Annual Report 2015–2016

APPENDIX 4: AUSTRALIAN HEALTH
ETHICS COMMITTEE
The functions of the Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC), as set out in section 35(3) of the NHMRC
Act, are:
• to advise the Council on the ethical issues relating to health
• to develop and give the Council human research guidelines under subsection 10(2) of the NHMRC Act
• any other functions conferred on the Committee in writing by the Minister after consulting the CEO
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• any other functions conferred on the Committee by the NHMRC Act, the regulations or any other law.
AHEC’s composition is specified in the NHMRC Act. Members draw on expertise in philosophy, the ethics of
medical research, public health and social science research, clinical medical practice and nursing, disability,
law, religion and health consumer issues.
Under section 36(2) of the NHMRC Act, AHEC’s membership must include individuals who, collectively, have
membership of all the other Principal Committees.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE AUSTRALIAN HEALTH ETHICS COMMITTEE
CHAIR
Professor Ian Olver AM is the chair of AHEC
MEMBERS
Associate Professor Mark Arnold
Ms Rebecca Davies
Emeritus Professor Anne Edwards
Professor Helen Edwards
Associate Professor Clara Gaff
Professor Louisa Jorm
Associate Professor Karen Liu
Associate Professor Daniel McAullay
Reverend Kevin McGovern
Professor Dianne Nicol
Professor Peter Procopis
Dr Sarah Winch
Professor Ingrid Winship
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