USQ institutional biosafety ethics process

Step 1

Prior to preparing proposals you should first contact the Chair of the Institutional Biosafety Committee  to determine which category your research would fall. The categories are:

• exempt (a proposal must still be submitted to the IBC)
• notifiable low risk dealing (NRLD)
• licensed dealing not for intentional release (DNIR)
• licensed dealings for intentional release (DIR)
• All projects involving GMOs or materials subject to the OGTE regulations must proceed via the IBC.

Step 2

The Chair will advise what application form from the Office of Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR) will be required and guidelines and advice will be given to complete them.

Step 3

Once you have completed the application form, you should contact the Office of Research and Higher Degrees and submit your application to:

Ethics Officer
Office of Research & Higher Degrees
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba QLD 4350

Step 4

The Office of Research and Higher Degrees will forward your application on to the Institutional Biosafety Committee for recommendation.