07.1 Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)

07.1.1  Review by HREC

Review by the College’s HREC may be required of any activity by a student, in relation to a course offered by the College, which involves:

1. The collection of data from or about identifiable individuals or groups; or

2. The observation of identifiable individuals or groups

with the sole intention of contributing to knowledge and of presenting the findings in a public document. In this context, public document means published or deposited in the College library for open access.

This includes the use and/or collection of personal, collective or cultural data from participants or from their records, which may include their oral testimony, or observed cultural activities or the testing of responses to conditions devised by the student.

All such activities must be conducted in conformity with the College’s Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Research outlined below.

Where any of the foregoing activities are involved in any unit of study including those listed below, the HREC must determine that a full, expedited or no review is required:

A student considering any of the foregoing activities must obtain ethics clearance before contacting any individual in connection with the intended research. If in any doubt, please contact the Registrar.

07.1.2  Meeting Dates of the Human Research Ethics Committee

The HREC meets twice per year to review research proposals. The meeting dates are Week 5 of Term 1 and Week 5 of Term 3.  All applications are to be submitted to the Registrar at least one week prior to these dates.