Human Research Ethics Committees

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 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 tabled at one of the meetings listed, your application must clear preliminary review by the first day of that month.

To meet the requirements of preliminary review the ethics office will provide feedback on all submissions. Requested changes must be submitted in a revised applicaiton and may be subject to Indigenous Research Advisory Group (IRAG) or HREC Chair review prior to being listed for review at an upcoming meeting.

 

2024 HREC meeting dates

Meeting number

Preliminary review 

clearance date

Meeting Date
(Friday)

901 September27 September
1001 October25 October
1101 November29 November

 

Medium Risk Application Review

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

College

Delegated Ethics Review Committee

(DERC)

College of Arts and Social Sciences

College of Science

College of Law

Humanities & Social Sciences DERC
College of Asia and the Pacific
College of Business and Economics
CAP/CBE DERC

College of Health & Medicine

College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics

CHM/CECC DERC

 

 2024 DERC meeting dates (no submission deadlines)

 

Meeting number

Meeting Date
(Thursday for all DERCs)

1812 September
1926 September
2010 October
2124 October
2207 November
2321 November
2405 December
 

Low Risk Application Review

Low risk applications or research projects which have already received prior approval from another NHMRC registered HREC are reviewed by the relevant DERC Chair out of session. They 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.

Contact

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