6. Permits and Ethics 6.3 Lodging of Specimens and Digital Records 6.1 Permits All specimens collected and digital records All collecting activities carried out as part of created in relation to the ABRS grant funded research funded or otherwise supported by projects must be offered for lodgment with a the ABRS must be undertaken in full recognised permanent collection such as a compliance with the laws and regulations of State or Territory wildlife management the States and Territories of the agency, museum or herbarium. Commonwealth of Australia. are substantial fines for illegal collecting in most States and Territories. A range of authorities 6.4 Animal Ethics in each of the States and Territories is responsible for the issue of permits for the activity involves the collection, use biological collection. Relevant information or care of any living non-human vertebrate may be obtained from the leading wildlife and in some cases invertebrate animals or management agency, museum or herbarium tissue for scientific purposes, the Principal in each State or Territory, which should be Investigator must obtain approval for such consulted, in any case, as part of the planning scientific purposes and methods from a process. recognised animal ethics committee operating under the Australian Code of 6.2 Genetic Resources Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes. The Principal Investigator agrees to provide the Department with a A permit is required to collect biological certificate of compliance with the samples for genetic/biochemical research in appropriate guidelines prior to the Commonwealth (including commencement of any such scientific Commonwealth marine waters and activities. Commonwealth biological collections). There are similar requirements in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and other States are Applicants should check the relevant considering the introduction of such requirements with each State or Territory measures. Contact details for each of the before proceeding. State and Territory management authorities can be seen at: .
6. Permits and Ethics 6.1 Permits All collecting activities carried out as part of research funded or otherwise supported by the ABRS must be undertaken in full compliance with the laws and regulations of the States and Territories of the Commonwealth of Australia. are substantial fines for illegal collecting in most States and Territories. A range of authorities in each of the States and Territories is responsible for the issue of permits for biological collection. Relevant information may be obtained from the leading wildlife management agency, museum or herbarium in each State or Territory, which should be consulted, in any case, as part of the planning process. 6.2 Genetic Resources A permit is required to collect biological samples for genetic/biochemical research in Commonwealth (including Commonwealth marine waters and Commonwealth biological collections). There are similar requirements in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and other States are considering the introduction of such measures. Contact details for each of the State and Territory management authorities can be seen at: . 6.3 Lodging of Specimens and Digital Records All specimens collected and digital records created in relation to the ABRS grant funded projects must be offered for lodgment with a recognised permanent collection such as a State or Territory wildlife management agency, museum or herbarium. 6.4 Animal Ethics the activity involves the collection, use or care of any living non-human vertebrate and in some cases invertebrate animals or tissue for scientific purposes, the Principal Investigator must obtain approval for such scientific purposes and methods from a recognised animal ethics committee operating under the Australian Code of Practice for the Care and Use of Animals for Scientific Purposes. The Principal Investigator agrees to provide the Department with a certificate of compliance with the appropriate guidelines prior to the commencement of any such scientific activities. Applicants should check the relevant requirements with each State or Territory before proceeding.
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