We held a pig meeting to discuss these issues, MeetingMinutes_03_10_2002. The meeting was based around a discussion of Mackay's 'Ethics Lies and Videotape'.
University of Queensland Policies
Research Ethics Policy: http:www.uq.edu.au/hupp/contents/view.asp?s1=4&s2=20&s3=1
Procedures for the Conduct of Research: http:www.uq.edu.au/hupp/contents/view.asp?s1=4&s2=20&s3=2
NHMRC Human research ethics handbook: www.health.gov.au/nhmrc/hrecbook/misc/downloads.htm
www.avcc.edu.au/news/public_statements/publications/glrespra.htm
Human Research Ethics Committees
The University of Queensland has four human research ethics committees ( HRECs ). The governing committee is the Human Experimentation Ethical Review Committee ( HEERC ). HEERC has three sub-committees:
Ethical Clearance Process
The place to start the ethical clearance process seems to be at the following website,
ORPS: Ethics - human: http:www.uq.edu.au/research/orps/?id=5064
The first form to fill out is the Application Form for Ethical Clearance for Research Involving Human Participants.
www.uq.edu.au/research/orps/downloads/human/human_ethical_clearance_form.rtf
www.uq.edu.au/research/orps/downloads/human/app_checklist.rtf
ORPS - UQ Guidelines, Ethics forms & Downloads http:www.uq.edu.au/research/orps/?id=5268&pid=5064
Relevant Papers/Books
Mackay, W.E. ( 1995 ). Ethics, Lies and Videotape. In Proceedings of ACM CHI '95 Human Factors in Computing Systems. Denver, Colorado: ACM/SIGCHI
( an electronic version is available at www.itee.uq.edu.au/~pig/docs/mackay-Ethics_Lies_and_Videotape.pdf )
American Psychological Association, "Ethical principles in the Conduct of Research with Human Participants."
This book is available in the Social Sciences and Humanities library, SS&H Call Number BF198.7 .A46 1973, http:library.uq.edu.au/search/cBF198.7+.A46+1973
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