2026 application closing dates

Our ethics committee meets every 6 weeks to review applications for approval.

Closing dates for submission HREC meeting dates
19 January 2 February
2 March 16 March
13 April 27 April
25 May 8 June
6 July 20 July
17 August 31 August
28 September 12 October
23 November 7 December
  • Please see Standard Risk Submission Checklist for all requirements
  • All studies must be completed/submitted via the ERM website Ethics Review Manager (ERM) website
  • The closing time for submissions is 3:30 pm. Please note: This includes the arrival of the hard copy documents. There are no exceptions to the closing date/time without prior agreement by the HREC Office
  • Please note that if the maximum number of submissions is reached for the meeting, your project may be held over to the next available HREC meeting. This is at the discretion of the Committee.
  • All supporting documents must be uploaded along with your ethics application form in ERM
  • All documents must be collated with version numbers, version dates and page numbers