Welcome to NHMRC's consultation hub

We are dedicated to ensuring that the Australian community has the best opportunity to participate in developing NHMRC health advice, advice on ethical behaviour in health care and the conduct of medical research.

Open and upcoming consultations are below.

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Open consultations

  • Public Consultation on the draft Australian Recreational Water Quality Guidelines

    The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) is inviting stakeholder feedback on draft Australian Recreational Water Quality Guidelines (the draft Guidelines). These draft Guidelines are intended to replace the Guidelines for Managing Risks in Recreational Water ( 2008)...

    Closes 27 February 2026

  • Nutrient Reference Values - Public Consultation on Draft Recommendations - Selenium

    NHMRC is inviting feedback on updated Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) for selenium, to be included in the Nutrient Reference Values Australia and New Zealand. What are Nutrient Reference Values? The Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) are evidence-based guidelines that describe...

    Closes 18 March 2026

  • Proposed remake of the NHMRC Regulation 2016

    The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) proposes to remake the National Health and Medical Research Council Regulation 2016 (the Regulation), which is due to sunset on 1 October 2026. Sunsetting is the automatic repeal of legislative instruments after a fixed 10-year...

    Closes 22 March 2026

Closed consultations

Staying Healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services – draft sixth edition

NHMRC is inviting feedback on Staying healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services (draft sixth edition) What is “Staying Healthy”? ...

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Ethical guidelines for cell, tissue and organ donation and transplantation

The Ethical guidelines for cell, tissue and organ donation and transplantation have been developed by NHMRC in collaboration with the Organ and Tissue Authority (OTA). The document draws on five...

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Review of the 2016 Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and the Consumers Health Forum of Australia Ltd (CHF) are collaborating to review the 2016 Statement on Consumer and Community Involvement in...

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