Inter-Institutional Agreements

Agreement for Nomination of Animal Ethics Committee

Institutes that have insufficient activity to justify establishing their own AEC may nominate a Monash University AEC on their Scientific Licence.

The Code permits for individuals who, or organisations that, do not have direct access to an institutional Animal Ethics Committee (AEC), yet require AEC approval before proceeding to use animals for scientific purposes, to approach an AEC.  Non-Monash organisations with a Victorian Scientific License may use a Monash AEC for approval for animal use in research and teaching provided the inter-institutional agreement has been signed by both parties.

Delegation of Animal Ethics Committee

Institutes/Investigators that have insufficient facilities for holding certain animals and/or equipment to conduct scientific procedures in their own institute and may wish to conduct part or all of the project at a Monash University premises.

Non-Monash personnel operating under an Australian Scientific License and having AEC approval from their own institute may wish to use a Monash University premises to conduct scientific procedures on animals and/or wish to house animal(s) at Monash University Animal Facilities. This is an agreement where the Monash AEC assumes responsibility for the monitoring of the animal facility where experimentation and/or housing is taking place at Monash University premises.