Forms
| Human Ethics Application Forms |
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| Guidelines for Application Form (PDF) These Guidelines have been designed to assist applicants complete the Application Form and Appendices. If you are submitting an application you are strongly encouraged to use these Guidelines. If you are considering printing this document please note that the full document is 100 pages. |
| Application with Appendices (Doc) |
| Application only (Doc) |
| Application Appendix A (Doc) |
| Research Involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People |
| Application Appendix B (Doc) Research to be undertaken outside Australia |
| Application Appendix C (Doc) Young people under the age of 18 |
| Application Appendix D (Doc) Privacy and access to personal information |
| Application Appendix E (Doc) Research ivolving blood, tissue, Recombinant DNA, gene therapy and biohazardous material |
| Application Appendix F (Doc) Exposure to ionizing radiation |
| Application Appendix G (Doc) The administration of illegal drugs, legal drugs and/or medication not part of a clinical trial |
| Application Appendix H (Doc) Clinical trials |
| Information & Consent Form - Example, Guidelines and Checklist (RTF) |
| Templates for NSW Department of Education and Training Information and Consent Forms (RTF) |
| Progress Report / Final Report (RTF) |
| In-house Application Please use the above Application Form and clearly mark it as an 'Inhouse' Application. |
Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Before filling in your application form ensure you have read and understood the relevant legislation, guidelines and policies which relate to your project and that you have browsed the information contained in the application process area.
Each ethical clearance is valid only for 12 months, renewable four times on the submission of a satisfactory Progress Report. On the completion of the project, a Final Report must be submitted.
After 5 years from the initial approval date if you require ethical clearance for the project to continue, you should submit a Final Report for the project and a new application for clearance (on our Application Form). You will then be issued with a new Approval/Reference number. The 5 year limit to ethical clearances allows the Committee to fully re-review research in an environment whereby legislation, guidelines and requirements are always changing (eg. new privacy laws).
The above 'In-House Application Form' is to be submitted by course convenors on behalf of undergraduate students or postgraduate coursework students who will be asked to conduct interviews or other research involving human participants as part of coursework projects or assignments (please also refer to the relevant section regarding "In-House" applications in Guidelines for Application Form.
"In-House" applications will be processed via the expedited review system and applicants can expect feedback regarding the application within 14 working days of submission.
Please contact the Ethics Secretariat ethics.secretariat@vc.mq.edu.au for assistance with your application or for further information.