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: 20 December 2012