Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL ACT 1992 - SECT 13

                   Before:

                     (a)  the Council provides guidelines (other than human research guidelines) to the CEO for the purposes of subsection 9(1); or

                     (b)  the Australian Health Ethics Committee provides human research guidelines to the Council for the purposes of subsection 10(2);

the Council or Committee must:

                     (c)  prepare a draft of the guidelines; and

                     (d)  publish a notice, in the manner and form specified in the regulations:

                              (i)  containing a summary of the draft guidelines; and

                             (ii)  stating where copies of the draft guidelines can be obtained; and

                            (iii)  inviting persons or bodies to make submissions relating to the draft guidelines in accordance with the procedures, and within the period, specified in the notice; and

                     (e)  have regard to any submissions received as a result of the invitation referred to in subparagraph (d)(iii).

Note:          This section does not apply if the guidelines are urgent or of minor significance: see subsections 14(3) and (5) and section 14B.