Clinical Trial Applications
For the purposes of Clinical Trials, UWS is considered one site - with multiple locations where appropriate, e.g.
The Site is University of Western Sydney.
The site type/locations are:
- Bankstown campus (insert address)
- Campbelltown campus (insert address)
- Parramatta campus (insert address)
- Penrith campus (insert address)
- Hawkesbury campus (insert address) etc.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration Clinical Trial of Medicines or Medical Devices notification requires the approval of a number of officers of the University:
- "sponsor of the trial" is the company, organisation, institution, body or individual (enterprise) that initiates, organises and supports a clinical study of an investigational product on human subjects. As a result, the sponsor of the trial takes responsibility for the overall conduct of the trial.
- "approving authority" is the body, organisation or institution that approves the conduct of the trial at the site.
At UWS the TGA CTN forms is endorsed by the following:
- Chair of Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)
- Approving Authority – PVCR
- Sponsor of the trial – PVCR
- Chief Investigator
Applicants should advise the Provost of relevant activity.


