The membership of UniSA's HREC conforms to the requirements of Section 5.1.29 "Composition of HRECs" National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research. This membership is composed of the following roles:
a. a chairperson;
b. a layman with no affiliation with the University and who does not currently engage in medical, scientific, legal or academic work;
c. a laywoman with no affiliation with the University and who does not currently engage in medical, scientific, legal or academic work;
d. a person with knowledge of, and current experience in, the professional care, counselling or treatment of people;
e. a person who performs a pastoral care role in a community;
f. a lawyer who is not engaged to advise the institution;
g. Two members with relevant research experience in the fields of health, medical sciences, allied health, pharmacy and/or nursing;
h. One member with relevant research experience in the field of education;
i. One member with relevant research experience in the field of psychology;
j. One member with relevant research experience in the social sciences and/or humanities;
k. an academic staff member who is Indigenous with research experience in Indigenous studies; and
l. a non-voting executive officer who is a professional staff member of the University of South Australia.
The HREC Terms of Reference are available here.
Current HREC member details are available here (login required).