All research that involves human beings and/or animals is subject to ethics approval.  This is done through the ACD Human Research Ethics Committee.

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Relevant documents students should refer to are:-

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Applications to the ACD Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) will be reviewed by the student’s supervisors and then submitted to the ACD Registrar. The Registrar will forward the application to the ACD HREC, and the HREC will review and respond to it. This process should be finalised prior to the commencement of research involving human subjects.

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The membership of the ACD Human Research Ethics Committee  currently comprises:

• Rev Dr Vicky Balabanski (Chair)

• Dr Peter Gunn

• Rev Prof Andrew Dutney

• Rev Cheryl Wilson

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All research involving human subjects must first obtain ethics approval. This is done through the ACD Human Research Ethics Committee (Ethical Conduct in Human Research policy).

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Ethical research is characterised by being free from:

• Plagiarism: that is, presenting another person’s works or ideas as one’s own. This includes unacknowledged word for word use or paraphrasing of another person’s work.

• Fraud: this relates to falsifying, fabricating or being dishonest when reporting research results.

• Misrepresentation: this covers giving false or misleading information in academic matters and includes falsely claiming credit for past study or falsely stating that thesis material has not been used in another thesis.

• Unethical behaviour: this relates to breaches of accepted ethical standards. It includes failing to follow the terms of an ethical approval to conduct research and misusing confidential information obtained in field education.