Committee Details & Meeting Dates
SESLHD Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)
The SESLHD HREC meets monthly to review research ethics and governance submissions.
Current Membership Composition
Chairperson - Dr Melvin Chin
This HREC is constituted and operates in accordance with the National Health and Medical Research Council's National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2023) and the CPMP/ICH Note for Guidance on Good Clinical Practice. No HREC member is present for the review of applications for which they have a conflict of interest.
The Committee comprises members internal and external to SESLHD in the following required categories:
- Chairperson
- Consumer/community members
- One Biostatistician
- One member who performs a pastoral care role in a community
- Two lawyers (independent)
- Eleven members with current research experience
- Eight members with knowledge of and current experience in professional care, counselling or treatment of people
To view the HREC Terms of Reference, please click here.
Meeting Dates
2025 meeting dates and submission deadlines can be downloaded here.
Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)
New applications must be submitted by the pre-review submission deadline to allow the application to undergo our pre-review process.
Pre-review deadline (by 12pm) (All new applications must be submitted for pre-review) |
Submission deadline (by 12pm) (Note: see pre-review deadline for new submissions) |
HREC Meeting Date |
Tuesday 7 January | Friday 17 January | Tuesday 4 February |
Tuesday 4 February | Friday 14 February | Tuesday 4 March |
Tuesday 4 March | Friday 14 March | Tuesday 1 April |
Tuesday 8 April | Friday 18 April | Tuesday 6 May |
Tuesday 6 May | Friday 16 May | Tuesday 3 June |
Tuesday 3 June | Friday 13 June | Tuesday 1 July |
Tuesday 8 July | Friday 18 July | Tuesday 5 August |
Tuesday 5 August | Friday 15 August | Tuesday 2 September |
Tuesday 9 September | Friday 19 September | Tuesday 7 October |
Tuesday 7 October | Friday 17 October | Tuesday 4 November |
Tuesday 4 November | Friday 14 November | Tuesday 2 December |
Low Negligible Risk (LNR) Committee
Submission deadline (by 9am) | LNR Meeting Date |
Friday 31 February | Tuesday 11 February |
Friday 14 February | Tuesday 25 February |
Friday 28 February | Tuesday 11 March |
Friday 14 March | Tuesday 25 March |
Friday 28 March | Tuesday 8 April |
Friday 11 April | Tuesday 22 April |
Friday 2 May* | Tuesday 13 May* |
Friday 16 May | Tuesday 27 May |
Friday 30 May | Tuesday 10 June |
Friday 13 June | Tuesday 24 June |
Friday 27 June | Tuesday 8 July |
Friday 11 July | Tuesday 22 July |
Friday 1 August* | Tuesday 12 August* |
Friday 15 August | Tuesday 26 August |
Friday 29 August | Tuesday 9 September |
Friday 12 September | Tuesday 23 September |
Friday 26 September | Tuesday 7 October |
Friday 10 October | Tuesday 21 October |
Friday 31 October* | Tuesday 11 November* |
Friday 14 November | Tuesday 25 November |
Friday 28 November | Tuesday 9 December |
*Date changed due to public holiday and/or conflicting HREC meeting dates.