AEC Meetings Calendar 2025

Meeting dates                               Submission dates

Tuesday 18^th February                 Tuesday 11^th February

Tuesday 29^th April                          Tuesday  15th April

Tuesday 17^th June                           Tuesday 10^th June

Tuesday 19^th August                      Tuesday 12^th August

Tuesday 14^th October                   Tuesday  7^th October

Tuesday 25^th November               Tuesday 18^th November  

For more information: steve.peucker@sunporkfarms.com.au

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Below you will find the CHM Alliance Animal  Ethics Committee Operations Manual. Simply click on the relevant link to open the .pdf  file.

Animal Ethics Committee Operations Manual 

Front Cover

AEC Manual TOC

Section 1:  AEC Document Registers  and Document Procedures

• AEC Current Document Register
• AEC External Document Register 
• CHM AEC Document Control Procedure

Section 2: CHM AEC TOR

Section 3:  Membership

• AEC  Member/Advisor Details (please contact info@chmalliance.com.au for more information)
• CHM PIC AEC-Confidentiality-Agreement
• AEC Induction Checklist 
• Guidelines for CHM AEC Members
• Policy on Committee Membership
• Policy Conflict of interest
• Policy Payment of AEC Members
• AEC Contact  List Proforma (please contact info@chmalliance.com.au for more information)

  Section 4:  AEC Meetings

• Policy on Committee Meeting Frequency
• AEC Meeting Agenda
•  Meeting Checklist
• CHM Checklist for assessing AEC proposal
• PIC Checklist for assessing AEC proposal
• AEC Expense Claim form 
• Glossary of  Terms (please contact info@chmalliance.com.au for more information)

Section 5:  Project Documentation

• AEC Policy for Emergency Procedures
• AEC Project Proposal l to Use Animals for a Scientific Purpose
• PIC AEC Project Proposal to use animals for a scientific purpose
• Standard Westbrook project Proposal to use animals for a scientific purpose
• AEC Standard Westbrook Sow Research Project Proposal
• AEC Training Project Proposal
• AEC Poultry Training Project Proposal
• AEC Minor Variation Application
• PIC AEC Minor Variation Application
• AEC Blank Project Completion Advice
• PIC AEC Project Completion Advice to the Animal Ethics Committee
• AEC Report of Adverse or Unexpected Events during the conduct of an approved project
• PIC AEC report of Adverse or Unexpected Events during the conduct of an approved project
• AEC Annual Progress Report to CHM Alliance Pty Ltd AEC
• PIC AEC Annual Progress Report
• AEC Review Application
• AEC Project  Register (please contact info@chmalliance.com.au for more information)
• AEC Project Staff Induction Checklist
• AEC Project Not Commenced Report
• PIC AEC Project Not Commenced Report
• Westbrook Approved Supplier List (please contact info@chmalliance.com.au for more information)
• PIC AEC Animal Research Authority
• SunPork Solutions Collaborative Research Agreement
• Animal Ethics Approval Certificate 
• PIC Animal Ethics Approval Certificate
• AEC Pre Trial Checklist
• PIC AEC Pre trial Checklist
• 17B PIC Blank Project Proposal Checklist ARRP V4

Section 6:  Site Inspections

• Policy on Inspections by AEC
• AEC Site Inspection Report
• PIC AEC Site Inspection Report 
• AEC Policy on Covid Remote Site Inspections

Section 7:  Responsible Research / Grievance / Complaints

• AEC Principles for Responsible Research
• AEC Complaint Procedure
• AEC Complaint Record

Section 8:  Training

• AEC Training Plan 
• CHM AEC Member Training Manual 
• CHM AEC Project Personnel Training Record
• PIC Project Personnel Training Record
• PIC AEC Project Proposal Training Record
• AEC Project Training Register
• PIC AEC Project Training Register

Section 9:  Queensland Government

• Animal ethics  and using animals for scientific purposes www.daff.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/welfare-and-ethics/using-animals-for-scientific-purposes 
• Animal Care and Protection Amendment Act 2022, Queensland www.legislation.qld.gov.au
• Animal Care and Protection Regulation http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au

 Section 10:  Queensland Government Forms

• Animal  Welfare Unit Biosecurity Queensland: https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/farms-fishing-forestry/agriculture/animal/health/welfare/science/use 

 Section 11: Australian Government

• Australian code for the care and use of animals for scientific purposes, 8^th Edition 2013 www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines/publications/subject/Animal%20ethics
• Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research www.nhmrc.gov.au/guidelines/publications
• Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: Land Transport of Pigs www.publish.csiro.au/index

Section 12: South Australian Government

• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, South Australia www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks
• Animal Welfare Act, 1985, South Australia www.environment.sa.gov.au/parks

Section 13: New South Wales Government

• The Animal Research Act 1985 (NSW) http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au
• Animal Care and Protection Act, Queensland http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au
• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986 (VIC) http://www.agriculture.vic.gov.au
• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Land Transport of Livestock) Standards 2013 No 2 http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au