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WACHS HREC information

Find information here on the WA Country Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (WACHS HREC).

WACHS HREC information

The WA Country Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee (WACHS HREC) is a WA Health Lead HREC responsible for fostering quality research and for ensuring that research undertaken meets the guidelines of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) within the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007, updated 2018).

The WACHS HREC is registered with the NHMRC (EC00261) and operates in accordance with the WA Health Research Governance Policy and Procedures (2012) and the WA Health Research Governance and Single Ethical Review Standard Operating Procedures (2013). 

  • Terms of Reference (2021)
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WACHS HREC Membership Composition

Role

Member

Region

Chairperson Assistant Professor Judy Allen                   South West
Lawyer Representative Ms Julia Barber Kimberley
Lawyer Representative Vacant
Layperson (Male)Representative              Dr Donald Reid (retired) South West
Layperson (Female)Representative Ms Tresslyn Smith South West
Layperson (Female)Representative Ms Ruth Webb-Smith Perth
Layperson (Female) Representative Ms Therese Hadland Perth
Pastoral CareRepresentative Reverend Geoff Chadwick South West
Professional CareRepresentative Ms Natalie Rudling Great Southern
Professional CareRepresentative Ms Katrina Boldt Goldfields
ResearcherRepresentative Vacant
ResearcherRepresentative Associate Professor Katrina Spilsbury Perth
ResearcherRepresentative Associate Professor Anne Whitworth Perth
WACHS CEO Representative Dr Peter Barratt Wheatbelt
WACHS Aboriginal Representative Mr Russell Simpson Perth

Last Updated: 17/08/2021
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