48CInterpretation of Part

### 48C Interpretation of Part > In this Part – > > > ***health and medical research practitioner*** means the following persons: > > > > > > (a) a lead health and medical researcher; > > > > > > > (b) a person who conducts, or assists with the conduct of, health and medical research under the authority and direction of a lead health and medical researcher; > > > > > > > (c) any other category or class of persons prescribed for the purposes of this definition; > > > ***human research ethics committee*** means a human research ethics committee established in accordance with the requirements of – > > > > > > (a) the *National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research* published by the National Health and Medical Research Council, as in force from time to time; or > > > > > > > (b) any superseding document of the statement referred to in [paragraph (a)](#GS48C@Nd204748@Hpa@EN) published by the National Health and Medical Research Council, that covers the same subject matter, issued under the *National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992* of the Commonwealth; > > > ***lead health and medical researcher***, in relation to a relevant research project, means – > > > > > > (a) a health practitioner who has sole or joint overall responsibility for the relevant research project; or > > > > > > > (b) any other category of persons prescribed for the purpose of this definition; > > > ***relevant research project***, in relation to the conduct of health and medical research, means the research project for the purposes of which the health and medical research is conducted.