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All items involving animals for scientific purposes must be submitted to the Ethics Office for processing.

• New applications must be submitted using the in Ethics Monitor. 
• To amend or report on existing approvals (prior December 2022), please continue to use the word-based forms and email to the Ethics Office.

The Ethics Office will review the item to ensure key information is contained, and any supporting documents have been attached. The item will then be referred to the appropriate review pathway, and you will receive an email confirming the review pathway.

All new submissions must be reviewed by the ҹɫè AEC; this can include (not limited to);

• Research applications
• Teaching applications
• Major amendment requests
• Standard Operating procedures (SOPs)
• Milestone reports

Refer to the ҹɫè AEC meeting dates for information on submission timelines. 

The ҹɫè AEC has established a ҹɫè AEC Executive, as per the Code; the ҹɫè AEC has delegated for the Executive to review minor amendments. The ҹɫè AEC may also delegate other items to be reviewed by the ҹɫè AEC Executive. 

For example, an application that receives a "Subject to modifications" outcome at a ҹɫè AEC meeting - the ҹɫè AEC will generally delegate the ҹɫè AEC Executive to review and approve the revised submission.

The ҹɫè AEC Chair may provide review and advice outside of a ҹɫè AEC meeting. The ҹɫè AEC may also delegate items for the ҹɫè AEC Chair to review.

An item reviewed by the ҹɫè AEC will receive one of the following outcomes:

• Approved – with standard conditions
• Approved – with standard and additional conditions
• Subject to modifications (previously "Conditional approval") – this outcome includes written feedback for addressing and/or defending. The revised application and response to feedback will
• generally be reviewed by the ҹɫè AEC Executive or ҹɫè AEC Chair. 
• Not approved (Re-submission permitted) – this outcome includes written feedback for addressing and/or defending with the revised application and response to be resubmitted to a future ҹɫè
• AEC meeting for review. 
• Not approved (Re-submission not permitted) – this outcome includes written feedback; however, a new application is required to be submitted to the ҹɫè AEC if the research is to proceed.