Functional Responsibility

Deputy Chief Medical Officer

General Manager’s Responsibility

Responsibility rests with the General Manager concerned to ensure that all required approvals are obtained.

All research projects must comply with requirements of law e.g. Privacy Act. It is the General Manager’s responsibility to ensure all relevant acts are adhered to.

No funds may be expended until all required approvals have been obtained and under no circumstances can any research proceed before ethical approval is granted.

Approvals External to ADHB

There a number of approvals which must be obtained prior to the commencement of any research within ADHB.

The approval process is detailed in ADHB Policy: Research - Application and Approval Process.

Specific Requirements

Some research projects require approval from specific bodies e.g. National Radiation Laboratory approval for radiation used in research and Standing Committee on Therapeutic Trials (S.C.O.T.T.) approval for unregistered medicines or formulations to be used in a trial. Responsibility rests with the General Manager concerned to ensure these aspects have been covered.

Reporting Requirements

Procedures will be developed for regularly reporting to the G.M. concerned the status of projects currently underway e.g. continuing/completed etc.