Key dates

Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) meeting dates

A low risk sub-committee will review all low risk applications (for all areas except the School of Psychology), amendments, and responses to conditions. Please scroll down for fortnightly meeting dates and deadlines.

The full HREC meetings will review anything outside the scope of the low-risk sub-committee. Please scroll for monthly dates and deadlines.

Please note the Document Deadlines for these meetings. Please ensure the submission is submitted and fully endorsed in IRMA by 5pm (COB). The agenda will close after 5pm to able it to be distributed to the Committee.

Read more about the HREC.

2026 meeting dates

Researchers should allow up to three months from submission to ethics approval for HREC applications. Early engagement with the Human Ethics Officer (Nicki Stewart), high-quality submissions and timely responses to requests for further information will help expedite the review timeframe. 

Full HREC Meetings

Agenda CloseMeeting dates 
7 January27 January
4 February24 February
4 March24 March
1 April21 April
29 April19 May
27 May16 June
24 June14 July
22 July11 August
19 August8 September
16 September6 October
14 October3 November
11 November1 December

Low-Risk meetings

Agenda Close (Tuesday)Meeting dates 
6 January19 January
20 January2 February
3 February16 February
17 February2 March
3 March16 March
17 March30 March
31 March13 April
14 April27 April
28 April11 May
12 May25 May
26 May8 June
9 June22 June
23 June6 July
7 July20 July
21 July3 August
4 August17 August
18 August31 August
1 September14 September
15 September28 September
29 September12 October
13 October26 October
27 October9 November
10 November23 November
24 November7 December

2025 meeting dates

Full HREC Meetings

Agenda CloseMeeting dates 
19 November9 December

Low-Risk meetings

Agenda CloseMeeting dates 
26 November1 December
10 December15 December

 

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