Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC): a principal committee of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) established under the NHMRC Act 1992. The AHEC advises the NHMRC on ethical issues relating to health and develops guidelines for the conduct of medical research involving humans. The AHEC also assists Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) in institutions and organisations across Australia.
CAD: (SAAP) Coordination and Development Committee
De-identified samples or data: Data whose identifiers have been removed permanently or the data have never been identified. In some uses, the term ‘de-identified’ refers to data from which only names have been removed. Such data remain ‘potentially identifiable’. Ethical Research Review: This includes approval of the research proposal before the research, monitoring the related research and handling complaints about the research by an ethical research supervisory body.
Ethical research supervisory body: a body established to ensure research complies with ethical research guidelines. Usually it takes the form of a Human Research Ethics Committee as outlined in Part 2 of the NHMRC National Statement on Ethical Conduct, at the NHMRC website (www.nhmrc.gov.au).
ISC: (SAAP) Information Sub Committee
Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC): a body established by an institution or organisation to advise on ethical approval for research. The HREC’s role is to protect the welfare and rights of participants in research. The task of HRECs is to review proposals for research involving humans and to ensure that such research is soundly designed and conducted according to high ethical standards. Detailed guidelines on HRECs can be found in the National Statement on Ethical Conduct.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC): an independent statutory body within the portfolio of the Australian Minister for Health and Ageing. The NHMRC combines the roles and responsibilities of allocating Commonwealth funds for health and medical research, providing health advice, considering ethical issues in health and regulating sensitive medical research activities.
Professional: incorporates a number of values, including ethical behaviour, technical competence and continuous research and self-development.
Researcher: the individual or organisation or group that undertakes SAAP research.
SAAP Agency: a SAAP service delivery outlet, shop, or centre.
SAAP research administrator: An officer nominated to administer a SAAP research program.
SAAP research: Any research funded by SAAP and administered by the CAD whether with formal contract or not.