The Vision Cooperative Research Centre and Institute for Eye Research Animal Ethics Committee – VIAC

The primary role of the committee is to assess the ethical merit of scientific and teaching activities that involve animals or animal tissue. It will ensure that all animal care and use within our institutions are conducted in compliance with the Policy on the Care and Use of Non-human Primates for Scientific Purposes 2003; and the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes 2004.

• Policy on the care and use of non-human primates for scientific purposes 2003 - download PDF
  
• Australian code of practice for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes 2004 - download PDF

The Vision Cooperative Research Centre and Institute for Eye Research Human Ethics Committee – VIHEC

The primary role of the committee is to assess the ethical suitability of research proposals involving human participants or human tissue. It will ensure that all research is conducted in compliance with the Statement on Consumer and Community Participation in Health and Medical Research 2002; National Statement of Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007; and the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research 2007.

• Statement on consumer and community participation in health and medical research 2002 - download PDF
• National Statemen on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2007 - download PDF
• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research 2007 - download PDF

Ethics Secretariat for the VIAC and VIHEC

The Ethics Secretariat is an administrative unit processing all applications for ethics approval and enquiries relating to research and teaching involving human subjects, human tissue or animals. The Secretariat is a point of contact for the two ethics committees of the Vision CRC/IER, the Animal Ethics Committee (VIAC) and the Human Ethics Committee (VIHEC)

All enquiries should be directed to;

Ethics Secretariat
Vision CRC
Level 4, Nth Wing
Rupert Myers Building
Gate 14 Barker St
Sydney 2052
Tel: (02) 9385 7516
Fax: (02) 9385 7401