Useful Links
- National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans
- Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research
- Joint NHMRC / AVCC Statement and Guidelines on Research Practice (1997)
- Guidelines approved under Section 95A of the Privacy Act 1988
- National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research and ethical review and research involving only low or negligible risk
- Research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CommunitiesChapter 4.7 of the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research specifies guidelines for research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Other useful resources are listed below:
- Values and Ethics—Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research (NHMRC 2004) this 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
- The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) has produced internal guidelines for research involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Communities. These guidelines are intended to assist researchers, they are not mandatory.
- NSW Aboriginal Health Information Guidelines These Guidelines are intended to supplement National and NSW State policies, protocols and guidelines associated with the management of health information. These guidelines are intended to assist researchers, they are not mandatory.
Specifically, they should be read in conjunction with the NSW Information Privacy Code of Practice, as updated from time to time. Reference should also be made to documents such as the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (1989), and the National Aboriginal and Islander Health Organisation (NAIHO) Report on Aboriginal Research Ethics (1987) appended to the NHMRC Ethical Guidelines in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research (1991).