ND-HREC Membership

The composition of the ND-HREC is in accordance with the National Statement.

Minimum membership comprises eight members. As far as possible, gender represented in equal numbers and at least one-third of the members are external to the institution for which the ND-HREC is reviewing research.

The  membership comprises representatives from the following categories:  

• a Chair with suitable experience, including previous membership of an HREC, whose other responsibilities will not impair the HREC’s capacity to carry out its obligations under the National Statement; 

• two people who have a broader community or consumer perspective and who have no paid affiliation with the Institution; 

• a person with knowledge of, and current experience in, the professional care or treatment of people; for example, a nurse, counsellor or allied health professional; 

• a person who performs a pastoral care role in a community including, but not limited to, an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander elder or community leader, a chaplain or a minister of religion or another religious leader; 

• a qualified lawyer, who may or may not be currently practicing and, where possible, is not engaged to advise the Institution on research-related or any other matters; and 

• two people with current Research experience that is relevant to the Research proposals to be considered at the meetings they attend.

To ensure the ND HREC is equipped to address all of the relevant considerations arising from the different categories, no individual may represent more than one of the categories at any individual meeting of the ND HREC but may fill a different category at a separate meeting, so long as all minimum membership categories are represented at each meeting.