing Date for the June Meeting - Thursday 04 June
Closing Date for the July Meeting - Thursday 02 July
Closing Date for the August Meeting - Thursday 06 August
Closing Date for the September Meeting - Thursday 03 September
Closing Date for the October Meeting - Thursday 08 October
Closing Date for the November Meeting - Thursday 05 November
Closing Date for the December Meeting - Thursday 03 December

Please note: There will be no meeting in January 2010

Number of copies required for submissions
Original plus 14 copies

Molecular Biosciences Ethics Committee (MBS)

AWU Administrative Contact: Kate Lowrie - Ext (336)5 2925

Possible Relevant Units:

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Botany
Chemistry
Chemical Engineering
CMM
CMR
Microbiology & Parasitology
Psychology
IMB

TASQ

Agenda Submission Due Dates 2009:

No Meeting in January
Closing Date for the February Meeting - Thursday 22 January*
Closing Date for the March Meeting - Friday 20 February
Closing Date for the April Meeting - Friday 20 March
Closing Date for the May Meeting - Friday 24 April
Closing Date for the June Meeting - Friday 22 May
Closing Date for the July Meeting - Friday 19 June
Closing Date for the August Meeting - Friday 24 July
Closing Date for the September Meeting - Friday 21 August
Closing Date for the October Meeting - Friday 25 September
Closing Date for the November Meeting - Friday 23 October
Closing Date for the December Meeting - Friday 20 November

* Please note change in day

Please note: There will be no meeting in January 2010

Number of copies required for submissions
Original plus 14 copies

Health Sciences Ethics Committee (HS)

AWU Administrative Contact: Kate Lowrie - Ext (336)5 2925

Possible Relevant Units:

Health Sciences Area which includes Hospitals (at PAH, PCH, RBH, RCH, Mater) including the following Departments/Schools:

School of Pharmacy
School of Dentistry
School of Medicine
Paediatrics & Child Health
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Molecular and Cellular Pathology
Pathology
Surgery
Diamantina Institute
CSDD
Mater Medical Research Institute
Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre

Agenda Submission Due Dates 2009:

No Meeting in January
Closing Date for the February Meeting - Friday 06 February
Closing Date for the March Meeting - Friday 06 March
Closing Date for the April Meeting - Friday 03 April
Closing Date for the May Meeting - Friday 08 May
Closing Date for the June Meeting - Friday 05 June
Closing Date for the July Meeting - Friday 03 July
Closing Date for the August Meeting - Friday 07 August
Closing Date for the September Meeting - Friday 04 September
Closing Date for the October Meeting - Friday 09 October
Closing Date for the November Meeting - Friday 06 November
Closing Date for the December Meeting - Friday 04 December

Please note: There will be no meeting in January 2010

Number of copies required for submissions
Original plus 16 copies

Native/Exotic Wildlife and Marine Animals (NEWMA)

AWU Administrative Contact: Jennie Levitt - Ext (334)6 8710

Possible Relevant Units:

This committee will consider all applications involving the use of species falling into the wildlife category (captive or free ranging), regardless of the Department/School/Centre making the application.

Agenda Submission Due Dates 2009:

No Meeting in January
Closing Date for the February Meeting - Thursday 29 January
Closing Date for the March Meeting - Thursday 26 February
Closing Date for the April Meeting - Thursday 26 March
Closing Date for the May Meeting - Thursday 30 April
Closing Date for the June Meeting - Thursday 28 May
Closing Date for the July Meeting – Thursday 25 June
Closing Date for the August Meeting - Thursday 30 July
Closing Date for the September Meeting - Thursday 27 August
Closing Date for the October Meeting - Thursday 1 October
Closing Date for the November Meeting - Thursday 29 October
Closing Date for the December Meeting - Thursday 26 November

Please note: There will be no meeting in January 2010

Number of copies required for submissions
Original plus 12 copies

University Animal Ethics Committee (UAEC)

AWU Administrative Contact: Jennie Levitt - Ext (334)6 8710

The UAEC is the main Animal Ethics Committee of the University of Queensland and oversees the functioning of all of the peripheral AEC's. It formulates and develops all policies relating to the use of animals for scientific purposes at the University of Queensland . It does not consider ethics applications unless these are referred to them by a peripheral committee. If you have business for this Committee the following closing dates apply.

Agenda Submission Due Dates 2009:

No Meeting in January
Closing Date for the February Meeting - Wednesday 11 February
Closing Date for the April Meeting - Friday 3 April*
Closing Date for the June Meeting - Wednesday 10 June
Closing Date for the August Meeting - Tuesday 11 August*
Closing Date for the October Meeting - Wednesday 14 October
Closing Date for the December Meeting - Wednesday 18 November

* Please note change in day

Please note: There will be no meeting in January 2010

Number of copies required for submissions
Original only

Further information

Volunteer to sit on a UQ Animal Ethics Committee

Members of the public are invited to submit expressions of interest in sitting on one of the University's Animal Ethics Committees.