Good afternoon Mark,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email and to advise that the University is currently in a period of limited service over the Christmas break.

I will be back in touch on my return to the office on Thursday 5 January 2023.

Kind regards,
Lynette.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark R. Diamond <[FOI #9733 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2022 10:35 AM
To: foi <[Murdoch University request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - University research policies regarding self-experimentation

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To the University.

I would be grateful if you would, if possible, deal with this request under administrative arrangements rather than invoking the cumbersome machinery of the Freedom of Information/Right to Information Act.

I am seeking a copy of any policy documents that your university has (most likely with your Human Research Ethics Committee [HREC], or similar) regarding research involving self-experimentation, by which I mean those projects or experiments in which the only participant is the researcher themselves.

I am particularly interested in (i) whether your university has an explicit policy regarding self-experimentation, and (ii) whether self-experimentation requires HREC review.

Yours faithfully,

Mark R. Diamond

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Good morning Mark,

I have been advised that the Human Ethics Office is currently unattended due to the majority of university staff not returning from the period of limited service until Monday 9 January 2023.

I expect to have a response for you by the end of next week.

Kind regards,
Lynette.

-----Original Message-----
From: Lynette Darnell <[email address]> On Behalf Of foi
Sent: Saturday, 24 December 2022 1:16 PM
To: Mark R. Diamond <[FOI #9733 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - University research policies regarding self-experimentation

Good afternoon Mark,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email and to advise that the University is currently in a period of limited service over the Christmas break.

I will be back in touch on my return to the office on Thursday 5 January 2023.

Kind regards,
Lynette.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark R. Diamond <[FOI #9733 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2022 10:35 AM
To: foi <[Murdoch University request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - University research policies regarding self-experimentation

[You don't often get email from [FOI #9733 email]. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

To the University.

I would be grateful if you would, if possible, deal with this request under administrative arrangements rather than invoking the cumbersome machinery of the Freedom of Information/Right to Information Act.

I am seeking a copy of any policy documents that your university has (most likely with your Human Research Ethics Committee [HREC], or similar) regarding research involving self-experimentation, by which I mean those projects or experiments in which the only participant is the researcher themselves.

I am particularly interested in (i) whether your university has an explicit policy regarding self-experimentation, and (ii) whether self-experimentation requires HREC review.

Yours faithfully,

Mark R. Diamond

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Good afternoon Mark,

 

I have been advised by the Human Ethics Office that Murdoch University’s
Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) does not have an explicit policy
regarding self-experimentation.

 

The HREC, when research where the researcher is also the participant,
closely review the merit of the research, as well as the safety of the
researcher.  Particular attention is paid to how the researcher can
separate themselves from the dual roles of researcher and participant.

 

If research is being conducted where self-experimentation is being used,
this will require HREC review if the research would normally require
review if there were external participants.  That is, if the researcher is
the participant this will not change the requirement to seek human ethics
approval.

 

Please find attached a copy of Murdoch University’s HREC policy which is
currently awaiting approval following review. Please note that the only
change to the document is to make amendments to position titles listed at
clause 13, and in the ‘Approval and Implementation’ section.  No other
changes are being made.

 

Kind regards,

Lynette.

 

Lynette Darnell

FOI Coordinator

 

University Secretary’s Office

T +61 8 9360 6544

90 South Street, Murdoch WA 6150

murdoch.edu.au

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Lynette Darnell <[email address]> On Behalf Of foi
Sent: Thursday, 5 January 2023 10:37 AM
To: Mark R. Diamond <[FOI #9733 email]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - University research policies
regarding self-experimentation

 

Good morning Mark,

 

I have been advised that the Human Ethics Office is currently unattended
due to the majority of university staff not returning from the period of
limited service until Monday 9 January 2023.

 

I expect to have a response for you by the end of next week.

 

Kind regards,

Lynette.

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Lynette Darnell <[2][email address]> On Behalf Of foi

Sent: Saturday, 24 December 2022 1:16 PM

To: Mark R. Diamond <[3][FOI #9733 email]>

Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - University research policies
regarding self-experimentation

 

Good afternoon Mark,

 

This is to acknowledge receipt of your email and to advise that the
University is currently in a period of limited service over the Christmas
break.

 

I will be back in touch on my return to the office on Thursday 5 January
2023.

 

Kind regards,

Lynette.

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Mark R. Diamond <[4][FOI #9733 email]>

Sent: Wednesday, 21 December 2022 10:35 AM

To: foi <[5][Murdoch University request email]>

Subject: Freedom of Information request - University research policies
regarding self-experimentation

 

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[6][FOI #9733 email]. Learn why this is
important at [7]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

 

To the University.

 

I would be grateful if you would, if possible, deal with this request
under administrative arrangements rather than invoking the cumbersome
machinery of the Freedom of Information/Right to Information Act.

 

I am seeking a copy of any policy documents that your university has (most
likely with your Human Research Ethics Committee [HREC], or similar)
regarding research involving self-experimentation, by which I mean those
projects or experiments in which the only participant is the researcher
themselves.

 

I am particularly interested in (i) whether your university has an
explicit policy regarding self-experimentation, and (ii) whether
self-experimentation requires HREC review.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Mark R. Diamond

 

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