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Members of the committee are appointed by the AIATSIS Council in line with categories established by the National Medical Research Council.
AIATSIS Council requires that at least four members be Indigenous, additionally its practice is that the Chair should also be Indigenous
The AIATSIS Council appoints a minimum of eight members to the Research Ethics Committee. These eight members are voted in, and then assigned a role, these roles are:
a chairperson;
a lay man and lay woman;
at least two members with knowledge of, and current experience in, the areas of research that are regularly considered by the Committee;
at least one member with knowledge of, and current experience in, the professional care, counselling or treatment of people;
at least one member who is a minister of religion or a person who performs a similar role in the community such as an Indigenous elder; and
at least one member who is a lawyer.
As far as practicable, this structure should reflect a gender and age balance. At least one member should preferably have relevant experience in dealing with ethical issues.
At least three members, and preferably a majority, must be independent of AIATSIS. The Committee may be assisted by such other persons as it considers appropriate.
For more information please refer to the AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee Charter.
Members Profiles
Ms Christine Grant
Mr Graene Evans
Ms Joyce Graham
Mr Dave Johnston
Mr James Ross
Rev Karen Kime
Dr Sarah Holcombe
Ms Vivien Holmes
