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University research policies regarding self-experimentation

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Mark R. Diamond
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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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Mark R. Diamond
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To the University.
On 21 December 2022 I sent you a request for some information. I have received neither a reply nor an acknowledgment of your receipt of my request. I have repeated the request below: ...
Kind regards,
Mark Diamond
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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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Fremantle Reception, University of Notre Dame

Dear Mark
I have forwarded your enquiry to the Research Office for their assistance.

 

Kind regards

 

Liz Pretsel

 

 

Elizabeth Pretsel

Fremantle Reception

 

University of Notre Dame Australia

23 High Street

FREMANTLE  WA  6160

Phone: 08 9433 0555

[email address]

 

From: Mark R. Diamond <[FOI #9745 email]>
Sent: Monday, 6 February 2023 12:27 PM
To: Fremantle Enquiries <fremantle.[University of Notre Dame request email]>
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - University research policies
regarding self-experimentation

 

Caution: This email originated from outside of our University. Do not
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To the University.
On 21 December 2022 I sent you a request for some information. I have
received neither a reply nor an acknowledgment of your receipt of my
request. I have repeated the request below: ...
Kind regards,
Mark Diamond
---------------------------------------------
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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Mark R. Diamond
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Dear Ms Pretzel,
Thank you for having forwarded my previous email to the Research Office. Unfortunately, however, it is now 2 months since I first made my request and I still have not received a substantive reply.

I deliberately framed my request as an administrative request. Would it help if I were to change that to a formal FOI request and invoke the legal demands (for UND) of the FOI Act that I had been trying to avoid?

Yours sincerely,

Mark R. Diamond

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Fremantle Reception, University of Notre Dame

Dear Mark

I am sorry you have not received a response to your enquiry. I am aware
that we have lost some staff members in the Research Office, which may
explain the delay. However in the meantime I found someone in our Sydney
Research Office who will examine your email and respond at their earliest
convenience.

 

Kind regards

 

Liz Pretsel

 

 

Elizabeth Pretsel

Fremantle Reception

 

University of Notre Dame Australia

23 High Street

FREMANTLE  WA  6160

Phone: 08 9433 0555

[email address]

 

From: Mark R. Diamond <[FOI #9745 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2023 10:18 AM
To: Fremantle Reception <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - University research policies
regarding self-experimentation

 

Caution: This email originated from outside of our University. Do not
click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know
the content is safe.

Dear Ms Pretzel,

Thank you for having forwarded my previous email to the Research Office.
Unfortunately, however, it is now 2 months since I first made my request
and I still have not received a substantive reply.

I deliberately framed my request as an administrative request. Would it
help if I were to change that to a formal FOI request and invoke the legal
demands (for UND) of the FOI Act that I had been trying to avoid?

Yours sincerely,

Mark R. Diamond

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Research Office, University of Notre Dame

Dear Mark

 

Your email has been forwarded our office for further assistance.   We
received your request on 6 February and have forwarded to the Chair of
Ethics Committee at UNDA for advices. 

 

I have been advised that your enquiry is now with PVC Research.  We will
be in contact once a reply is received.

 

Thank you for your patience.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Kai Cheng

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ǀ RESEARCH OFFICE|

 

 

From: Mark R. Diamond <[1][FOI #9745 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2023 10:18 AM
To: Fremantle Reception <[2][email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - University research policies
regarding self-experimentation

 

Caution: This email originated from outside of our University. Do not
click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know
the content is safe.

Dear Ms Pretzel,

Thank you for having forwarded my previous email to the Research Office.
Unfortunately, however, it is now 2 months since I first made my request
and I still have not received a substantive reply.

I deliberately framed my request as an administrative request. Would it
help if I were to change that to a formal FOI request and invoke the legal
demands (for UND) of the FOI Act that I had been trying to avoid?

Yours sincerely,

Mark R. Diamond

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