Application closing dates

Application closing dates vary based on the type of application.

Type of human ethics application To be reviewed by Submission closing dates
New project (negligible risk) Chair or Deputy Chair of the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee, or the Human Ethics Officer None – can be lodged at any time
New project (low risk) A panel of the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee None – can be lodged at any time
New project (more than low risk) The University’s full Human Research Ethics Committee At any time or by the deadlines associated with HREC meeting schedule below
Registration of ethics approval from another institution Does not require formal review – is an administrative step None – can be lodged at any time
Course-related ethics approval A panel of the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee None – can be lodged at any time
Applications for variations to approved projects Chair or Deputy Chair of the University’s Human Research Ethics Committee, or the Human Ethics Officer None – can be lodged at any time

The Research and Innovation Division is working with Colleges to trial the review and approval of 'low risk' and 'negligible risk' ethics applications by College-based Human Ethics Advisory Panels in from 2022.  For Colleges / Schools not involved in the trial, all human research ethics applications will continue to be reviewed as per the advice in the table above.

More than low risk research applications must be reviewed by the University’s full Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).  Applications can be submitted at any time, or by the deadlines in the table below if the applicant would like an application considered at a specific HREC meeting.

An HREC panel will conduct a pre-review as a first step and provide feedback to the applicant within approximately two weeks.  The applicant will then need to consider and address the pre-review feedback before submitting a final application for review by the full HREC. The committee will endeavour to provide a decision to the applicant within 10 working days of reviewing the final application.

Closing date for new applications Closing date for response to panel feedback and final application University’s HREC meeting date
12 January 20245 February 202414 February 2024
16 February 202411 March 202420 March 2024
15 March 20248 April 202417 April 2024
12 April 20246 May 202415 May 2024
17 May 202411 June 202419 June 2024
14 June 20248 July 202417 July 2024
19 July 202412 August 202421 August 2024
16 August 20249 September 202418 September 2024
13 September 20248 October 202416 October 2024
18 October 202411 November 202420 November 2024
15 November 20249 December 202411 December 2024