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
All meetings for 2025 have now concluded. Meetings will resume in February 2026. Please see below for dates and deadlines. A PDF of meeting dates can be downloaded here.
For advice on the correct risk pathway - please contact the Research Office.
2026 Meeting dates
Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) - greater than low risk research
New applications must be submitted by the pre-review submission deadline to allow the application to undergo our pre-review process.
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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 6 January | Friday 16 January | Tuesday 3 February |
| Tuesday 20 January^ | Friday 13 February | Tuesday 3 March |
| Tuesday 17 February | Friday 13 March | Tuesday 31 March* |
| Tuesday 17 March | Friday 17 April | Tuesday 5 May |
| Tuesday 21 April | Friday 15 May | Tuesday 2 June |
| Tuesday 19 May | Friday 19 June | Tuesday 7 July |
| Tuesday 23 June | Friday 17 July | Tuesday 4 August |
| Tuesday 21 July | Friday 14 August | Tuesday 1 September |
| Tuesday 18 August | Friday 18 September | Tuesday 6 October |
| Tuesday 22 September | Friday 16 October | Tuesday 3 November |
| Tuesday 20 October | Friday 13 November | Tuesday 1 December |
^SESLHD RSO is trialing an earlier pre-review submission date for new applications, to allow applicants more time to address major revisions identified during pre-review. Applicants submitting commercially-sponsored clinical trials may contact the Office to discuss this deadline if required.
The pre-review process has been designed to reduce time under HREC review and streamline the approval process. Our pre-review process receives positive feedback from researchers.
Low Negligible Risk (LNR) Committee
| Submission deadline (by 9am) | LNR Meeting Date |
| Friday 30 January | Tuesday 10 February |
| Friday 13 February | Tuesday 24 February |
| Friday 27 February | Tuesday 10 March |
| Friday 13 March | Tuesday 24 March |
| Friday 3 April* | Tuesday 14 April* |
| Friday 17 April | Tuesday 28 April |
| Friday 1 May | Tuesday 12 May |
| Friday 15 May | Tuesday 26 May |
| Friday 29 May | Tuesday 9 June |
| Friday 12 June | Tuesday 23 June |
| Friday 3 July* | Tuesday 14 July* |
| Friday 17 July | Tuesday 28 July |
| Friday 31 July | Tuesday 11 August |
| Friday 14 August | Tuesday 25 August |
| Friday 28 August | Tuesday 8 September |
| Friday 11 September | Tuesday 22 September |
| Friday 2 October* | Tuesday 13 October* |
| Friday 16 October | Tuesday 27 October |
| Friday 30 October | Tuesday 10 November |
| Friday 13 November | Tuesday 24 November |
| Friday 27 November | Tuesday 8 December |
*Date changed due to public holiday and/or conflicting HREC meeting dates.