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Dear Mark,

Thank you for your email

Federation University Australia  does not have any policies which
explicitly refer to self-experimentation.  All research projects submitted
to the human research ethics committee for review are assessed for ethical
acceptability according the requirements of the [1]National Statement on
Ethical Conduct in Human Research, irrespective of who the participants
are. 

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you require further information.

Regards,

Legal Office

Federation University Australia

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From: Mark R. Diamond <[FOI #9726 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 5 February 2023 9:16 PM
To: Legal Office <[Federation University Australia request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - University research policies
regarding self-experimentation

Dear Federation University Australia,

I am writing because I have not received a reply to my request of 21
December 2022. A copy of the request follows ...

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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