Animal Welfare Committee

The Flinders University Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) is responsible for considering and approving all teaching and research activities which involve the use of animals, which are defined as any live non-human vertebrate, that is:

• fish
• amphibians
• reptiles
• birds
• mammals.

This definition encompasses:

• domestic animals
• purpose-bred animals
• livestock
• wildlife
• cephalopods (such as octopus and squid).

The AWC also advises on policy for the use of animals in teaching and research.

The committee is established under the SA Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and operates in accordance with the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes, 2004.

Information relating to the scope and nature of this committee is set out in the Animal Welfare Committee - Terms of Reference (PDF 18KB)  - Current as at April 2006.

Applications to the AWC

Applications to the AWC are submitted through one of its two sub-committees:

Animal Ethics Research Ethics Sub-Committee (School of Medicine) 

Applications from researchers in the Faculty of Health Sciences go to the School of Medicine Animal Ethics Research Sub-Committee, through its Secretary, Peggy Kincaid, phone (08) 8204 4488.

• 2008 Meeting Dates - School of Medicine, Animal Ethics Research Subcommittee (PDF 167KB) - Current as at 7 December 2007.

Animal Welfare Sub-Committee (School of Biology)

Applications from researchers in the Faculty of Science and Engineering go to the Biological Sciences Animal Welfare Sub-Committee through its Secretary Kylie Sappiatzer, phone (08) 8201 3130.

• 2008 Meeting Dates - Animal Welfare SubCommittee (PDF 20KB) - Current as at 1 January 2008.

Go to the Animal Welfare Committee & Sub-Committee contact details to find out who to contact if you have any enquiries about applications to these committees. 

Animal Welfare Day

The AWC organises an annual Animal Welfare Day.

More information

For more information, refer to:

• Animal Welfare Committee Application Procedures (PDF 55KB) - Current as at 2 August 2007.
  
• Application to use animals for research or teaching purposes (DOC 136KB) - Current as at 21 August 2006.
  
• Application Form Guidelines (PDF 74KB) - Current as at 7 December 2007.
• Application_Modification (DOC 141KB) - Current as at 2 March 2007.
  
• Application for Modification Form Guidelines (PDF 74KB) - Current as at 7 December 2007..
  
• Animal Welfare Committee General Administrative Information & Animal Houses and Routine Animal Care (PDF 75KB)
• Annual Progress Report Form (DOC 108KB) - Current as at 21 August 2006.
• Animal Welfare Committee - Policies and guidelines.
  
• Animal Welfare Day.
• 2008 AWC Meeting Schedule (PDF 25KB)  -  Current as at 1 January 2008.
  
• Links to other information.
• *NEW* Animal Welfare articles.