Departments Of Defence And Veterans’ Affairs Human Research Ethics Committee (ddva Hrec) Meeting Minutes October 2023 544/23/24 - Documents (pdf, 1.5 Mb)

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These are the minutes from the 58th meeting of the joint Defence and Veterans' Affairs Human Research Ethics Committee held on 16 October 2023. The committee discussed ethical oversight of human research conducted by or involving Defence and Veterans' Affairs personnel. Key procedural matters included confirmation of previous meeting minutes, discussion of processes for withdrawing ethics approval when approvals expire (with agreement to strengthen guidance on participant communication when research is abandoned or approval lapses), and review of conflicts of interest declarations. The minutes note that one committee member was excused from discussing specific agenda items due to institutional involvement with proposed projects. The document is substantially redacted under section 47E (likely relating to personal privacy and specific research project details), with three new applications and one complaint under consideration but details obscured.