Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

Prohibited and regulated activities - Activities requiring approval of ethics committee - Duties of ethics committee in relation to advisory committee

30: Advisory committee to be informed of approvals

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"The ethics committee must tell the advisory committee about approvals and share the details."

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When an ethics committee says yes to a proposal, they must tell the advisory committee as soon as they can. They have to give the advisory committee a copy of the approval and the proposal that was sent to them. You will know what the ethics committee decided because they have to share this information with the advisory committee.

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29: Ethics committee must operate expeditiously and in accordance with guidelines of advisory committee, or

"Ethics committees must work quickly and follow the rules to help people have children."

31: Information about ethics committee must be made public, or

"The government must tell everyone who is on the ethics committee that helps make big decisions."

Part 2Prohibited and regulated activities
Activities requiring approval of ethics committee: Duties of ethics committee in relation to advisory committee

30Advisory committee to be informed of approvals

As soon as practicable after the ethics committee grants an approval, it must give a copy of the approval and the relevant proposal to the advisory committee.