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The Aboriginal Health Research & Ethics Committee (AHREC) promotes and supports quality research which will benefit Aboriginal people.

The Committee was established in 1986, following concerns by the then Aboriginal Health Organisation of South Australia, about the increasing number of research proposals and research being conducted in Aboriginal communities in South Australia.

Its objective is to monitor and coordinate medical and health research in Aboriginal communities in South Australia, to offer advice to communities on the ethics, methodology and potential benefits of research proposals and to review research needs of Aboriginal communities in order to determine priorities for research.

Proposals to conduct health-related research involving Aboriginal people or communities in South Australia need to be submitted to the AHREC even if approval has been or will be obtained from the researcher's institution.

The AHREC is recognised by the National Health and Medical Research Council as a Research Ethics Committee.

The AHREC meets on the first Thursday of every month except January. Meetings are held in the AHCSA Boardroom, 9 King William Road, Unley SA 5061 and commence at 5.30pm.

AHREC Meeting Dates 2011	Date Proposal Due
7 July	23 June
4 August	21 July
1 September	18 August
6 October	22 September
3 November	20 October
1 December	17 November

AHREC Meeting Dates 2012	Date Proposal Due
2 February	19 January
1 March	16 February
5 April	22 March
3 May	19 April
7 June	24 May
5 July	21 June
2 August	19 July
6 September	23 August
4 October	20 September
1 November	18 October
6 December	22 November

For further information - download pdf here.

To complete a Proposal Application Form - download form here.

To submit a Modification Request Form - download form here.

To submit an Annual Progress or Final Report by Principal Researcher - download form here.

NEW! APPLICATION FOR THE ABORIGINAL RESEARCHER REGISTRY

What is the Aboriginal Researcher Registry?

The Aboriginal Researcher Registry is an electronic database created and maintained by the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia (AHCSA) for the purpose of identifying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers interested in research project work and linking them with funded projects and other researchers.

How will the registry work?

Researchers wishing to make contact with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers will contact the Senior Research & Ethics Officer. The Senior Research & Ethics Officer will find out about the skills and other relevant information needed for the position and then separately check the database. No information will be provided from the database to anyone making enquiries without first making contact with those on the registry.

The Senior Research & Ethics Officer will make contact with those on the registry and give them the contact details of the researchers who have made the enquiry. It will then be up to the person registered to decide on any further actions. Access to the database will be restricted to personnel employed by the AHCSA and involved in the Aboriginal research capacity building course and the council’s research and ethics services.

If you would like to be added to the registry, please download and fill out this form: Aboriginal Researcher Registry

Once you have completed the application form you can email or send it to: Merridy Malin (Education and Training Team) merridy.malin@ahcsa.org.au or Rosie King (Senior Research & Ethics Officer) rosie.king@ahcsa.org.au

If you would like any further information, please contact Rosie King, Senior Research & Ethics Officer on telephone (08) 8273 7200 or email Rosie King