Safety and Ethics
Ethical Approval required for the use of animals in research and teaching in schools and early childhood centres.
Some projects may have ethical considerations that need to be taken into account. Projects which require ethics approval will not be accepted to Central Northland Science and Technology Fair unless the approval is obtained.
Any science investigations in which a live animal [mammal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish (bony or cartilagineous), octopus, squid, crab (including half crab), lobster, crayfish (including freshwater crayfish), mammalian, avian or reptilian foetus in the last half of gestation or development is used requires ethical approval.
Apply for Ethics Approval
For forms and more information go to: nzase.org.nz/about/animal-ethics This website gives educators legal, ethical and practical information on the use of small animals for research.
Approval is required from the New Zealand Association of Science Educators where an animal is involved in a project.
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- For the purpose of the Animal Welfare Act an “animal” means any living animal and it may be a vertebrate or an invertebrate as specified in the Act.
- Any investigation involving animals (vertebrate or invertebrate) that may be NZ endangered species requires Animal Ethics approval.
Guidelines for the use of Humans in experiments and research
These ethical practice guidelines are for students and teachers engaged in school research and other projects that involve people (other students, family, members of the community). These guidelines are not mandatory. They were developed for the Ministry of Education.
