Section 2: For projects where participants will be enrolled to the study

2a. Participant information and consent form

Complete a Participant Information and Consent Form (PICF) if the study involves participants from whom you are obtaining consent.

Download the inFORMed PICF template, developed by CT:IQ, from the Department of Health website (link below). 

The InFORMed PICF is the nationally endorsed approach for developing participant information and consent materials in Australia. It provides a clearer, more consistent and participant-centred structure for explaining research studies.

In December 2025, Australian state and territory health departments endorsed the template for use in research reviewed under National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) and the NHMRC has also endorsed the template for all human research conducted in Australia or involving Australian participants.

Victorian specific guidance

Additional guidance for research projects involving ionising radiation or medical treatment decision makers will be available soon. 

Contact details for the PICF

Include the following details in the PICF when the RMH is the reviewing HREC

Reviewing HREC approving this research and HREC Executive Officer details

• Reviewing HREC name: Royal Melbourne Hospital HREC
• HREC Executive Officer: Manager HREC
• Telephone: (03) 9342 8530
• Email: research@mh.org.au

Include the following details in the RMH PICF for site complaints

Complaints contact person at the RMH

• Name: Director, Office for Research
• Position: Complaints Manager
• Telephone: (03) 9342 8530
• Email: research@mh.org.au

2b. Other participant-facing documents

Depending on the study, the other documents may include:

• Letters of invitation
• Transcripts for telephone contact
• Wallet cards
• Participant diaries
• Questionnaires/self-assessment tools
• Advertising materials
• Radio scripts
• Social Media text/scripts