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National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
THE NATIONAL STATEMENT: A USER GUIDE
PURPOSE, SCOPE AND LIMITS OF THIS DOCUMENT
SECTION 1: VALUES AND PRINCIPLES OF ETHICAL CONDUCT
SECTION 2: THEMES IN RESEARCH ETHICS: RISK AND BENEFIT, CONSENT
- Chapter 2.1: Risk and benefit
- Chapter 2.2: General requirements for consent
- Chapter 2.3: Qualifying or waiving conditions for consent
SECTION 3: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS SPECIFIC TO RESEARCH METHODS OR FIELDS
- Chapter 3.1: Qualitative methods
- Chapter 3.2: Databanks
- Chapter 3.3: Interventions and therapies, including clinical and non-clinical trials, and innovations
- Chapter 3.4: Human tissue samples
- Chapter 3.5: Human genetics
- Chapter 3.6: Human stem cells
SECTION 4: ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS SPECIFIC TO PARTICIPANTS
- Chapter 4.1: Women who are pregnant and the human foetus
- Chapter 4.2: Children and young people
- Chapter 4.3: People in dependent or unequal relationships
- Chapter 4.4: People highly dependent on medical care who may be unable to give consent
- Chapter 4.5: People with a cognitive impairment, an intellectual disability, or a mental illness
- Chapter 4.6: People who may be involved in illegal activities
- Chapter 4.7: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
- Chapter 4.8: People in other countries
SECTION 5: PROCESSES OF RESEARCH GOVERNANCE AND ETHICAL REVIEW
- Chapter 5.1: Institutional responsibilities
- Chapter 5.2: Responsibilities of HRECs, other ethical review bodies, and researchers
- Chapter 5.3: Minimising duplication of ethical review
- Chapter 5.4: Conflicts of interest
- Chapter 5.5: Monitoring approved research
- Chapter 5.6: Handling complaints
- Chapter 5.7: Accountability
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