New Zealand Health and Disability Ethics Committees


 
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About the Committees

Lower South Committee


Jurisdiction


The Lower South Regional Ethics Committee is responsible for reviewing proposals for research that is to be carried out entirely within the following district health board regions:
  • Image of map showing jurisdiction of Lower South Regional Ethics Committee. Otago
  • Southland

If a proposal involves a single study locality within these district health board regions, or multiple study localities all of which are within these district health board regions, then it should be considered by the Lower South Regional Ethics Committee.

If a proposal involves any study locality outside of the above district health board regions, that proposal cannot be considered by the Lower South Regional Ethics Committee. If such a study also involves study localities within the above district health board regions, it should be submitted to the Multi-region Ethics Committee.

If you are unsure which committee you should send your research proposal to, you should contact the National Co-ordinator.
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Contact details


Administrator: Anna Paris

Postal address:
PO Box 5849
Dunedin

Courier address:
c/- Ministry of Health
229 Moray Place
Dunedin

Ph: (03) 474 8562
Fax: (03) 474 8090
Email: lowersouth_ethicscommittee@moh.govt.nz
Office hours: 9.15am to 2.45pm Monday to Friday
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Membership


Jennifer Beck, (Chair), Lawyer, 3 years (Dec 06)

M Clare Robertson, Biostatistician, 3 years (Feb 08)

Kenneth Copland, Community representative, 3 years (Feb 08)

Khyla Russell, Community representative, 3 years (Dec 06)

Karen Goffe, Consumer representative, 3 years (Dec 06)

Gwen Neave, Consumer representative, 3 years (Feb 08)

Sandra Elkin, Ethicist, 3 years (Dec 06)

Nikki Kerruish, Health practitioner, 3 years (Dec 06)

Philip White, Health practitioner, 2 years (Feb 08)

Rosemary Beresford, Pharmacist/pharmacologist, 3 years (Aug 08)

Sarah Derrett, Researcher, 3 years (Dec 06)

Alan Payne, Researcher, 3 years (Feb 08)
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Meeting dates, agendas and minutes


Meeting dates and agenda closing dates

The agendas and minutes of the open meetings of the Lower South Regional Ethics Committee are available through the links below.

Minutes: 7 July 2009 (Word 195 KB)

Minutes: 9 May 2009 (Word 248 KB)

Minutes: 31 March 2009 (Word 620 KB)

Minutes: 3 March 2009 (Word, 104 KB)

View archived meeting minutes and agendas
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Terms of Reference


Each health and disability ethics committee has its own Terms of Reference.

Terms of Reference for the Lower South Regional Ethics Committee (Word, 74 KB)
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Annual Reports


2007
Lower South Regional Ethics Committee Annual Report January 2007 to December 2007 (PDF, 325 KB)

2006
Lower South Regional Ethics Committee Annual Report January 2006 to December 2006 (PDF, 306 KB)

2004/2005
Lower South Regional Ethics Committee Annual Report, December 2004 to December 2005 (PDF, 292 KB)


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Page last updated: 4 September 2009