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​ Policy Advice

 Ryan Shave, Senior Policy Officer
 Research Development Unit, Department of   Health
 P: 08 9222 6413
 E: Ryan.Shave@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 - http://intranet.health.wa.gov.au/LLSD/home/request.cfm


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​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 (CAHS)

Children 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
Perth Children's Hospital
Locked Bag 2010
NEDLANDS WA 6909
P: 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
Level 1, C Block
189 Royal Street
EAST PERTH WA 6004
P: 9222 4278
E: hrec@health.wa.gov.au
​East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS)
​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
​Royal Perth Hospital
Level 5,  Colonial House
Wellington Street
PERTH WA 6000
P: 9224 2292
E: EMHS.REG@health.wa.gov.au
North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS)

North Metropolitan Health Service, Mental Health 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
Graylands Hospital
Gascoyne House
Locked Bag No. 1
PO CLAREMONT WA 6910
P: 9347 6502
E: NMAHSMHREGO@health.wa.gov.au
Sir Charles Gairdner 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
Level 2, A Block
Hospital Avenue
NEDLANDS WA 6009
P: 6457 2999
E: HREC.SCGH@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
PO Box 134
SUBIACO WA 6904
P: 6458 1667
E: kemhethics@health.wa.gov.au
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)

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
SMHS Research Support and Development Unit
Level 2, Education Building
Fiona Stanley Hospital
14 Barry Marshall Parade
MURDOCH WA 6150
P: 6152 2646
E: SMHS.RGO@health.wa.gov.au
Western Australia Country Health Services (WACHS)

WA Country Health Service Board 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
WA Country Health Service
189 Wellington Street
PO Box 6680
EAST PERTH Business Centre WA 6892
E: WACHS.HREC@health.wa.gov.au​​
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Contacts for Specialist HRECs External to WA Health​

Coronial Ethics Committee WA 

Coroner's Court of WA
Level 10 Central Law Courts
501 Hay Street
PERTH WA 6000
P: 9425 2918
E: Kate.Ellson@justice.wa.gov.au

All human research projects that require access to coronial samples, data or information must be referred to the Coronial Ethics Committee WA. For further information refer to the WA Specific Module.

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 (CAHS)
CAHS Research Governance OfficeAll WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of CAHS including:
  • Perth Children's Hospital
  • Child and Adolescent Community Health​

 

 

 

Perth Children's Hospital 
Locked Bag 2010
NEDLANDS WA 6909
P: 6456 0517 
E: cahs.rgo@health.wa.gov.au
Department of Health
Department of Health Research Governance OfficeAll 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 2, C Block

189 Royal Street,

EAST PERTH WA 6004

P: 9222 2009

E: DoH.RGO@health.wa.gov.au

​East Metropolitan Health Service (EMHS)
EMHS Research Ethics and Governance Unit 

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of EMHS including:

  • Armadale Health Service
  • Bentley Health Service
  • Royal Perth Group
  • East Metropolitan Mental Health Service

Royal Perth Hospital
Level 5, Colonial House
Wellington Street
PERTH WA 6000
P: 9224 2292
E: EMHS.REG@health.wa.gov.au

North Metropolitan Health Service (NMHS)
NMHS Mental Health Research Ethics and Governance Office

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
Graylands Hospital
Gascoyne House
Locked Bag No. 1
PO CLAREMONT WA 6910
P: 9347 6502
E: NMAHSMHREGO@health.wa.gov.au
SCGOPHCG Research Governance 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
Level 2, A Block
Hospital Avenue,
NEDLANDS WA 6009
P: 6457 4889
E: SCGH.RGO@health.wa.gov.au
WNHS Research Governance Office 

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of Women and Newborn Health Service (WNHS) including:

  • King Edward Memorial Hospital
King Edward Memorial Hospital 
PO Box 134 
SUBIACO WA 6904
P: 6458 1667
E: kemh.rgo@health.wa.gov.au
South Metropolitan Health Service (SMHS)
SMHS Research Ethics and Governance Unit

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of SMHS including:

  • Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospitals Group
  • Rockingham Peel Group
  • South Metropolitan Mental Health Service

SMHS Research Support and Development Unit
Level 2, Education Building
Fiona Stanley Hospital
14 Barry Marshall Parade
MURDOCH WA 6150
P: 6152 2646
E: SMHS.RGO@health.wa.gov.au

Western Australia Country Health Services (WACHS)
WACHS Research Ethics and Governance Office​

All WA Health facilities under the jurisdiction of WACHS in the following regions:

  • Kimberley
  • Pilbara
  • Midwest
  • Goldfields
  • Wheatbelt
  • South West
  • Great Southern 
WA Country Health Service
189 Wellington Street
PO Box 6680
EAST PERTH BUSINESS CENTRE  WA  6892
E: WACHS.ResearchGovernance@health.wa.gov.au

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