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Animal Ethics Committee

CHANGE IN INVESTIGATORS
ON AN APPROVED PROJECT /

1 –Project Details(Please type in the boxes provided).

Project No: / Click here to enter text.
Title of approved project: / Click here to enter text. /
Responsible investigator: / Click here to enter text. /

2 - Details of the new/changedinvestigator

(If more than one investigator is being added, please cut and paste more tables below)

STAFF INVESTIGATOR
Given Name: / Surname:
Proposed date of commencement in the approved investigation:
Details of change (please mark one): Addition Removal Change in role (please specify the change e.g new nominee)
Staff Position: / Qualifications:
Staff ID:
School & Division:
Contact Address:
Telephone: / Email:
(Required)
When was UTAS Animal Ethics Training last undertaken (Approximate date):
STUDENT INVESTIGATOR
Given Name: / Surname:
Proposed date of commencement in the approved investigation:
Details of change (please mark one): Addition Removal Change in role (please specify the change)
Gender: / Date of Birth: / Preferred Title: Mr / Ms / Miss /Mrs /Dr
Student Number: / Level: Undergraduate / Honours / Masters /
Postgraduate Diploma / DBA / PhD
Contact Address:
Telephone: / Email:
(Required)
When was UTAS Animal Ethics Training last undertaken (Approximate date):
EXTERNAL INVESTIGATOR(not UTAS staff or student)
Given Name:
Preferred title Mr/Ms/Miss/Mrs/Dr: / Surname:
Proposed date of commencement in the approved investigation:
Details of change (please mark one): Addition Removal Change in role (please specify the change)
Department/Organisation:
Contact Address:
Telephone: / Email:
(Required)
When was UTAS Animal Ethics Training last undertaken (Approximate date):

2.1 - Role within the approved investigation

Include all procedures, techniques and/or SOP’s concerning animal use to be undertaken by the applicant

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2.2 – Impact (for removal of investigators only)

What impact will the removal of the investigator/s have on the project and how has this been accounted for?

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2.3 Proficiency in working with animals

2.3a Competency in procedures defined as a veterinary service

Pursuant to the requirements of the Regulations to the Veterinary Surgeons Act 2012, persons conducting procedures defined as veterinary services[i] for the purpose of research, including sedation, anaesthesia and euthanasia, unless defined as a prescribed services,[ii] are required to be assessed as competent in the procedure by a registered vet before commencing, and thereafter competence must be assessed annually. The University of Tasmania requires that the assessment of competency be made by the University Veterinarian and approved by the Animal Ethics Committee. List names of new/changed researchers in the table below.

Technique/ Procedure
Please list each separately e.g handling & restraint, injection (route), trapping (method), sampling (what & how) / Species
(in which technique
is proposed) / Name of person/sperforming procedures / Level of Experience
(no. of times procedure performed)
None / Limited / High
(<5) (5-20) (>20)
If inexperienced provide name of proposed trainer / Year last performed

If training is proposed, please provide a brief outline of the training plan for each procedure identified in the above table. Include, for example, whether living and/or dead animals are used, an estimate of the number of repetitions required for competency and any formal theory sessions planned.

Name of Researcher/s undertaking vet service training / Name of Trainer
(must be assessed as Competent to Train by the University Vet) / Species and Procedure

2.3b General Animal Care skills

List names of all researcher/s and include details of their level of general experience in working with the species involved, e.g. capture, handling, restraint, husbandry, understanding of natural behaviour etc.

Name of Researcher/s / Species / Researcher Experience

If general animal care education or training is required, provide details in the box below and include the name/s and experience of the teacher/trainer/s.

Please sign and complete the declaration below, before emailingit to:Hard Copies are not required

DECLARATION

  • I am familiar with the Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes 8th Edition 2013.
  • I accept that I have a responsibility to ensure that the investigations and procedures proposed in this form are conducted fully within the conditions laid down by the Code and I undertake not to use any animals or carry out any procedures which have not been approved by the Committee.
  • I accept that the responsible investigator has ultimate responsibility for the project.

New/Changed/Removed Investigator(please copy and add more tables as required)
Name of New/Changed Investigator:Click here to enter text.
Signature:
Date:Click here to enter a date.
Signatures of investigator/s to be removed from the project must be provided here, unless there are extenuating circumstances that prevent this. If this is the case, please provide an explanation as to why signatures cannot be obtained.
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Responsible Investigator
Name of ResponsibleInvestigator:Click here to enter text.
Signature:
Date:Click here to enter a date.
Animal Ethics Committee January2018 Version / Page 1 of 5

[i]A “Veterinary Service” means any service that forms part of the practice of veterinary surgery and includes but is not limited to:

  1. the examination of, or attendance on, any animal for the purposes of diagnosing the physiological or pathological condition of the animal, including testing or imaging for diagnostic purposes;
  1. giving advice based on a diagnosis referred to in paragraph (i), including prescribing treatment, drugs, medications or medical appliances;
  2. performing medical or physical treatment of animals;
  3. performing surgical procedures on animals;
  4. administering an anaesthetic to any animal;
  5. conducting pregnancy testing of any animal;
  6. carrying out, by manual operation or use of instrumental appliances, any procedure on an animal for artificial breeding purposes; or

but does not include any prescribed services

[ii]Exempt Procedures: For the purposes of the definition of veterinary services in section 3(1) of the Act, the following are prescribed services:

(a) tail docking of lambs that are 6 months old or less;

(b) mulesing of lambs that are 6 months old or less;

(c) deworming that does not involve oesophageal intubation (stomach tube);

(d) castration of oxen, sheep or goats that are 6 months old or less;

(e) castration of pigs that are 2 months old or less;

(f) sexing chickens;

(g) debeaking chickens;

(h) removal of horn, horn core and associated skin in goats, or oxen or sheep, that are 6 months old or less;

(i) removal of horn or antler buds from any species before the formation of horn or pedicels (antler bases);

(j) removal or partial removal of antlers or horns from any species, provided that no vascular or other living tissue is removed with the antler or horn;

(k) filing or rasping of horse teeth without the use of power tools;

(l) shoeing of horses;

(m) non-invasive massage;

(n) collection of faecal samples;

(o)collection of milk samples;

(p) collection of blood samples at the direction of a registered veterinary surgeon;

(q) administration of veterinary medicines, in accordance with the label approved under the Agvet Code of Tasmania in relation to that medicine, by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, oral administration (except oesophageal intubation) or application to any external body surface;

(r) anaesthetising and sedating of –

(i) fish of the class Osteichthyes; or

(ii) sharks, rays, lampreys or other cartilaginous fish of the classes Chondrichthyes and Agnatha;

(s) giving of advice on the nutrition and management of animals;

(t) foot trimming;

(u) ear tagging, ear marking or ear tattooing of any species;

(v) branding of any species;

(w) examination for pregnancy by the external application of ultrasound scanning in anyspecies;

(x) artificial insemination, provided that the semen is introduced via the vagina and cervical canal.