Ethics
The Research, Ethics and Public Health Training Branch is responsible for developing, communicating, implementing and evaluating policies, frameworks and guidelines to ensure that ethical considerations are given proper weight in medical and clinical practice and research within the NSW public health system.
The Branch acts as a resource centre and source of advice to clinicians, researchers and Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) regarding ethical and research governance matters.
Research Ethics and Governance
- Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs)
- NSW Population & Health Services Research Ethics Committee
- Single ethical and scientific review of multi-centre research within NSW
- Mutual acceptance of ethical and scientifc review of interstate multi-centre clinical trials
- Site Specific Assessment of research proposals
- Clinical Trial Research Agreements
- Shared Scientific Assessment Committee
- Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
- Research ethics and governance policies
- Australian Research Ethics Database (AU RED)

