Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00108:section:14:p2
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00108
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 14 (pt 2/3)
Character Range: 24661–27249

subject of human research guidelines provided to the Council under subsection 10(2); and
 (b) must, in the opinion of the Australian Health Ethics Committee, for any reason, be dealt with urgently;
the Committee may provide guidelines to the Council without first undertaking one or more of the steps set out in section 13.
 (6) Within 30 days after the CEO issues interim guidelines provided to the Council in accordance with subsection (5), the Australian Health Ethics Committee must publish a notice on the NHMRC's website:
 (a) setting out its reasons for providing the guidelines to the Council; and
 (b) setting out the guidelines; and
 (c) inviting persons or bodies to make submissions to the Committee relating to the guidelines in accordance with the procedures, and within the period, specified in the notice; and
 (d) including the information prescribed by the regulations.

Council must advise CEO to confirm, vary or revoke interim regulatory recommendations or guidelines
 (7) If the CEO makes an interim regulatory recommendation or issues interim guidelines:
 (a) in the case of human research guidelines—the Australian Health Ethics Committee must:
 (i) as soon as practicable after, but not later than 30 days after, the end of the period specified in the relevant notice under subsection (2) or (6); and
 (ii) having regard to any submissions received;
  advise the Council to advise the CEO to confirm, vary or revoke the guidelines; or
 (b) otherwise—the Council must:
 (i) as soon as practicable after, but not later than 30 days after, the end of the period specified in the relevant notice under subsection (2) or (4); and
 (ii) having regard to any submissions received;
  advise the CEO to confirm, vary or revoke the recommendation or guidelines.
 (8) The Council may only advise the CEO to confirm, vary or revoke interim human research guidelines in accordance with the Committee's advice under paragraph (7)(a). However, the Council is not obliged to provide particular advice to the CEO merely because it has been advised to do so by the Committee in accordance with this section.

Interim regulatory recommendations and guidelines automatically revoked after 45 days
 (9) If the CEO fails, within 45 days after the end of the period specified in the relevant notice under subsection (2), (4) or (6), to confirm, vary or revoke an interim regulatory recommendation or interim guidelines in accordance with the Council's advice (if any) under paragraph (7)(b) or subsection (8), the CEO is to be treated as having revoked the recommendation or guidelines.