SAAP Ethical Research Protocols 

SAAP research administrators are to ensure that:

• SAAP Ethical Research Protocols are published in hard copies and electronically, particularly on SAAP Information Management Website¹² or any other related electronic locations.
• All SAAP research publicity, tender and Expression of Interest documents outline the requirement for compliance with SAAP Ethical Research Protocols.
• All SAAP research proposals and SAAP research contracts subject to SAAP Ethical Research Review are to provide details of arrangements to ascertain research’s compliance with SAAP Ethical Research Guidelines until finalisation and or reporting/publication of the research.
• Where the research project is subject to SAAP Ethical Research Review, SAAP research administrators must be satisfied with the researcher’s arrangements to follow the SAAP Ethical Research Guidelines, and with the capacity of the ethical research supervisory body such as, HREC, to supervise the research, before a contract for SAAP research is entered into or a SAAP research is undertaken (where there is no contract).
• SAAP research contracts will not be established if the researcher of research subject to SAAP Ethical Research Review cannot obtain ethical research approval by an ethical research supervisory body.

5. Date of Implementation

The SAAP Ethical Research Protocols and Guidelines apply from 1 October 2005 to all research contracted or undertaken without contract from that date.

12. The SAAP Information Management website aims to encourage information management by SAAP stakeholders through showcasing SAAP quality research and data.