AUTEC guidelines and procedures
Understand the guidelines and procedures that underpin the AUT Ethics Committee approvals process.
Guidelines and procedures
- Preamble (1)
- List of Ethical Principles (2)
- Informed and Voluntary Consent (2.1)
- Respect for Rights of Privacy and Confidentiality (2.2)
- Minimisation of Risk (2.3)
- Limitation of Deception (2.4)
- Social and Cultural Sensitivity including commitment to the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi (2.5)
- Research Adequacy (2.6)
- Avoidance of Conflict of Interest (2.7)
- Respect for Vulnerability of Some Participants (2.8)
- Respect for Property (2.9)
- Terms of Reference for AUTEC (3)
- Further AUTEC Membership Guidelines (4)
- Committee Decision Making Processes (5)
- Exemptions to activities requiring AUT Ethics Committee approval (6)
- Compensation for Researchers and Participants (7)
- Special Approval Provisions (8)
- Reporting and Monitoring Requirements for Researchers (9)
- General Approval Provisions (10)
- Responsibilities of Researchers and Teachers (11)
- Guidelines for Research with Children as Participants (12)
- Principles Relating to the Treatment of Human Remains (13)
- Translation of Research Instruments (14)
- Hazards (15)
- Legal Opinion (16)
- Complaints (17)
- Storage of Data and Consent Forms (18)
Appendices
- Appendix A: Glossary
- Appendix B: AUTEC Application and Approval Procedures
- Appendix C: Form EA1 Application for Ethics Approval
- Appendix D: The Information Sheet: A Guide
- Appendix E: Consent and Assent Form Exemplars
- Appendix F: Confidentiality Agreement Exemplars
- Appendix G: Form EA2 Progress Report
- Appendix H: Form EA3 Completion Report
- Appendix I: Information Privacy Principles
- Appendix K: Form EA5 Notification to AUTEC of External Approval
- Appendix L: Form EA6 Application for Ethics Approval of Class Research Projects
- Appendix M: Form EA7 Annual Ethical Report on Class Research Projects
- Appendix N: Guidelines for Health Research with Children
- Appendix O: The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers' Rights - A Summary
- Appendix P: Guidelines for Researchers on Health Research involving Māori
- Appendix Q: Referral of Research Studies to a Health and Disability Ethics Committee
- Appendix R: Policy on Access by External Researchers
- Appendix S: Action Research Project Procedures
- Appendix T: Reconsideration, Appeals and Complaints Procedures
- Appendix U: Intellectual Property Rights Policy
- Appendix X: Form EA9 Application for Access by External Researcher
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