The CALHN Research Office offers services for researchers seeking ethics and/or governance approval. Prior to the commencement of any human research activity in a public health organisation, researchers must obtain approval and authorisation from a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) and Research Governance Office (RGO).
Ethics reviews consider the ethical acceptability and scientific validity, evaluating benefits and risks of the project to participants while governance reviews consider CALHN's responsibilities of managing the sites, quality, safety, privacy, risk, finances and ethical acceptability of the project.