Policies and Legislation

(00291) Research Data Management Policy

(00017) Intellectual Property Rights Policy

(00257) Child Safe Environment Policy

(00258) Child Safe Environment Procedures

(00479) Conflicts of Interest relating to Research - Procedures>

(00472) Research Publications, Dissemination and Authorship Procedures

(00453) Research Quality, Standards and Integrity Policy

(00272) Research Integrity Procedures - Staff

(00308) Research Integrity Procedures - Higher Degree Researchers (Students)

(00019) Student Survey Policy

Link to the SCU Policy Library: Policy - Southern Cross University

NSW and QLD legislation:

NSW Anatomy Act 1977

QLD Transplantation and Anatomy Act 1979

NSW Human Tissue Act 1983

Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 No 133 - NSW Legislation

Commission for Children and Young People Act 1998

State Records Act 1998

Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002

NSW State Records Retention Periods for Research data Note that while State Records NSW gives approval for the destruction of certain records after minimum retention periods have been met in this retention and disposal authority, it does not compel destruction of records. Public offices are responsible for determining whether there are business or other needs for retaining records beyond the minimum retention periods set out in this authority. 

Australian and international legislation:

Privacy Act 1988

Guidelines under Section 95 of the Privacy Act

Guidelines Approved under Section 95A of the Privacy Act

EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) research implications