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Monash University Animal Welfare Committee

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Entity titleMonash University Animal Welfare CommitteeEntity identifier135Entity typeAgencyDate range1997 - 2012DescriptionThe Professorial Board established the Committee for Ethics in Animal Experimentation to draw up guidelines for ethics in animal experimentation. Members were nominated by the Professorial Board. Professor R. Porter, the first chairman of the committee was also chairman of the Animal Services Committee at that time. The committee liaised with the NH&MRC to develop a code of practice for the university. At meeting 8/96 Academic Board approved a new role for the committee of ensuring that the NH&MRC/CSIRO/AAC Code of Practice and university guidelines were maintained on a continuing basis, and the MUAWC was established to monitor the operations of the various university Animal Ethics Committees (AEC's) to ensure they comply with all relevant regulations, laws, policies and ethical standards when using animals for the purposes of research and teaching at Monash facilities. The MUAWC also conducts regular visits to Monash animal houses and facilities as part of its auditing role. The animal ethics committee structure changed at the end of 2011 and although the Animal Welfare Committee continued to be responsible for oversight of all Monash AECs, it appears not to have met since 2012.

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MON1250: Monash Animal Research Platform Animal Ethics committees agenda and minutes

MON1247: Animal Welfare Committee agenda and minutes

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Agency titleStanding Committee on Ethics in Animal ExperimentationDate1976 - 1996

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