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Research Advisory Committees

The quality, independence and ethics of AIATSIS research activities and research grants are subject to oversight by the statutory Research Advisory Committee, the Native Title Research Advisory Committee and the Research Ethics Committee, which make recommendations to the AIATSIS Council. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a major role to play as members of these and other committees.

Research Advisory Committee

The Research Advisory Committee assesses applications made to the Institute for research grants, and makes recommendations to the Council in relation to research matters and applications for membership of the Institute.

The committee is made up of three Council members appointed by the Council and eight members of the Institute, elected by its members in accordance with its rules. The Principal is ex-officio chair.

During 2010-2013, the eight elected members of the committee and their areas of expertise are:

• Russ Taylor (Principal AIATSIS, Chair)
• Dr. Bronwyn Fredericks (Health & Biological Sciences)
• Mr Kado Muir (Social Anthropology)
• Dr Mary Laughren (Linguistics)
• Mr. Dana Ober (Council)
• Prof. Anna Haebich (History)
• Dr Maggie Walter (Public policy and law)
• Mr Djon Mundine (Arts)
• Prof Sandy Toussaint (Council)
• Mr Dave Johnston (Archeology)
• Prof Wendy Brady (Education and Cultural Transmission)
  

Elected members’ appointments will expire on 31 Aug 2014.

Native Title Research Advisory Committee

The Native Title Research Advisory Committee provides advice to the Principal on the NTRU’s research program. Committee members are appointed by the Council for terms of two years. The current members of the committee are:

• Professor Michael Dodson, AM (Chairperson, AIATSIS)
• Emeritus Prof. Bob Tonkinson (AIATSIS Council Member)
• Mr Russ Taylor (Principal AIATSIS)
• Dr Michelle Patterson (Deputy-Principal AIATSIS)
• Dr Pamela McGrath (Acting Director of Research, Indigenous Country and Governance)
  
• Ms Lee Emerson (Branch Manager, Native Title and Leadership Branch, FaHCSIA)
• Dr Kingsley Palmer (Consultant Anthropologist)
• Mr Robert Blowes (Barrister)

Research Ethics Committee

The Research Ethics Committee is concerned with the clearance of ethical aspects of community-based research proposed by the Institute’s staff and by grantees, as well as external collaborative research projects to be carried out with AIATSIS staff under the auspices of the Institute. Members of the committee are appointed by the Council in line with categories established by the National Health and Medical Research Council. Current members of the committee:

• Ms Christine Grant (Chair)
• Mr Graeme Evans (Member - layman)
• Ms Joyce Graham (Member – laywoman)
• Mr Dave Johnston (Member – expert researcher)
• Mr James Ross (Member – Medical Practitioner)
• Rev Karen Kime (Member – Minister of Religion)
• Dr Sarah Holcombe (Member – expert researcher)
• Ms Vivien Holmes (Member – lawyer)
• Mark McMillan (Member – expert researcher)