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### 22A Interpretation
> [*\[Section 22A of Part II Inserted by No. 11 of 2024, s. 13, Applied:05 Sep 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-09-05/act-2024-011#GS13@EN) In this Division –
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> > ***approved research*** means research approved by a human research ethics committee in accordance with the Australian Code and the National Statement;
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> > ***Australian Code*** means the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research, issued by the NHMRC in 2018, as amended and in force from time to time;
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> > ***human research ethics committee*** means a committee formed in accordance with the requirements stated in the National Statement;
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> > ***National Statement*** means the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research, issued by the NHMRC in 2007, as amended and in force from time to time;
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> > ***NHMRC*** means the National Health and Medical Research Council established under the *National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992* of the Commonwealth.