Code of Conduct

Code of Professional Behaviour

As members of The Research Society, we abide by the Society's Code of Professional Behaviour which ensures that research projects are carried out with due regard to the rights of respondents, and the researchers' professional responsibilities to their clients.

The Code conforms to the ICC/ESOMAR international standard and has been modified for the Australian market.

The Code of Professional Behaviour can be downloaded here https://researchsociety.com.au/standards/code-of-professional-behaviour

Privacy Code

The market and social research privacy code has been adopted by The Research Society and AMSRO as a co-regulatory system for the market research industry following the introduction of the National Privacy Principles which relate to how organisations should handle personal information.

As a member of the Association of Market and Social Research Organisations (AMSRO) we are bound by market and social research privacy principles, which can be viewed and downloaded here https://www.amsro.com.au/amsroresp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/The-Privacy-Market-and-Social-Research-Code-2014.pdf