9Committees

9 Committees

9 Committees

(1) The Board is to establish the following committees:

(a) an Ethics Committee,

(b) a Clinical Services Advisory Committee,

(c) a Research Advisory Committee,

(d) a Quality and Clinical Effectiveness Advisory Committee,

(e) such other committees as the Board considers appropriate to provide advice and assistance to the Board in carrying out its functions.

(2) Each such committee has the function of providing advice, in its respective area of expertise, to the Board on:

(a) the priorities of the Cancer Institute in achieving its objectives, and

(b) such other matters as the Board from time to time requests.

(3) A committee of the Board is to consist of such persons (including health care professionals) with relevant expertise in the area in respect of which the committee is established.

(4) It does not matter that some or all of the members of a committee of the Board are not members of the Board.