Feedback & Complaints

COMPLAINTS & RESEARCH MISCONDUCT

Complaints about Research Projects
Complaints from participants regarding a research project must be immediately reported to the HREC that approved the project and to the Research Governance Officer (RGO) of the site that the complaint relates to.

See the following contact details for the SLHD HRECs /AWC and the SLHD RGO.
RPA HREC: SLHD-RPAEthics@health.nsw.gov.au
CRGH HREC: SLHD-ConcordEthics@health.nsw.gov.au
SLHD RGO: SLHD-RGO@health.nsw.gov.au 
SLHD Animal Ethics: SLHD-Animalethics@health.nsw.gov.au

Research Misconduct 
Complaints regarding research misconduct in relation to human and animal research projects are managed in accordance with the SLHD Policy Compliance Procedure Research: Managing and Investigating Complaints about Research Integrity (SLHD_PCP2022_036).

Advice can be sought from Advisors in Research Integrity (SLHD) or by contacting the Research Office on  SLHD-ConcordEthics@health.nsw.gov.au

For Research misconduct matters relating to animal-related projects, please contact the AWC Chairperson via the Executive Officer on:
SLHD-Animalethics@health.nsw.gov.au

General Feedback and Complaints
We welcome any feedback. If you have feedback or a complaint about a research study or the ethics and governance review process, please email the Research Office on SLHD-ConcordEthics@health.nsw.gov.au 

Alternatively, anonymous feedback can be submitted on the ‘Feedback’ page.