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RGS Support

Please email RGS.Support@health.wa.gov.au for all RGS queries.  Please include the Project Reference Number (PRN) if applicable, a description of the issue and a screenshot. 

If you would like someone to respond to you by telephone please include a contact number in the body of the message.

For urgent queries, please contact (08) 9222 6874.

 

​Policy Advice

Research Ethics and Governance Services                   
Research and Innovation Office
E: DoH.RGO@health.wa.gov.au 

Contractual Advice

Persons who are employed by WA Health may seek advice from Legal & Legislative Services.
Requests for advice must be initiated by completing and submitting the 'Request for Advice' form

​WA Health Ethics Offices

For enquires relating to ethical review, find contacts and links to WA Health Ethics Offices below. WA Health Ethics Office's websites provide information on lo​cal standard operating procedures.

HREC Local sites associated with HREC ​Ethics Office Contact Details
Child and Adolescent Health Service

Child and Adolescent Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of CAHS including:
  • Perth Children's Hospital
  • Child and Adolescent Community Health
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Perth Children's Hospital
15 Hospital Avenue
Nedlands Western Australia 6009
P: (08) 6456 0516
E: CAHS.Ethics@health.wa.gov.au
Department of Health

Department of Health WA Human Research Ethics Committee

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health and its associated entities including:
  • Department of Health
  • Health Support Services
Department of Health
Ground Floor C Block
189 Royal Street
East Perth Western Australia 6004
P: 08 9222 4214
E: hrec@health.wa.gov.au
East Metropolitan Health Service

Royal Perth Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of EMHS including:
  • Armadale Health Service
  • Bentley Health Service
  • Royal Perth Group
  • East Metropolitan Mental Health Service
East Metropolitan Health Service
Level 2, Kirkman House
10 Murray Street
Perth Western Australia 6000
P: 08 9224 3799
E: EMHS.REG@health.wa.gov.au
North Metropolitan Health Service

North Metropolitan Area Mental Health Services Human Research Ethics Committee

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of NMHS Mental Health including:
  • Adult Mental Health Services
  • Graylands Hospital
  • Older Adult Mental Health Services
  • Statewide and Tertiary Mental Health Services
  • Youth Mental Health Program
  • WAEDOCS
  • Centre Clinical Intervention
  • Neuroscience
  • State Forensics Community & Prison Services
Clinical Research Centre
Gascoyne House
Brockway Road
MOUNT CLAREMONT Western Australia 6010
P: 6159 6502
E: NMAHSMHREGO@health.wa.gov.au

Sir Charles Gairdner and Osborne Park Health Care Group Human Research Ethics Committee

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of NMHS (excluding NMHS Mental Health and WNHS) including:
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
2nd Floor A Block
Hospital Avenue
NEDLANDS Western Australia 6009
P: 08 6457 2999
E: SCGH.HREC@health.wa.gov.au

Women and Newborn Health Service Ethics Committee

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of Women and Newborn Health Service (WNHS) including:
  • King Edward Memorial Hospital
King Edward Memorial Hospital
374 Bagot Road
SUBIACO Western Australia 6008
P: 64582222
E: kemhethics@health.wa.gov.au
South Metropolitan Health Service

South Metropolitan Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of SMHS including:
  • Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
  • Rockingham Peel Group
  • South Metropolitan Mental Health Service
South Metropolitan Health Service Executive
Level 2, Education Building, Fiona Stanley Hospital
14 Barry Marshall Parade
MURDOCH Western Australia 6150
P: 08 6152 2064
E: SMHS.HREC@health.wa.gov.au
WACHS Central Office

WA Country Health Service Human Research Ethics Committee

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of WACHS in the following regions:
  • Kimberley
  • Pilbara
  • Midwest
  • Goldfields
  • Wheatbelt
  • South West
  • Great Southern
WACHS Central Office
level 5/8
Adelaide Terrace
EAST PERTH Western Australia 6004
P: 0417068594
E: WACHS.HREC@health.wa.gov.au

Contacts for Specialist HRECs External to WA Health

National Coronial Information System Research Committee 

All human research projects that require access to coronial data or information must be referred to the National Coronial Information System (NCIS) website.

Phone: 1300 395 723 (Australian callers); +61 3 9094 2303 (International callers)
Email: ncis@ncis.org.au

Applications will now need to be submitted to the NCIS research centre committee and the Justice Human Research Ethics Committee (JHREC) for all States and Territories.

P: 03 9136 2100

E: ethics@justice.vic.gov.au


Western Australian Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee 

Dilhorn House,
2 Bulwer Street
PERTH WA 6000
E: ethics@ahcwa.org

Approval by the WA Aboriginal Health Ethics Committee (WAAHEC) is required before you may conduct health and medical research if Aboriginality is a key determinant or explicitly directed at Aboriginal people. For further information refer to the WA Specific Module.

Contacts for all WA HRECs

Find out more about Western Australian Human Research Ethics Committees registered with the NHMRC.

WA Health Research Governance Offices

For enquires relating to site authorisation, find contacts and links to WA Health Research Governance (RG) Offices below. WA Health RG Office's websites provide information on local standard operating procedures.

Research Governance Office Local sites associated with RG Office ​Contact Details
Child and Adolescent Health Service

Child and Adolescent Health Service RG Office

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of CAHS including:
  • Perth Children's Hospital
  • Child and Adolescent Community Health
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Perth Children's Hospital
15 Hospital Avenue
Nedlands Western Australia 6009
P: (08) 6456 8178
E: cahs.rgo@health.wa.gov.au
Department of Health

Department of Health RG Office

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of Department of Health and its associated entities including:
  • Department of Health
  • Health Support Services
Department of Health
Level 3 C Block
189 Royal Street
East Perth Western Australia 6004
P: 08 9222 2490
E: DoH.RGO@health.wa.gov.au
East Metropolitan Health Service

East Metropolitan Health Service RG Office

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of EMHS including:
  • Armadale Kalamunda Health Service
  • Royal Perth Bentley Group
  • East Metropolitan Mental Health Service
East Metropolitan Health Service
Level 2, Kirkman
10 Murray Street
Perth Western Australia 6000
P: 08 9224 2260
E: EMHS.REG@health.wa.gov.au
North Metropolitan Health Service

North Metropolitan Health Service Mental Health RG Office

1. All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of NMHS Mental     Health including:
  • Adult Mental Health Services (i.e. CCI, NSU, SCGH MHU)
  • Graylands Hospital
  • Older Adult Mental Health Services
  • Statewide and Tertiary Mental Health Services
  • Youth Mental Health Program
  • Child and Adolescent Forensic Service
Clinical Research Centre
Gascoyne House
Brockway Road
MOUNT CLAREMONT Western Australia 6010
P: 08 6159 6502
E: NMAHSMHREGO@health.wa.gov.au

Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group RG Office

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of NMHS (excluding NMHS Mental Health and WNHS) including:
  • Sir Charles Gairdner Osborne Park Health Care Group (SCGOPHCG)
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
2nd Floor A Block
Hospital Avenue
NEDLANDS Western Australia 6009
P: 08 6457 4531
E: SCGH.RGO@health.wa.gov.au

Women and Newborn Health Service RG Office

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of Women and Newborn Health Service (WNHS) including:
  • King Edward Memorial Hospital
King Edward Memorial Hospital
374 Bagot Road
SUBIACO Western Australia 6008
P: 64582222
E: kemh.rgo@health.wa.gov.au
PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA

PathWest Laboratory Medicine WA RG Office

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of PathWest laboratory Medicine WA including:
  • PathWest Fiona Stanley Hospital
  • PathWest King Edward Memorial Hospital
  • PathWest Perth Children's Hospital
  • PathWest QEII
  • PathWest Royal Perth Hospital
PathWest Fiona Stanley Hospital
Level 2 Pathology Building
9 Robin Warren Drive Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch Western Australia 6150
P: (08) 6152 2767
E: PathWest.RGO@health.wa.gov.au
South Metropolitan Health Service

South Metropolitan Health Service RG Office

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of SMHS including:
  • Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
  • Rockingham Peel Group
  • South Metropolitan Mental Health Service
South Metropolitan Health Service Executive
Level 2, Education Building
14 Barry Marshall Parade
MURDOCH Western Australia 6150
P: 08 6152 2646
E: SMHS.RGO@health.wa.gov.au
WACHS Central Office

WA Country Health Service RG Office

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of WACHS in the following regions:
  • Kimberley
  • Pilbara
  • Midwest
  • Goldfields
  • Wheatbelt
  • South West
  • Great Southern
WACHS Central Office
Adelaide Terrace
EAST PERTH Western Australia 6004
P: 0417068594
E: WACHS.ResearchGovernance@health.wa.gov.au


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