25. Appropriate consent from research subjects

Terms defined in s 2

• appropriate consent

  appropriate consent

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  “appropriate consent” means the consent given by a person or, where applicable, by another person on his or her behalf, in accordance with Part 3;

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• biological material

  biological material

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  “human biological material” or “biological material” means any biological material obtained from the human body that consists of, or includes, human cells;

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• health information

  health information

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  “health information” means information pertaining to an individual —(a)obtained in the course of or in connection with providing healthcare services; or(b)relating to the study, prevention, prognostication, diagnosis, or alleviation of a disease, disorder, or injury;

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• human biomedical research

  human biomedical research

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  “human biomedical research” has the meaning given by section 3;

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• individually‑identifiable

  individually‑identifiable

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  “individually‑identifiable”, in relation to human biological material or health information pertaining to an individual, means that the individual can be identified —(a)from the human biological material or health information; or(b)from that human biological material or health information and other information to which the person, research institution, tissue bank or other organisation has or is likely to have access;

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• research subject

  research subject

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  “research subject” means a natural person, whether living or dead —(a)whom a researcher involves in human biomedical research; or(b)from whom human biological material or health information is obtained for use in the human biomedical research;

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