Ethics approval and governance authorisation

All our research projects have ethics approval and governance authorisation processes. You need to get these before you can start research with us.

You can apply for ethics approval and governance authorisation at the same time. However, final governance authorisation will only be given after you submit the ethics approval letter in your governance authorisation application.

  • Apply for ethics approval

    Human Research Ethics Committees (HRECs) conduct ethics reviews, assessing your project against the National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines (NHMRC).

  • Human research ethics committees

    To get ethics approval, you’ll need to contact a human research ethics committee.

  • Apply for governance authorisation

    If you’re planning to do research with us, you’ll need to submit a site-specific assessment (SSA) application using the Ethical Review Manager (ERM) software.

  • Research governance contact list

    To get governance authorisation, you’ll need to contact a research governance officer.

  • Ethics Review Manager (ERM)

    To do research you must apply for ethics approval and governance authorisation through the Ethics Review Manager (ERM).

Last updated: 31 July 2023