NSW Health Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs)
| Metropolitan HRECs |
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HREC |
Chair |
Executive Officer |
Contact details |
Lead HREC? |
Certified HREC? |
Mutual Acceptance? |
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Cancer Council NSW Ethics Committee |
Ms Meghan Carruthers |
Ms Kate Whittaker |
Research Strategy Unit |
No |
Yes |
No |
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Cancer Institute NSW Clinical Research Ethics Committee |
A/Prof Winston Liauw |
Ms Sharon Falleiro |
Cancer Institute NSW |
Yes – clinical cancer |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Central Coast Local Health District | |||||||||
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Prof Stewart Dunn and Dr Liz Newton |
Ms Leonne Thompson |
Research Office |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District | |||||||||
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University of Wollongong and Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD Health and Medical HREC [EC00150] |
A/Prof Sarah Ferber |
Ms Libby McMahon |
Research Services Office |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District | |||||||||
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Dr Jim Kalantar |
Ms Paula Ewings |
Research Office |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Northern Sydney Local Health District | |||||||||
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Prof Stewart Dunn and Dr Liz Newton |
Ms Leonne Thompson |
Research Office |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Prof Ian Cameron |
Ms Elizabeth Drolz |
Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney |
No |
No |
No |
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| South Eastern Sydney Local Health District | |||||||||
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South Eastern Sydney Local Health District HREC (Southern Sector) |
A/Prof Winston Liauw |
Ms Vanessa Paterson |
Research Management Office |
No |
No |
No |
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South Eastern Sydney Local Health District HREC (Northern Sector) |
Prof James Isbister |
Ms Deborah Adrian |
Administration Centre |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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| South Western Sydney Local Health District | |||||||||
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Prof Jeremy Wilson |
Ms Merela Ghazal
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Research and Ethics Office |
No |
No |
No |
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| St Vincent's and Mater Health Network | |||||||||
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St Vincent's and Mater Health - St Vincent’s Hospital HREC |
Prof Jo-anne Brien |
Ms Sarah Charlton |
St Vincent's Hospital |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Sydney Children's Hospital Network | |||||||||
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Ms Margaret Kelly |
Ms Righa Saroo |
Kids Research Institute |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes - paediatric clinical trials only. |
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| Sydney Local Health District | |||||||||
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Prof Andrew MacLachlan |
Ms Virginia Turner |
Research Office |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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Sydney Local Health District Ethics Review Committee (RPAH Zone) |
Dr Robert Loblay |
Ms Lesley Townsend |
Research Development Office |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Western Sydney Local Health District | |||||||||
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Prof Stephen Leeder |
Ms Tina Goodenough |
Research Office |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Rural and Regional HRECs |
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HREC |
Chair |
Executive Officer |
Contact details |
Lead HREC? |
Certified HREC? |
Mutual Acceptance? |
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| Far West and Western NSW Local Health Districts | |||||||||
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Dr Richard Jane |
Dr Therese Jones |
Level 1, 230 Howick Street Alternative contact: |
Yes - general research only. |
No |
No |
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| Hunter New England Local Health District | |||||||||
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Hunter New England HREC |
Dr Mark Parsons |
Dr Nicole Gerrand |
Hunter New England Health |
Yes – clinical and general research. |
Yes |
Yes |
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| Mid North Coast and Northern NSW Local Health Districts | |||||||||
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North Coast NSW HREC |
Dr David Hutton (clinical studies) |
PO Box 821 |
No |
No |
No |
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| Murrumbidgee and Southern NSW Local Health Districts | |||||||||
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N/A |
N/A |
Ms Sally Josh |
Research Governance Office |
- |
- |
- |
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Note: The HREC covering Murrumbidgee and Southern NSW Local Health Districts has suspended all activity in relation to ethical review of studies taking place in its jurisdiction. Investigators wishing to undertake a single centre study in either Murrumbidgee or Southern NSW Local Health Districts can submit their HREC application to any Lead HREC in NSW. Please contact Sally Josh if you have a single centre research project currently being conducted in Southern NSW LHD or Murrumbidgee LHD and wish to submit for ethical review an amendment, SAE, report or any other documentation. |
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| Specialist HRECs |
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HREC |
Chair |
Executive Officer |
Contact details |
Lead HREC? |
Certified HREC? |
Mutual Acceptance? |
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AH&MRC Ethics Committee |
Chair |
Secretary |
AH&MRC Ethics Committee |
No |
No |
No |
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Note: All human research projects affecting the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal people and communities in NSW must be reviewed by the Ethics Committee of the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC). This is the case even if the project has been reviewed by a NSW Health HREC. |
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Justice Health HREC |
A/Prof Sandra Egger |
Ms Galia Guirguis |
Centre for Health Research in Criminal Justice |
No |
No |
No |
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Note: All human research projects undertaken with people in the correctional environment in NSW MUST be reviewed by this HREC. |
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NSW Population & Health Services Research Ethics Committee |
Prof Richard Madden |
Ms Sharon Falleiro |
Cancer Institute NSW |
Yes – general research only. |
Yes |
No |
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Note: this is a Cancer Institute NSW and NSW Ministry of Health joint committee - all research involving access to statewide data collections owned or managed by NSW Health MUST be reviewed by this HREC. |
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| Albury Wodonga HREC |
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In 2009 the former Albury Base Hospital merged with Wodonga Hospital to form Albury Wodonga Health. All human research projects undertaken at Albury Wodonga Health must be reviewed by the Albury Wodonga Human Research Ethics Committee, which operates under the Victorian System. |
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HREC |
Chair |
Executive Officer |
Contact details |
Lead HREC? |
Certified HREC? |
Mutual Acceptance? |
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Mr Greg Pearl |
Ms Felicity Fox |
Albury Wodonga Human Research Ethics Committee |
No |
No |
No |
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A Lead HREC is a HREC accredited by the NSW Ministry of Health to conduct the single ethical and scientific review of multi-centre research projects taking place within NSW Health. A lead HREC in ‘clinical' research means that the HREC has been accredited as a lead HREC in the area of clinical trials/interventional clinical research. A lead HREC in ‘general’ research means that the HREC has been accredited to review general research, which includes: epidemiological research; population health research; health services research; qualitative research; clinical research of a non-interventional nature and other general categories of research.
A Certified HREC is one that is hosted by an institution that has been certified by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to participate in the national approach to single ethical review (note this initiative is likely to commence in the second half of 2012). Certification details can be accessed through the NHMRC Human Research Ethics Portal.
A HREC participating in the Interstate Mutual Acceptance initiative is a Certified HREC that has been certified to review clinical trials. Certification details can be accessed through the NHMRC Human Research Ethics Portal.