Our ethics committee

We assess projects against the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines (NHMRC) to make sure they:

  • have scientific merit
  • are able to demonstrate that any benefits outweigh any risks
  • will be done by qualified research staff
  • show respect for the participants, with guidelines for vulnerable groups
  • consider ethical issues associated with the methodology.

Ethics applications

We review HREC applications for research in Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service and other Queensland Health services.

We also review studies done in all other states and territories of Australia.

HREC requirements

All human research ethics committees must meet ethical standards and guidelines. These include how a HREC is established, operates and its membership.

We’re registered and certified with the NHMRC and work according to their guidelines. These include the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (National Statement).

We also work according to the following polices and principles:

Read our Terms of Reference.

How we manage complaints

We have a formal protocol we use to manage any complaints. If you’d like more information about our complaint process you can contact us by either:

Last updated: November 2024

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