The St Vincent's Health and Aged Care Human Research Ethics Committee
The SVHAC HREC is registered with the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) (NHMRC Registration No: EC00324). It is constituted in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2023. SVHA HREC is not credentialed to consider multi-site studies through the National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) scheme.
The SVHAC HREC Research Ethics and Governance Office has extensive experience reviewing submissions to the SVHAC HREC and can provide advice and assistance with submissions to the committee, as well as site-specific applications for governance review.
We encourage all researchers wishing to undertake projects involving humans across Queensland sites to contact the SVHAC HREC Research Ethics and Governance Officer at svhac.hrec@svha.org.au.
The closing dates only apply to NEW HIGH RISK ETHICS APPLICATIONS.
All First in Human Ethics Application must be submitted two weeks prior to the HREC submission closing date.
All other submissions are not reviewed during the HREC Meeting, and may be submitted outside the HREC submission closing dates, including:
Governance submission for high-risk studies
Ethics submission for low-risk studies
Governance submission for low-risk studies
Quality assurance
Amendment requests
Monitoring reports
SVHAC HREC Site-Specific Information
Please ensure the SVHAC HREC Site-Specific Guidelines for submissions are followed when submitting your application
For details of the guidelines, please email the Research Ethics & Governance Officer at svhac.hrec@svha.org.au.
Submit a compliment or complaint
In relation to your rights as a participant or researcher, if you wish to submit a compliment, make a complaint to someone independent of the research team, or discuss a study that has been reviewed and approved by one of the SVHA Human Research Ethics Committees, you may contact:
For studies approved by the St Vincent's Health and Aged Care HREC:
