AUT Ethics Committee

AUT Ethics Committee (AUTEC) reviews research proposals involving human participants to ensure compliance with ethical guidelines. AUTEC is an Institutional Ethics Committee approved by the Health Research Council Ethics Committee.

AUTEC guidelines and procedures include a list of ethical principles used when reviewing applications. However, researchers themselves are responsible for ensuring their research meets these standards.

Research proposals must meet at least minimal standards of research adequacy to be considered ethical.

Executive Secretary
Dr Elizabeth Binns
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 6038

Executive Officer
Erin Moloney
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext 8316

Independent Chair
Peter Lineham
Emeritus Professor, Massey University
peter.lineham@aut.ac.nz

Deputy Chair
Associate Professor Barbara Myers
barbara.myers@aut.ac.nz

  • Chair
    Emeritus Professor Peter Lineham
  • Deputy Chair
    Associate Professor Barbara Myers
  • Council Representative
    Emeritus Professor Marion Jones
  • Executive Secretary, Research Ethics Lead
    Dr Elizabeth Binns
  • Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
    To be appointed
  • Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies
    Dr Ivana Nakarada-Kordic
  • Faculty Representative for Te Ara Poutama
    Associate Professor Teena Brown Pulu
  • Faculty Representative for Culture and Society
    Dr Nan Jiang
  • Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
    Professor Asheq Rahman
  • Appointee of the Deputy-Vice Chancellor Research - AUT Research Office - Te Kāhui Poipoi Rangahau
    Tui Barbarich-Tawera
  • Appointee of the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Pacific Advancement
    Dr Tafili Utumapu-McBride
  • Appointee of the Pro-Vice Chancellor, Māori Advancement
    To be appointed
  • Community member
    Kate O’Connor
  • Community member
    Dr Jacqueline Hartley
  • Community member
    Dr Lynne Taylor
  • AUTSA Representative
    Tom Vasey

See AUTEC guidelines and procedures for information about:

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