Macquarie University engaged AHRECS to formulate a positive framework for the implementation of Part A and Part B of the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.The University nominated a number of reference institutions with the intention that Macquarie’s new approach should represent best practice. A key element of the approach proposed by AHRECS was focusing on culture through professional development/capacity building and resources materials, rather than forms, bureaucratic processes and enforcement activities.