Human Tissue Act 1985
22AInterpretation
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22A Interpretation
[Section 22A of Part II Inserted by No. 11 of 2024, s. 13, Applied:05 Sep 2024] In this Division –
approved research means research approved by a human research ethics committee in accordance with the Australian Code and the National Statement;
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;
human research ethics committee means a committee formed in accordance with the requirements stated in the National Statement;
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;
NHMRC means the National Health and Medical Research Council established under the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 of the Commonwealth.