National Statement on Ethical
Conduct in Research Involving Humans
Appendix 1 - Relevant Publications
International Declarations and Conventions
UNESCO, Declaration on Race and Racial Prejudice (1978)
UNESCO, Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights (1997)
United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
United Nations, International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Racial Discrimination (1965)
United Nations, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights and Civil and Political Rights (1966)
United Nations, Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons
(1971)
United Nations, Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons (1975)
United Nations, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
Against Women (1979)
United Nations, Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989)
World Medical Association, Declaration of Helsinki (1996)
International Guidelines and Codes
Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences (CIOMS) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), International Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research Involving Human Subjects, CIOMS, Geneva, 1993.
CIOMS, International Guidelines for Ethical Review of Epidemiological Studies, CIOMS, Geneva, 1991.
CPMP/ICH Note for Guidance on Good Clinical Practice (CPMP/ICH-135/95)
International Standard ISO-14155 Clinical Investigation of Medical devices on
Human Subjects.
Medical Research Council of Canada et al, Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans: Policy Statement, 1998.
Royal College of Physicians, Guidelines on the Practice of Ethics Committees in Medical Research Involving Humans, Third edition, Royal College of Physicians of London, London 1996.
Royal College of Physicians, Research Involving Patients, Royal College of Physicians of London, London, 1990.
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Publications
Aspects of Privacy in Medical Research (1995) [Under review]
Ethical Aspects of Qualitative Methods in Health Research (1995)
Ethical Guidelines on Assisted Reproductive Technology (1996) [Rescinded]
General Guidelines for Medical Practitioners on Providing Information to Patients (2004)
Guidelines for the Use of Genetic Registers in Medical Research (1991) [Under review]
Guidelines on Ethical Matters in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research (Interim) (1991) [Rescinded]
Joint NHMRC/AVCC Statement and Guidelines on Research Practice (1997)
Recommendations for Limiting Exposure to Ionising Radiation (1995)
Report on Compensation, Insurance and Indemnity Arrangements for Institutional Ethics Committees (1994) [Rescinded]
Supplementary Note 5 The Human Fetus and Use of Human Fetal Tissue (1983)
Supplementary Note 7 Somatic Cell Gene Therapy and Other Forms of Experimental Introduction of DNA and RNA into Human Subjects (1992) [Under review]
Other
Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee, Ownership of Intellectual Property in Higher Educational Institutions: a discussion paper (1995)
Standards Australia, Personal Privacy Protection in Health Care Information Systems, AS4400-1995.
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