Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00317:reg:6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L00317
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 6
Character Range: 2587–4499

6  Functions of Ethics Committee

Functions
 (1) For the purposes of subsection 16(2) of the Act, the Ethics Committee has the following functions:
 (a) to consider ethical matters relating to Institute activities or Institute‑assisted activities, including:
 (i) advising the Institute on such matters; or
 (ii) imposing conditions, on ethical grounds, on the Institute engaging in Institute activities;
 (b) to advise any body or person on ethical matters relating to the collection and production of:
 (i) health‑related information and statistics; or
 (ii) welfare‑related information and statistics;
 (c) the function of the Ethics Committee under paragraph 29(2)(c) of the Act;
 (d) the functions of a Human Research Ethics Committee under guidelines in force from time to time under section 95 or 95A of the Privacy Act 1988;
 (e) to provide written annual reports of the Ethics Committee's operations to the Institute;
 (f) any other functions of the Ethics Committee under the Act or any other law.
 (2) The Ethics Committee, in performing the functions mentioned in paragraphs (1)(a), (b) and (c):
 (a) must have regard to any relevant ethical principles and standards formulated or adopted by the National Health and Medical Research Council; and
 (b) may have regard to any other matters that the Ethics Committee considers relevant.

Definitions
 (3) Institute activities are activities engaged in, or proposed to be engaged in, by the Institute, including:
 (a) releasing data, including identifiable data; or
 (b) associating, or assisting, with Institute‑assisted activities.
 (4) Institute‑assisted activities are activities engaged in, or proposed to be engaged in, by bodies or persons (other than the Institute) in association with, or with the assistance of, the Institute.
 (5) Identifiable data is data from which a person (within the meaning of section 29 of the Act) can be identified.