Contact the Animal Ethics Team If You Have Any Queries. Email: Phone: 8344 2048

This notification should be used by investigators proposing to use an entire animal or organ or tissue from an animal already killed for another purpose, or animals that are killed as part of another AEC-approved project, where such use has no potential additional welfare impact. Animals must not be killed specifically to obtain carcasses, organs, tissues, materials or substances; this is a scientific procedure requiring a full application to, and approval by, the AEC.

The use of scavenged tissue is not regulated by the Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes (8th Edition, 2013), and does not require approval in addition to the approval for the original use.

However, the Code encourages the sharing between researchers of tissues from deceased animals for in vitro work, training or method development, and the University of Melbourne strongly supports such use of scavenged tissue, as it contributes to the Reduction, Replacement and Refinement principles of the Code.

Contact the Animal Ethics team if you have any queries. Email: | Phone: 8344 2048

Identify all investigators who will be involved in this project.

Provide details of the animals/organs/tissues required, and the approximate number of animals to be used.

Nominate the source of the animal tissue, and provide additional details as relevant.

Approved animal ethics project(Note: Prior permission must be provided by the relevant Project Supervisor)

Approved AEC Project No.:

Animal Facility(Note: Prior permission must be provided by the relevant Animal Facility Manager)

Facility Name:

External supplier, researcher or institution(For example, museum specimen or other donations)

Details:

Briefly describe the purpose to which the animal tissue will be put.

The sourcing of tissue is in accordance with the principles contained in the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (Version No. 091) and the Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes (8th Edition 2013) and any other conditions laid down by the Animal Ethics Committee.

The Animal Facility Manager has been made aware of the requirements of this application.

Principal Investigators’ Signature:

Date:

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