Consumers and community members should be meaningfully involved in health and medical research. On this page find guidance to support consumer participation at all stages of health and medical research.
The Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research
The Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research (the Statement) was released by NHMRC and the Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF) in 2026. The Statement was developed with consumers, community members, researchers, and representatives from consumer organisations, research institutions and funders. Its aim is to guide consumer and community involvement in all aspects of health and medical research.
A Support and resources document developed to provide practical guidance on embedding consumer and community involvement in research is intended to be read alongside the Statement.
Australian Clinical Trials
Australian Clinical Trials recognise the important role that clinical trials play in Australia, both in improving the health of all Australians and in the Australian economy.
Their website is the result of the recommendations of the Clinical Trials Action Group, supported by the Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education and NHMRC.
The website aims to provide reliable and up-to-date information and advice about clinical trials in Australia for the public, researchers and industry. For the public, the website provides easy to understand information about clinical trials in Australia and how to become involved in a clinical trial. For industry, it provides information on the advantages of conducting clinical trials in Australia. For researchers, it provides an overview of the legislative and regulatory environment and useful links.
Values and integrity
NHMRC encourages and promotes ethical conduct in research and aims to maintain a strong integrity framework for research and guideline development. This strengthens the foundations of research and accurate guideline development and promotes community trust.
We produce guidelines that provide a framework for the conduct of research in Australia, including the: