Mater Health Services promotes high standards in research and the ethical conduct of research. Principally the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research outlines the requirements as recommended by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia.
To conduct research at Mater you will be required to apply to the HREC for approval. The Committee meets monthly except in January (see Calendar for 2010 (PDF)). The Committee is made up of a Scientific Sub-Committee and the HREC.
View our Terms of Reference (PDF) and Standard Operating Proceedure (PDF).
Scientific Sub-Committee
All studies submitted by each closing date will be reviewed by the SSC. Studies will proceed to the HREC if they are considered to be scientifically sound. The SSC may request amendments or a re-submission before the study may proceed to the HREC.
Download either of the Scientific Review documents: Scientific Review (Doc), or Scientific Review Form (Doc).
Human Research Ethics Committee
(See HREC Composition (PDF))
Studies that have been reviewed by the SSC and recommended to be scientifically sound will be reviewed by the HREC. External researchers to the hospital will be required to liaise with a Mater sponsor. To find out further details please contact the office of the Research Secretariat.
Contact
Coordinator
Room 55–57
Level 3, Quarters Building
Annerley Road
South Brisbane 4101
Phone: +61 7 3163 1585
Fax: +61 7 3163 1571
E-mail: research.ethics@mater.org.au
Research Ethics Documents
The majority of the following documents are intended for printing and you will need a PDF-capable viewer to read them. Any documents that are intended to be edited have been provided as Word Documents.
Please see the document entitled Electronic Submission letter for details on how to submit your application. All documents submitted for meetings are required on electronic media (email, CD, DVD, USB). In addition, five hard sets of documents are required for new submissions and three hard sets of documents for amendments to existing studies.