Regulation 22
Ethics Committee
of Nurses and Midwives Regulations 2012
Subregulation 1
The Board shall appoint a committee to be known as the Ethics Committee.
Subregulation 2
The Ethics Committee shall consist of such number of members as the Board may decide and the members may include persons who are not members of the Board.
Subregulation 3
The Board shall appoint a member of the Ethics Committee as the chairman of the Committee.
Subregulation 4
The term of office of the members and the quorum of the Ethics Committee shall be determined by the Board.
Subregulation 5
The functions of the Ethics Committee are —
to advise the Board on any issue arising from the practice of nursing or midwifery that is likely to have ethical implications;
to formulate and review a Code of Ethics for nurses and midwives; and
to develop guidelines on ethical issues relating to the practice of nursing or midwifery and any research relating to such practice.