Ethics
The Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) study abides by Australia’s rigorous ethical standards.
Our ethics committee
The research methodology and survey content of Growing Up in Australia is reviewed and approved by the Australian Institute of Family Studies Human Research Ethics Committee.
This committee is a Human Research Ethics Committee registered with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). The committee ensures that Growing Up in Australia meets the ethical standards outlined in the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans.
In each state and territory education authorities have granted approval to conduct research among the teachers of young people in the study. Download the approval letters for:
- State and territory government schools [ZIP file – 1.35 MB]
- Catholic schools [ZIP file – 3.94 MB].
Applications
The AIFS Ethics Committee provided approval for each wave of LSAC.
| Data-collection activity | Application number | Date approved |
|---|---|---|
| Wave 1 | - | 22 November 2002 |
| Wave 2 | - | 21 October 2005 |
| Wave 3 | - | 17 July 2007 |
| Wave 4 | 09-05 | 29 June 2009 |
| Wave 5 | 11-04 | 26 May 2011 |
| Wave 6 | 13-04 | 19 April 2013 |
| Wave 7 | 15-01 | 2 March 2015 |
| Wave 8 | 17-01 | 13 February 2017 |
| Wave 9 | 18-09 19-16 | 6 March 2019 18 October 2019 |
| Wave 9C1 | 20-09 | 29 July 2020 |
| Wave 9C2 | 20-09-02 (content) 20-09-03 (methodology) | 23 December 2020 4 March 2021 |
| Wave 10 | 22-08 | 23 November 2022 |
| Wave 11 | 24-08 | 14 October 2024 |
Complaints or concerns
The LSAC team is committed to researcher integrity and the ethical conduct of research projects. If you do have any concerns or complaints about the ethical conduct of the study you can contact the AIFS Ethics Committee secretariat.
The Ethics Committee secretariat is not connected with the research project and can facilitate a resolution to your concern in an impartial manner.