About the Committee:

The Human Research Ethics Committee of Bendigo Health acts as a committee for review of human research conducted at Bendigo Health. The Committee's primary role is to protect the welfare and rights of participants in research. As part of this it is the responsibility of the Human Research Ethics Committee to review new research proposals, monitor existing research and maintain a register of all research projects conducted at Bendigo Health. The Committee operates in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans and adheres to the guidelines on research misconduct established in the Joint NHMRC/AVCC Statement and Guidelines on Research Practice. In addition the Committee operates in accordance with the terms of reference established by Bendigo Health. Please contact the secretary for a copy of the terms of reference.

Membership:

Membership of the Committee is in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines. The Committee attempts to maintain a balance of gender and institutional/non-institutional members in order to represent a broad cross-section of the community. Currently membership of the Committee is comprised of five institutional and six non-institutional members. The current Committee includes:

• Chair (Professor Peter Disler)
• Two male and one female lay member
• A minister of religion
• A member with legal experience
• Three members with experience in professional care and counselling or treatment of people
• One members with current experience in research areas considered by the Committee
• Secretary

 Also See:

• Academic and Research Units