HREC Meeting Dates and Deadlines

Meeting Dates and Closing Dates for New Submissions to both the HREC and MHREC.

The monthly deadline for submission of new research project applications is 1:00 pm on the Wednesday.

2012 Dates 

Submission Deadline - Strictly 1.00 pm* on the following dates	Meeting Dates
Wednesday, 25 January 2012	Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Wednesday, 22 February 2012	Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Wednesday, 28 March 2012	Wednesday, 18 April 2012
Wednesday, 2 May 2012	Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Wednesday, 30 May 2012	Wednesday, 13 June 2012
Wednesday, 20 June 2012	Wednesday, 11 July 2012
Wednesday, 25 July 2012	Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Wednesday, 29 August 2012	Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Wednesday, 26 September 2012	Wednesday, 10 October 2012
Wednesday, 31 October 2012	Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Wednesday, 21 November 2012	Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Note
Submission of a new research project by the 1.00 p.m. deadline is not a guarantee that a project will be accepted for review by the HREC at its next meeting.

Following the submission deadline each month, all projects received will be carefully checked to ensure that projects meet the criteria required to allow a thorough review of the project.  Any project not meeting these criteria in full will not be accepted for review at the next HREC meeting and will be returned to the principal researcher for attention. 

Resaerch Governance/Site Specific Assessment
Remember to complete your site specific assessment application and submit this as early as possible.

Protocol Amendments, Replies to Queries, Serious Adverse Event Reports etc.
There is no deadline for these items and can be submitted at any time. Correspondence will be reviewed by the relevant project Spokesperson(s) as soon as possible after it is received. Final approval will be determined at the next scheduled meeting of the Human Research Ethics Committee following review by the Spokesperson(s).

Other Information
All research projects involving patients of the Melbourne and Western Health Services and projects conducted by staff of these Health Services must be submitted to the Human Research Ethics Committee.

Projects involving work with genetically modified organisms should also be forwarded to the Institutional Biosafety Committee for consideration and approval.

If a project is approved without change, the result should be available within one week of a meeting.

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