Consultative Council for Human Research Ethics

The Consultative Council for Human Research Ethics provides governance for the new system designed to streamline ethical review of multi-site clinical trials.

The new system aims to:

• Provide a faster, more efficient process to conduct clinical trials at multiple sites and speed up product development for world markets.
• Improve delivery of new treatments to patients early in drug/device development.

Coordinating Office for Human Research Ethics

The Coordinating Office for Human Research Ethics provides secretariat support to the Consultative Council and coordinates operations of the new system to streamline ethical review of multi-site clinical trials.

The Coordinating Office also provides support to users of the new system to ensure timely ethical review and a high standard of safety and research ethics review in Victoria.