Structure and Governance
The CHeReL is jointly managed by the Cancer Institute NSW and
the NSW Ministry of Health. The ACT Government Health Directorate,
the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, the
University of Technology Sydney and the University of Western
Sydney are members of the CHeReL and are represented on the CHeReL
Advisory Committee.
The CHeReL has three committees:
- The CHeReL Executive Committee
- The CHeReL Advisory Committee
- The CHeReL Community Advisory Committee
The Cancer Institute NSW is the host organisation for the CHeReL
and employs all staff required to operate the CHeReL. The Manager
of the CHeReL reports to the CHeReL Executive Committee and to the
Cancer Institute NSW.
The CHeReL reports to the NSW Population and Health Services
Research Ethics Committee, which has given approval for the CHeReL
to use personal information (from selected health databases) to
create and maintain a database of linked and unlinked records.
The activities of the CHeReL are reported in the Cancer
Institute NSW Annual Report.
CheRel Executive Committee
The CHeReL Executive Committee oversees the operations of the
CHeReL and is responsible for approving the CHeReL strategic and
business plans, other major projects, fees for CHeReL services and
matters of valuable consideration. The Committee comprises two
persons nominated by the Chief Health Officer of NSW Health, two
persons nominated by the Chief Cancer Officer and Chief Executive
of the Cancer Institute NSW and the Manager of the CHeReL.
CHeReL Advisory Committee
The CHeReL Advisory Committee provides advice to the CHeReL
Executive on the CHeReL strategic and business plan, policies and
procedures relating to services provided by the CHeReL, fees
charged by the CHeReL for services. The Committee comprises two
persons nominated by the Chief Health Officer of NSW Health, two
persons nominated by the Chief Cancer Officer and Chief Executive
of the Cancer Institute NSW and two persons from each CHeReL Member
organisation.
CHeReL Community Advisory Committee
The CHeReL Community Advisory Committee was established in 2007
and provides advice to the CHeReL Manager and the CHeReL
Management Committee on issues of community interest regarding
the operation of the CHeReL including:
- a communication strategy for information to be provided to the
community
- procedures for responding to complaints from the community or
other concerns that may be raised by the community
- whether proposed projects are likely to be in the public
benefit or not, where this is not immediately clear
- the CHeReL strategic and business plans
- the CHeReL policies and procedures
- any other issues that are of concern to the Community Advisory
Committee members.
Current members of the Community Advisory Committee
are:
Mr Tom Kelly (Chair), Mr Andrew Hayne, Dr Jan Herbert,
Ms Jane Moxon, Ms Catherine Settle and Dr Lee Taylor.
Members are recruited following open advertisements placed
in Sydney and Canberra newspapers and are selected based on
the following criteria:
-
interest in health and health
services research at a population level
-
interest in the work of the
CHeReL
-
experience in a role as a
consumer representative or a role that is relevant to the
work of the CHeReL
-
ability to communicate with
researchers, management and other committee members
-
ability to participate in
regular meetings.
Committee members are not
selected as consumer representatives or advocates for any specific
group or organisation. They are selected on individual merit and
capacity to contribute to the CHeReL.
Members are appointed for one
year, with possible extension to a maximum of four years. They
are not offered remuneration but are reimbursed for reasonable
travel expenses to attend meetings.
The Community Advisory Committee
meets three times per year. Members freely contribute their
knowledge, experience and perspective to committee considerations.
In addition there may be occasions where it is appropriate for a
member to garner opinion, advice, and/or perspectives from
others in the community.
