Low Risk Ethics Panel (LREP) Submission Deadlines and Meetings Dates
All submissions (ERM, email & hardcopy) must be received by the Office for Research on the date of submission by 4pm; :
Electronic | Hardcopy |
Applicants must submit both the ethics application via ERM and email ([email protected]) by the 4pm deadline. Electronic file name convention: To ensure the electronic copies submitted are easily identifiable, the format outlined below must be used for all electronic files. As shown in example below, include version numbers and dates in the file name. Projects submitted that do not follow these formats will not be considered and will be returned via email to sender. Convention: [ERM Project ID] [Document Name] [version number] [Date DDMMMYY] E.g. 41234 Protocol v1 01Jan19 | One hardcopy must be submitted by 4pm deadline.to be submitted By post/drop-off: Noelle Gubatanga Office for Research Level 3 WCHRE Building Sunshine Hospital 176 Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021 Drop-off/after hours: A drop off box is located in the Ground Level Staircase (right of the elevators) of the Western Health Centre for Health Research & Education Building, Sunshine Hospital, Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021. Please note that this box will be checked once a day. |
Please check the Low Risk page for relevant submission requirements.
Submission Deadlines and Meeting Dates for 2020
2020 | Deadline Date for Submission | LREP Meeting Date |
January | No Meeting | No Meeting |
February | Thursday 23 January | Thursday 13 February |
March | Thursday 27 February | Thursday 19 March |
April | No Meeting | No Meeting |
May | Thursday 30 April | Thursday 21 May |
June | No Meeting | No Meeting |
July | Thursday 02 July | Thursday 23 July |
August | No Meeting | No Meeting |
September | Thursday 20 August | Thursday 10 September |
October | No Meeting | No Meeting |
November | Thursday 05 November | Thursday 26 November |
December | No Meeting | No Meeting |
Researchers will be notified of review outcome within 1 week after the meeting date.