Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00108:section:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00108
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 13
Character Range: 20954–21996

13  Consultation about guidelines
  Before:
 (a) the Council provides guidelines (other than human research guidelines) to the CEO for the purposes of subsection 9(1); or
 (b) the Australian Health Ethics Committee provides human research guidelines to the Council for the purposes of subsection 10(2);
the Council or Committee must:
 (c) prepare a draft of the guidelines; and
 (d) publish a notice on the NHMRC's website:
 (i) containing a summary of the draft guidelines; and
 (ii) stating where copies of the draft guidelines can be obtained; and
 (iii) inviting persons or bodies to make submissions relating to the draft guidelines in accordance with the procedures, and within the period, specified in the notice; and
 (iv) including the information prescribed by the regulations; and
 (e) have regard to any submissions received as a result of the invitation referred to in subparagraph (d)(iii).
Note: This section does not apply if the guidelines are urgent or of minor significance: see subsections 14(3) and (5) and section 14B.