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Article History

Received: 7 October 2021

Accepted: 11 September 2022

First Online: 29 October 2022

Declarations

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: The Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee approved the parent study (Project Number CF15/1290–2015000614) on 27 April 2015. Interview and focus group participants were provided with written information about the study prior to meeting with them, which was discussed prior to the commencement of data collection. Participants’ written consent was obtained. In fieldwork situations, permission to be on site to collect data was obtained in the first instance via research design discussions with our five research partners, discussed above in the Methods section. Permission cascaded down as follows. A host IA or ES was appointed to the researcher, with the IA’s written consent to participate obtained. The IA liaised with relevant managers of the research site where observations were to occur, and obtained permission to attend. Where practicable and appropriate, the host IA introduced the researcher to site workers so that the workers were aware of the researcher’s identity and role. Where practicable and appropriate, avoiding unwarranted intrusion into people’s work, the researcher sought permission from workers on site to take notes, and did so openly.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.