Human Biomedical Research Act 2015 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Institutional Review Boards
21. Appeal against decision of institutional review board
Feedback & supportAny researcher who, having submitted an application to an institutional review board for initial review, is aggrieved by the decision of the institutional review board (called in this section the first board) not to grant approval for the research to be conducted or continued (as the case may be) may within 30 days after the decision of the first board, submit an appeal to the research institution which appointed the first board.
researcher
“researcher” means any natural person who conducts human biomedical research under the supervision and control of a research institution;
The research institution receiving an appeal under subsection (1) may —
research institution
“research institution” means a body of persons, whether corporate or unincorporate or other organisation, or ministry or department of the Government who or which —(a)engages, directly or indirectly (either through contractual or other arrangements), one or more researchers to conduct human biomedical research in Singapore; and(b)exercises supervision and control over human biomedical research conducted in Singapore by the researchers the institution has engaged;
dismiss the appeal;
direct the first board to reconsider and review its decision; or
direct the researcher to submit the research to another institutional review board appointed by the research institution (called in this section the second board) for a second initial review.
No appeal under subsection (1) is allowed unless the first board has confirmed in writing that it has disallowed the conduct or continuation of the research.
research
“research” means any systematic investigation with the intention of developing or contributing to generalisable knowledge;
To avoid doubt, there is no appeal against the decision of the research institution or the second board referred to in subsection (2).