About Us

This section provides an introduction to the National Ethics Advisory Committee (NEAC), including background information about our members, and terms of reference.

Composition of NEAC

NEAC has up to 12 members who are appointed by the Minister of Health for a term of up to three years. The Chair, currently Dr Andrew Moore, is also appointed by the Minister.

The twelve members of NEAC are representative of a broad range of disciplines, professions and interests. Expertise in ethics, public health and healthcare, Māori health, health and disability research, and law, are brought to bear on all matters considered by the Committee.

At any time, NEAC shall have at least two Māori members, one of whom shall be a person with Māori research/ethics background.

NEAC’s membership shall include	Members for 2007
2 health professionals One must be a registered medical practitioner	Mike Ardagh Dale Bramley
2 health researchers One should have knowledge and expertise of qualitative research and one should have knowledge of, and expertise in, quantitative research	Te Kani Kingi Michael Findlay
1 epidemiologist	Charlotte Paul
3 other members These other members must not be a health professionals or health researchers. One must be a lawyer and one must be an ethicist. These positions include people who have a knowledge and understanding of the ethics of health research and the provision of health care, and academic staff	Alison Kirkman Jo Manning (lawyer) Andrew Moore (ethicist)
3 community/consumer representatives These members must not be health professionals, health researchers, or professional members	Barbara Beckford John Hinchcliff Martin Sullivan
1 member nominated by the Health Research Council	Elisabeth Harding

National Ethics Advisory Committee

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About Us

Composition of NEAC