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HRC Resource Library

Our research and funding documents contain support and reference information for applicants applying for funding, as well as background information for referees and committee members.

  • Ethics in New Zealand – key regulatory bodies

    Ethics reference documents

    Beyond the Health Research Council’s committees, there are other important committees and regulatory bodies in New Zealand that contribute to the regulatory environment of health and disability research.

  • Report from an Ethics Committee Seeking Re-Approval

    Ethics reference documents
    A Report from an Ethics Committee Seeking Re-approval summarises the activity of the committee over the past three years.
  • HRC Research Ethics Guidelines

    Ethics reference documents
    The HRC expects investigators to conduct and report their work with objectivity and scientific honesty.
  • Data Monitoring Committee Charter template

    Ethics reference documents
    This document defines the primary roles and responsibilities of a DMC, its relationship with other trial committees, its membership and the purpose, along with a range of other procedural matters.
  • Pacific Health Research Guidelines 2014

    Ethics reference documents
    The following guidelines build on the principles outlined in the HRC’s Guidelines on Pacific Health Research (2005), and address some of the fundamental issues relating to contemporary Pacific health research in an evolving global environment.
  • HRC Guidelines for Approval of Ethics Committees

    Ethics reference documents
    This document sets out the requirements of ethics committees and their governing bodies when gaining approval from the HRC Ethics Committee (HRCEC).
  • Guidelines for Researchers on Health Research Involving Māori 2010

    Ethics reference documents
    The HRC's Māori Health Committee has produced these guidelines to assist researchers who intend undertaking biomedical, public health or clinical research involving Māori participants or research on issues relevant to Māori health.
  • GTAC Guidelines Xenotransplantation

    Ethics reference documents

    This document outlines the approval steps and guidelines for clinical trials involving xenotransplantation in humans.

  • Example of Data Monitoring Committee open report

    Ethics reference documents
    This is an example of an open meeting Data Monitoring Committee report that contains software generated results. This report uses a random sample of data from a randomised clinical trial.
  • Example of Data Monitoring Committee closed report

    Ethics reference documents
    This is an example of a closed meeting Data Monitoring Committee report that contains software generated results.This report uses a random sample of safety data from a randomised clinical trial.