Human Research Ethics Committee

Constitution
Current Membership
Procedures - under revision

The HREC operates in accordance with the Australian code, theNational Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, 2007. It is required to have a minimum membership which includes:

a Chairperson with suitable experience;
at least two lay people, one man and one woman, who have no affiliation with the University and are not currently engaged in medical, scientific, legal or academic work;
at least one person with knowledge of, and current experience in, the professional care, treatment or counselling of people, eg a nurse, doctor, or allied health professional;
at least one person who performs a pastoral care role in a community, eg an Aboriginal elder or minister of religion;
at least one lawyer;

In addition, the HREC has members from the University academic staff who have research experience relevant to the areas in the University which are active in human research.