Useful Links: Human Ethics

Commonwealth Legislation

• Epidemiological Studies (Confidentiality) Act 1981
• Gene Technology Act 2000
• National Health and Medical Research Council Act 1992
• Privacy Act 1988
• Prohibition of Human Cloning for Reproduction Act 2002
• Research Involving Human Embryos Act 2002

Victorian Legislation

• Gene Technology Act 2001
• Health Records Act 2001
• Human Tissue Act 1982
• Information Privacy Act 2000
• Radiation Act 2005

Guidelines

• Guidelines approved under Section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988 (December 2001)
• Guidelines approved under Section 95A of the Privacy Act 1988 (December 2001)
• Guidelines for Ethical Research in Indigenous Studies [2000] [AIATSIS] (pdf 431kb)
• Keeping Research on Track: A guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about health research ethics (2006) (NHMRC)
• National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007) (NHMRC)
• Values and Ethics: Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research (2003) (NHMRC)
• NHMRC booklet, Keeping Research on Track- A guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about health research ethics, 2006.

Specific to Medical Research

• Ethical Aspects of Human Genetic Testing: an information paper [2000] [NHMRC] (Revoked 2010)
• Ethical guidelines on the use of assisted reproductive technology in clinical practice and research (2007) (NHMRC)
• Guidelines for Ethical Review of Research Proposals for Human Somatic Cell Gene Therapy and Related Therapies [1999] [NHMRC] (Rescinded 2008)