Waiver of consent

A waiver of consent can only be granted by a Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) as outlined in Section 2.3.10 of the National Statement of Ethical Conduct in Human Research.

In 2023 the Forensic and Scientific Services Human Ethics Committee [EC00305] granted a waiver of consent for the following projects:

• Prevalence and distribution of Group A Streptococcus strains in Queensland 2007-2021
• Association between cardiovascular disease and death by anaphylaxis: a 20-year retrospective study in Queensland, Australia
• Is measuring body length at postmortem examination obsolete in the era of postmortem computed tomography
• Risk factors for hypothermia in a warm climate: a 20-year retrospective study in Queensland, Australia.