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<li>Contents</li>
<li>1. Introduction/Background on the Activities of the Organisation 4</li>
<li>1.1. Organisational Activities..................................................................................................................4</li>
<li>1.2. Treaty of Waitangi Obligations and Principles ................................................................................4</li>
<li>1.3. RTT and the Three Rs.......................................................................................................................4</li>
<li>1.4. Responsible Persons........................................................................................................................4</li>
<li>1.5. Persons/Organisations under the CEC ............................................................................................4</li>
<li>2. Establishment, Functions, Powers and Membership of the Animal Ethics Committee 5</li>
<li>2.1 Functions, duties and powers of the Committee ............................................................................5</li>
<li>2.2 Membership of the AEC...................................................................................................................6</li>
<li>2.3 Statutory members..........................................................................................................................6</li>
<li>2.4 Organisational members.................................................................................................................6</li>
<li>2.5 Remuneration of external members...............................................................................................6</li>
<li>2.6 Appointment Procedures ................................................................................................................6</li>
<li>2.7 Term of appointment ......................................................................................................................7</li>
<li>2.8 Induction and Training of New Members........................................................................................7</li>
<li>2.9 Vacancies.........................................................................................................................................7</li>
<li>3 AEC Processes 7</li>
<li>3.1 AEC meetings...................................................................................................................................7</li>
<li>3.2 Frequency of Meetings....................................................................................................................7</li>
<li>3.3 Timing for Circulation of Agenda Items...........................................................................................7</li>
<li>3.4 Quorum............................................................................................................................................8</li>
<li>3.5 Decision Process..............................................................................................................................8</li>
<li>3.6 Effective Input of Committee Members..........................................................................................8</li>
<li>3.7 Establishment and Membership of Subcommittees.......................................................................8</li>
<li>3.8 Conflict of Interest...........................................................................................................................8</li>
<li>3.9 Confidentiality .................................................................................................................................8</li>
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<li>3.10 Use of Tele/Video Conferencing......................................................................................................8</li>
<li>3.11 Consideration between Meetings ...................................................................................................9</li>
<li>3.12 Public Presence at Meetings ...........................................................................................................9</li>
<li>3.13 Applicant Presence at Meetings......................................................................................................9</li>
<li>3.14 Secretarial Support..........................................................................................................................9</li>
<li>3.15 Record Keeping and Information Management..............................................................................9</li>
<li>3.16 Reporting of Animal Use Statistics to MPI.......................................................................................9</li>
<li>3.17 Protection of AEC Members............................................................................................................9</li>
<li>3.18 Process to amend the Code...........................................................................................................10</li>
<li>4 Consideration of Applications by the AEC 10</li>
<li>4.1 Criteria for Consideration ..............................................................................................................10</li>
<li>4.2 Impact Grading ..............................................................................................................................12</li>
<li>4.3 Outcomes after Consideration ......................................................................................................13</li>
<li>4.4 Conditions of Approval ..................................................................................................................13</li>
<li>4.5 Maximum Approval Period............................................................................................................14</li>
<li>4.6 Power to Suspend, Revoke and Vary Approvals............................................................................14</li>
<li>4.7 Changes to Approved Applications ...............................................................................................14</li>
<li>5 Responsibilities under AEC Approved Applications 15</li>
<li>5.1 Compliance ....................................................................................................................................15</li>
<li>5.2 Appropriate Qualifications ............................................................................................................15</li>
<li>5.3 Sick and Injured Animals................................................................................................................15</li>
<li>5.4 Standard Operating Procedures....................................................................................................16</li>
<li>5.5 Adverse Events ..............................................................................................................................16</li>
<li>5.6 Record Keeping..............................................................................................................................16</li>
<li>5.7 Euthanasia for tissue collection/dissection...................................................................................16</li>
<li>5.8 Rehoming.......................................................................................................................................16</li>
<li>6 Animal Facilities 17</li>
<li>6.1 Management of Animal Facilities..................................................................................................17</li>
<li>6.2 Development of SOPs for facility management ............................................................................17</li>
<li>6.3 Transportation of Animals.............................................................................................................17</li>
<li>6.4 Housing of Animals........................................................................................................................17</li>
<li>6.5 Monitoring Animal Facilities..........................................................................................................19</li>
<li>7 Monitoring 19</li>
<li>7.1 Monitoring during the Approval Period ........................................................................................19</li>
<li>7.2 Monitoring by Proxy ......................................................................................................................19</li>
<li>7.3 Frequency of Monitoring...............................................................................................................19</li>
<li>7.4 Monitoring of Manipulations Grade A & B....................................................................................20</li>
<li>7.5 Monitoring of Manipulations Grade C-E .......................................................................................20</li>
<li>7.6 Specific Manipulations...................................................................................................................20</li>
<li>7.7 End of Approval Reporting ............................................................................................................20</li>
<li>7.8 End of Approval Grading................................................................................................................20</li>
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<li>7.9 Compliance Breaches ....................................................................................................................20</li>
<li>7.10 End of Approval Statistics..............................................................................................................21</li>
<li>8 Arrangements for External Parties to Use the Code and AEC 21</li>
<li>9 Complaints Procedures 21</li>
<li>9.1 Animal Welfare Complaints...........................................................................................................21</li>
<li>9.2 Procedural Complaints ..................................................................................................................22</li>
<li>10 Process to Amend, Suspend or Revoke the Code 22</li>
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<li>1. Introduction/Background on the Activities of the Organisation</li>
<li>1.1. Organisational Activities</li>
<li>This Code is designed to comply with all the requirements of the Animal Welfare Act</li>
<li>1999 (the Act) so that specified animals can be used in research, testing and teaching</li>
<li>activities of Lincoln University and other institutions or individuals whose activities may</li>
<li>be approved under this Code. The predominant animals held by Lincoln University are</li>
<li>sheep, cattle and deer, but facilities exist for the housing of laboratory rodents and other</li>
<li>small mammals (e.g., possums, mustelids). These animals provide the basis of</li>
<li>research material in husbandry, anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, immunology,</li>
<li>toxicology and genetics. The teaching programmes cover the same areas. Research</li>
<li>by parented organisations may involve clinical trials on various animal remedies and</li>
<li>dietary supplements in farm animals or tests of control formulations for pest animals.</li>
<li>Research, testing and teaching activities associated with environmental conservation</li>
<li>and wildlife management involve manipulations of wild and feral animals, both</li>
<li>indigenous and exotic, and some of this work is conducted in remote locations.</li>
<li>1.2. Treaty of Waitangi Obligations and Principles</li>
<li>Lincoln University is legally bound to acknowledge the principles of the Treaty of</li>
<li>Waitangi in the performance of its functions and the exercise of its powers (S 281(1)(b),</li>
<li>Education and Training Act 2020 (New Zealand Legislation website). Organisations that</li>
<li>are parented by the Lincoln University Animal Ethics Committee (AEC) must also abide</li>
<li>by this.</li>
<li>It is the responsibility of the researcher to be aware of when they should conduct</li>
<li>consultation with MÄori regarding their research. If in doubt, the researcher should</li>
<li>speak with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor MÄori and Pasifika. Consultation with MÄori</li>
<li>should be discussed through the Deputy Vice-Chancellor MÄori & Pasifika.</li>
<li>1.3. RTT and the Three Rs</li>
<li>Lincoln University is committed to the conduct of research, testing and teaching that</li>
<li>involves use of animals within the philosophy of “the Three Rsâ€: reduction, refinement,</li>
<li>replacement. Lincoln University is committed to reducing the number of animals</li>
<li>manipulated while still ensuring scientific rigour; to refine manipulation techniques with</li>
<li>the aim of minimising harm to animals and maximising benefits to humans, animals or</li>
<li>ecosystems; and to replace animal models in research by substituting them, where</li>
<li>appropriate, with non-sentient or non-living alternatives.</li>
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