Forms

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Ethical Clearance Proposal

This form is the document heading the ethical clearance application. A separate ethical clearance proposal form must be submitted for each project, or each part of a project that may have distinct ethical implications.

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Guide to an Informed Consent Form

An Informed Consent Form states the participant’s agreement to take part in the project and their consent to how it will be carried out.

This Guide will assist you in creating and using an informed consent form for a research project. A template is included for your reference.

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Guide to a Plain English Statement

The Plain English Statement explains to the participants the research project and how will it be carried out.

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Resources

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Guidelines for Ethical Research in Australian Indigenous Studies (GERAIS)

The principles in GERAIS are founded on respect for the rights of Indigenous peoples and assist researchers to comply with the best ethical practice. AIATSIS considers that these principles are not only a matter of ethical research practice but of human rights.

AIATSIS Research Staff Code of Conduct

Contains the responsibilities and rights that researchers gain when engaged in research projects with AIATSIS. This document is based on the Australian Code of the Responsible Conduct of Research.

AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee Code of Conduct

Contains the responsibilities and rights of the that AIATSIS Research Ethics Committee members.

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

The Declaration sets out the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples, as well as their rights to culture, identity, language, employment, health, education and other issues. It also emphasizes the rights of indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their own institutions, cultures and traditions.

National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans 2007

Guidelines made in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992 ('the Act').

Australian Code of the Responsible Conduct of Research

This publication guides institutions and researchers in responsible research practices and promotes integrity in research for researchers. The Code shows how to manage breaches of the Code and allegations of research misconduct, how to manage research data and materials, how to publish and disseminate research findings, including proper attribution of authorship, how to conduct effective peer review and how to manage conflicts of interest. It also explains the responsibilities and rights of researchers if they witness research misconduct.

Values and Ethics – guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research

The document contains guidelines for ethical health research on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In accordance with guidance from Aboriginal people it is written around a framework of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander values and principles.

Guidelines approved under Section 95A of the Privacy Act 1988

This guideline recognises that an individual's right to privacy is a fundamental human right.

Human Research Ethics Handbook

The Human Research Ethics Handbook has been produced to assist members of Human Research Ethics Committees in the evaluation of the ethical acceptability of research proposals involving humans.

Joint NHMRC/AVCC Statement and Guidelines on Research Practice, May 1997

The Statement and Guidelines exist to guide institutions in developing their own procedures and guidelines, by providing a comprehensive framework of minimum acceptable standards.

The Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988

Commonwealth Consolidated Acts