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Submitting amendment forms

An application for amendment must be submitted to the AEC before any change to the approved project occurs (the Australian Code for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes 8th edition, 2013 (updated 2021), Clause 2.4.10) 'the Animal Use Code'. This amendment may be considered by an Executive function of a registered AEC in line with the Animal Use Code, Clause 2.2.23, following the categories deemed appropriate by the University of Queensland Animal Ethics Management Committee.

To Extend the Duration of an Approved Project

An application must be submitted to the AEC prior to the current expiry date of the project. 

Repeating an experiment

The Animal Use Code states the following in relation to repeating experiments: '1.23 Activities involving the use of animals must not be repeated within a project or between projects unless such repetition is essential for the purpose or design of the project (e.g. sound experimental design, statistical analysis, corroboration by the same or another investigator)'.

If the experiment has been performed as outlined in the original application, the results look good, but will need to be repeated to confirm a result, you must submit a amendment requesting additional animals and provide strong justification for the need to repeat the experiment. 

Submit your amendment

Please note: If your animal ethics project was approved prior to the introduction of MyResearch, your project is considered a legacy project. You will be limited to making minor amendments to a legacy project, within MyResearch. These include:

  • Change to animal details (e.g. breed/strain)
  • Change to personnel and location
  • Extension in project duration up to 6 months

Amendments beyond the above, will need to be submitted as a new full application in MyResearch.

To amend your already approved project login to MyResearch.

Information on how to initiate a project amendment can be found in the Systems Training Hub. Additional self-help resources to support the use of the new MyResearch system are available from https://systems-training.its.uq.edu.au/myresearch.

If you have any further questions or are unsure which AEC relates to your work, contact Animal Ethics.