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Decision-making procedures
- Members shall discuss the various issues before arriving at a consensus.
- A member should withdraw from the meeting during the decision procedure concerning an application where a conflict of interest arises and this should be indicated to the chairperson prior to the review of the application and recorded in the minutes.
- Decisions shall be made only in meetings when quorum is complete.
- Only IRB members can make decision(s). The expert consultants shall only offer their opinions.
- Decision(s) may be to a) approve, b) reject or c) conditionally accept subject to receipt of further information/ modifications. Specific suggestions for modifications and reasons for rejection should be duly communicated to the researcher.
- In cases of conditional decisions, clear suggestions for revision and the procedures for having the application re-reviewed, if deemed necessary, should be specified.
- Modified proposals may be reviewed by an expedited review by the chairperson and he/ she can invite other members to examine the revised application and if the IRB recommendations have been adhered to the applicant will be given the required approval by the chairperson.
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