Human Research Ethics Committees

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Timeframes for Committee Review

All applications are triaged through a preliminary review process upon initial submission.  Once your application meets the requirements for committee review we will place it in the queue in order of receipt. 

We encourage applicants to plan ahead and submit their applications early to avoid having to adjust research plans. Due to the rolling number of applications for Delegated Committee review we are no longer providing meeting deadlines and will allocate protocols to the earliest available meeting.

 

High Risk Application Review

The Human Research Ethics Committee assesses high risk applications. They meet on the last Friday of each month (except December). In order for your application to be processed, reviewed, and assessed at this meeting, you must submit and finalise your application before the deadline dates listed.

 

2023 HREC submission deadlines and meeting dates

Meeting number

Deadlines for Applications
(5pm Monday, unless otherwise indicated)

Meeting Date
(Friday)

1

09 January

27 January

2

06 February

24 February

3

13 March

31 March

4

10 April

28 April

5

08 May

26 May

6

12 June

30 June

7

10 July

28 July

8

07 August

25 August

9

11 September

29 September

10

09 October

27 October

11

06 November

24 November
 

 

Medium Risk Application Review

Medium risk applications are reviewed by one of three Delegated Ethical Review Committees (DERCs): 

College Committee
Arts and Social Sciences
Law		 Humanities & Social Sciences DERC
Asia & the Pacific
Business & Economics		 Asia Pacific & Business DERC

Science
Health & Medicine

Computing

 Science & Medical DERC

 

2023 DERC meeting dates (no submission deadlines)

Meeting number

Meeting Date
(Thursday for all DERCs)

1

19 January

2

02 February

3

16 February

4

02 March

5

16 March

6

30 March

7

13 April

8

27 April

9

11 May

10

25 May

11

08 June

12

22 June

13

 06 July

14

20 July

15

03 August

16

17 August

17

31 August

18

14 September

19

28 September

20

12 October

21

26 October

22

09 November

23

23 November

24

07 December
 

 

Low Risk Application Review

Low risk applications or research projects which have already received prior approval from another HREC are reviewed by the relevant DERC Chair out of session and can be submitted at any time up until the 15th December of each year. From the 15th December, any new submissions will be considered in the new year.

Key dates

08
Aug
2023
New Research Ethics Management System (REMS) goes Live

Contact

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Enquiries relating to Human Ethics
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