Form 62 - Approval for special medical research - Application process

1. What you need to know

The Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (the Act) provides that the Tribunal may approve special medical research or experimental health care.

Special medical research or experimental health care for an Adult means:

• medical research or experimental health care relating to a condition the Adult has or to which the Adult has a significant risk of being exposed, or
• medical research or experimental health care intended to gain knowledge that can be used in the diagnosis, maintenance or treatment of a condition the Adult has or has had.

Special medical research or experimental care does not include psychological research or approved clinical research.

The Tribunal may consent, for an adult with impaired capacity for the special health matter concerned, to the adult’s participation in special medical research or experimental health care only if the tribunal is satisfied about the following:

• the special medical research or experimental health care is approved by an ethics committee;
• the risk and inconvenience to the adult and the adult’s quality of life is small;
• the special medical research or experimental health care may result in significant benefit to the adult or other persons with the condition;
• the special medical research or experimental health care can not be reasonably carried out without a person who has or has had the condition taking part;
• the special medical research or experimental health care will not unduly interfere with the adult’s privacy.

NOTE: The Tribunal may not consent to the adult’s participation in special medical research or experimental health care if the adult objects, or the adult, in an enduring document, indicated unwillingness to participate in the special medical research or experimental health care.

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2. Complete and lodge this form:

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