Ethical Responsibilities
Ethical Responsibilities
The National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research
The National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007, updated 2018) sets out the national standards for ethical design, review and conduct of human research. Compliance with the National Statement is a prerequisite for receipt of National Health and Medical Research Council and Australian Research Council Funding. In addition, the National Statement sets national standards for use by any individual, institution or organisation conducting human research. This includes human research undertaken by governments, industry, private individuals, organisations, or networks of organisations. The National Statement is organised around the values of respect, research merit and integrity, justice, and beneficence.
Ethical conduct in research with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and communities: Guidelines for researchers and stakeholders (2018) provides a set of principles to ensure research is safe, respectful, responsible, high quality and of benefit to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. The Guidelines define six core values — spirit and integrity, cultural continuity, equity, reciprocity, respect, and responsibility. Keeping research on track II describes how the values and principles can be put into practice in research.
The NHMRC maintains a list of all registered Human Research Ethics Committees in Australia.
Australian HRECs specialising in data linkage review |
Contact |
| ACT Health Human Research Ethics Committee | ethics@act.gov.au |
| Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Ethics Committee | ethicssec@aihw.gov.au |
| NSW Population and Health Service Research Ethics Committee | CINSW-Ethics@health.nsw.gov.au |
| SA Department for Health and Ageing Human Research Ethics Committee | HealthHumanResearchEthicsCommittee@sa.gov.au |
| Tasmania Health & Medical Human Research Ethics Committee | human.ethics@utas.edu.au |
| Department of Health WA Human Research Ethics Committee | hrec@health.wa.gov.au |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander HRECs |
Contact |
| AH&MRC HREC (NSW) | ahmrc@ahmrc.org.au |
| Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (SA) | Gokhan.Ayturk@ahcsa.org.au |
| Central Australian Human Research Ethics Committee | cahrec@flinders.edu.au |
| Human Research Ethics Committee of the Northern Territory Department of Health and Menzies School of Health Research | ethics@menzies.edu.au |
| WA Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee | ethics@ahcwa.org |
