Australian state and territory Departments of Health have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for mutual acceptance of scientific and ethical review of multi-centre human research projects undertaken in Public Health Organisations, known as the National Mutual Acceptance scheme (NMA)..
Useful Links
The following links contain information regarding research ethics, research governance and conduct, and information privacy..
ICH/Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training
The following are links to free on-line ICH/Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training modules:.
Project Resourcing
All applications must provide a detailed budget approved by the appropriate delegate..
Site Specific Assessment (SSA)
The Site Specific Assessment (SSA) Form should be used for governance assessment of research projects involving more than low risk to participants, and where the research proposal has been submitted for ethical and scientific review using the National Ethics Application Form (NEAF)..
Contract Review
All research contracts require review by the Research Office..
Clinical Trial Research Agreement (CTRA)
All Clinical Trial Research Agreements must be reviewed by the CALHN Research Office..
Confidentiality Disclosure Agreement (CDA)
All confidentiality agreements must be reviewed by the CALHN Research Office..