Responsibility of Researchers

i. Volunteers, samples and/or data received from the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank are for the exclusive use of the Principal Investigator and acknowledged co-investigators on the approved project only, and cannot be provided, distributed or sold to other researchers without prior authorisation.

ii. It is the Principal Investigator's responsibility to ensure that their Institutional Ethics Committee has approved the involvement of all researchers listed in an approved project, prior to usage of Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank volunteers, samples or data.

iii. Principal Investigators must include in the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank Resource Access Application Form the names of students and personnel directly involved in the project. This information booklet must be provided to all users and all users must sign the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank Access Agreement Statement.

iv. Researchers should re-code each and every sample and dataset received from the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank by creating their own experimental coding system. Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank codes should be retained with the samples and/or data for the purpose of reporting in the Annual and Final Reports.

v. Researchers take full responsibility for the OH&S and relevant safety precautions when handling human samples and involving humans in research.

vi. All materials remain the property of the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank, and any remaining samples and/or data must be returned on request. All unused samples must be returned to the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank upon completion of the research project.

vii. Biological samples to be disposed of that cannot be returned to the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank, must be handled in accordance with the biosafety guidelines of the parent institution.

viii. Principal Investigators must provide an annual report giving a brief description of the outcomes of the research and identifying all presentations and publications arising from the use of Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank volunteers, samples and/or data.

ix. Researchers should complete and return to the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank Access Committee a Quality Assurance Report and must complete a Final Report at the completion of the study.

x. The Principal Investigator must acknowledge, using the approved wording, the support of the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank in all oral and written presentations and publications resulting from use of Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank volunteers, samples and/or data. Failure to comply with this or any of the researcher responsibilities listed above may jeopardise future access to the Australian Schizophrenia Research Bank.