Animal Care and Ethics Committee (ACEC)

The Animal Care and Ethics Committee at Southern Cross University has been established as a legal requirement for conduct of research into animals under provisions of the NSW Animal Research Act 1985.

Animal research includes the use of animals in experimental research; abnormal husbandry or dietary conditions; collection of blood, tissue or other body samples; teaching; diagnoses; product testing; feeding trials and field surveys.

People wishing to undertake any form of animal research are required to lodge an application for research approval on a specific form below. All such proposals must be considered and approved by the Animal Care and Ethics Committee and an Animal Research Authority issued to allow the work to proceed.

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Chair and University staff	Prof Bill Boyd
Category A Veterinarian	Dr Geoff Tompkins, BVetSc
Practising Veterinarian	Dr Paul Freeman, BVSc, MACVSc (Epidemiology), MVPHMgt - Regional Veterinary Officer Primary Industries, Biosecurity - Field Vet Services Industry & Investment NSW
Category B Animal Researcher	Assoc./Professor Ross Goldingay, B.Sc.(Hons), Ph.D Assoc./Professor Stephan Schnierer, MSc (Qld)
Category C Animal Welfare	Ms Gwenelle Seznec
Category D Independent	Mr Howard Brockington, BA, Dip. School Admin. Ms Merline Olson
Additional Member for Southern Cross University AEC Routine Care of Animals.	Mr Ken Cowden Mariculture Technical Manager National Marine Science Centre
ACEC Administration	Ms Louise Charter

Updated: 30 May 2013