Victorian Bureau of Animal Welfare Animal Use Return - 2011
The "Return of Animal Usage for 2011" spreadsheet (Part A) is to be completed and submitted to your AEC Secretary by Friday 17 February 2012 (or deadline set by AEC Secretary).
Complete one spreadsheet per chief investigator, not per project
All animal use for research and teaching must be reported in the BAW Return. Animals to be counted - Mammals - 1/2 gestation or older, Birds & Reptiles - 1/2 incubation or older, Amphibians & Fish - capable of independent feeding, Cephalopod & Crustacean (decapods) - adult only.
All specified animals (rats, mice, guinea pigs, rabbits and non-human primates) that have been bred and/or held in 2011 must be reported separately from animals used for research and teaching.
The BAW do not require animal use returns for projects where zero animals were used in 2011. However the Monash AEC Secretariats request that you inform them of approval numbers with zero returns to allow them to confirm that all projects have reported for 2011
The Monash Annual Report Form must be completed and submitted to your AEC Secretary by Friday 17 February 2012 (or deadline set by AEC Secretary). Completed Reports are due within six months of the finish date of the project.
Monash Annual / Completed Research/Teaching Report Form 2011 (doc 166kb)
Researchers Online Projects Enquiry System (ROPES) - Previously reported animal use details are available in ROPES to assist with Reporting. See Ethics Applications and My Dates sections (login to my.monash portal required).
Undergraduate Teaching Approvals
Additional requirements for the use of animals in coursework are set out in the "The use of animals in coursework programs policy and procedures" These include: • Reporting requirements to the Education Committee, and, • Discussion of ethical, social and scientific issues involved in the use of animals. It is the responsibility of the Chief Investigator to comply with these requirements. Link to Policy & Procedures:
Interstate Annual Returns
Researchers conducting animal research in States and Territories other than Victoria must meet the particular State/Territory reporting requirements and deadlines. Once the 2011 returns and guidelines are released by the State/Territory regulatory bodies they will be forwarded to researchers conducting research interstate.
