Can any Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)/IRB approve the clinical trial in Australia?
Only ethics committees that are constituted and operating in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Research Involving Humans can approve a clinical trial. Additionally the trial needs approval from the ethics committee with jurisdiction at that site (hospital, clinic etc).
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