Overview
Ethics committees reviewing multisite research projects were accredited by the Victorian Minister for Health in 2009 and reviewed in 2011. The accredited ethics committees are shown below. The accreditation process involved self-assessment and was evaluated by a specialist committee to ensure a high standard of ethics review could be delivered.
The accreditation was reviewed in 2019 and further extended for competency in early phase clinical trial review. A specialist panel appraised the committees against set criteria for early phase clinical trial expert scientific and ethical review.
In addition, these ethics committees were required to have certification from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) when National Mutual Acceptance was implemented in 2013.
HREC Meetings 2025
Alfred Health HREC
| Submissions close | Meeting date |
|---|---|
| 09Dec24 | 30 Jan |
| 20 Jan | 27 Feb |
| 24 Feb | 27 Mar |
| 24 Mar | 01 May |
| 28 Apr | 29 May |
| 26 May | 26 Jun |
| 23 Jun | 24 Jul |
| 28 Jul | 28 Aug |
| 25 Aug | 24 Sep |
| 15 Sep | 23 Oct |
| 27 Oct | 27 Nov |
| 17 Nov | 18 Dec |
Austin Health HREC
| Submissions close | Meeting date |
|---|---|
| 20 Jan | 03 Feb |
| 27 Jan | 17 Feb |
| 10 Feb | 03 Mar |
| 03 Mar | 20 Mar |
| 17 Mar | 07 Apr |
| 07 Apr | 24 Apr |
| 14 Apr | 05 May |
| 05 May | 22 May |
| 12 May | 02 Jun |
| 02 Jun | 19 Jun |
| 16 Jun | 07 Jul |
| 07 Jul | 24 Jul |
| 14 Jul | 04 Aug |
| 04 Aug | 21 Aug |
| 11 Aug | 01 Sep |
| 01 Sep | 18 Sep |
| 15 Sep | 06 Oct |
| 06 Oct | 23 Oct |
| 20 Oct | 06 Nov |
| 27 Oct | 17 Nov |
| 10 Nov | 01 Dec |
Royal Melbourne Hospital HREC
| Submissions close | Meeting date |
|---|---|
| 29 Jan | 12 Feb |
| 26 Feb | 12 Mar |
| 26 Apr | 09 Apr |
| 30 Apr | 14 May |
| 28 May | 11 Jun |
| 02 Jul | 16 Jul |
| 30 Jul | 13 Aug |
| 27 Aug | 10 Sep |
| 01 Oct | 15 Oct |
| 05 Nov | 19 Nov |
| 26 Nov | 10 Dec |
Monash Health HREC
| Submissions close | Meeting date |
|---|---|
| 22 Jan | 06 Feb |
| 19 Feb | 06 Mar |
| 19 Mar | 03 Apr |
| 16 Apr | 08 May |
| 21 May | 05 Jun |
| 18 Jun | 03 Jul |
| 23 Jul | 07 Aug |
| 20 Aug | 04 Sep |
| 17 Sep | 02 Oct |
| 15 Oct | 06 Nov |
| 19 Nov | 04 Dec |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre HREC
| Submissions close | Meeting date |
|---|---|
| 10 Feb | 24 Feb |
| 07 Mar | 24 Mar |
| 07 Apr | 28 Apr |
| 12 May | 26 May |
| 06 Jun | 23 Jun |
| 14 Jul | 28 Jul |
| 11 Aug | 25 Aug |
| 08 Sep | 22 Sep |
| 13 Oct | 27 Oct |
| 10 Nov | 24 Nov |
| 01 Dec | 15 Dec |
Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne) HREC
| Submissions close | Meeting date |
|---|---|
| 17 Jan | 03 Feb |
| 14 Feb | 03 Mar |
| 14 Mar | 31 Mar |
| 24 Apr | 12 May |
| 06 Jun | 23 Jun |
| 04 Jul | 21 Jul |
| 01 Aug | 18 Aug |
| 29 Aug | 15 Sep |
| 25 Sep | 13 Oct |
| 24 Oct | 10 Nov |
| 24 Nov | 08 Dec |
St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne) HREC
| Submissions close | Meeting date |
|---|---|
| 17 Dec 24 | 15 Jan |
| 07 Jan | 22 Jan |
| 21 Jan | 05 Feb |
| 04 Feb | 19 Feb |
| 18 Feb | 05 Mar |
| 04 Mar | 19 Mar |
| 18 Mar | 02 Apr |
| 01 Apr | 16 Apr |
| 22 Apr | 07 May |
| 06 May | 21 May |
| 20 May | 04 Jun |
| 03 Jun | 18 Jun |
| 17 Jun | 02 Jul |
| 01 Jul | 16 Jul |
| 22 Jul | 06 Aug |
| 05 Aug | 20 Aug |
| 19 Aug | 03 Sep |
| 02 Sep | 17 Sep |
| 16 Sep | 01 Oct |
| 30 Sep | 15 Oct |
| 21 Oct | 05 Nov |
| 03 Nov | 19 Nov |
| 18 Nov | 03 Dec |
| 02 Dec | 07 Dec |
| 16 Dec | TBC Jan 2026 |
Participating Organisations
The following table contains the organisations that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Victorian government to participate in the streamlining of ethics review and accept a single ethics review for multisite research. The research governance contact details can be found in the table for 22 public health services.
For any queries, contact the Coordinating Office on 0408 274 054.
Albury Wodonga Health
| RGO | E: research@awh.org.au |
Alfred Health
| Nicole Rosenow Senior Governance Officer | E: n.rosenow@alfred.org.au P: (03) 9076 5491 |
| Emily Bingle Governance Officer | E: e.bingle@alfred.org.au P: (03) 9076 3619 |
Austin Health
| RGO | E: research@austin.org.au P: (03) 9496 5028 |
Ballarat Health Services
| John Hand Manager, Research, Ethics & Governance | E: researchethics@gh.org.au P: (03) 5320 8661 |
Barwon Health
| RGO | E: regi@barwonhealth.org.au P: (03) 4215 3373 |
Bendigo Health
| RGO | E: researchoffice@bendigohealth.org.au P: (03) 5454 6412 |
Eastern Health
| RGO | E: ethics@easternhealth.org.au P: (03) 9895 3100 |
Goulburn Valley Health
| Md Rafiqul Islam Director of Clinical Research | E: mdrafiqul.islam@gvhealth.org.au P: (03) 5831 0035 |
Latrobe Regional Hospital
| RGO HREC Governance Officer | E: HREC@lrh.com.au P: (03) 5173 8158 |
Melbourne Health
| Dr Angela Scheppokat Manager, Governance Office | E: researchgovernance@mh.org.au P: (03) 9342 8530 |
Mildura Base Public Hospital
| Sam Tohidpour | E: research@mbph.org.au E: stohidpour@mbph.org.au P: (03) 5051 1886 |
Monash Health
| Michael Kios RGO | E: research@monashhealth.org E: michael.kios@monashhealth.org P: (03) 9594 4606 |
Northeast Health Wangaratta
| Rowan O’Hagan Research Development and Governance Office | E: research@nhw.org.au P: (03) 5722 5693 |
Northern Health
| RGO | E: ResearchDGU@nh.org.au P: (03) 8468 0743 |
Peninsula Health
| Lee-Anne Clavarino Manager, Office for Research | E: rgo@phcn.vic.gov.au E: lclavarino@phcn.vic.gov.au P: (03) 9784 2679 |
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
| Dianne Biermann RGO | E: ethics@petermac.org P: (03) 8559 7540 |
South West Healthcare
| Leah Damman RGO | E: ethics@swh.net.au P: (03) 5563 1633 |
St. Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne)
| Tam Nguyen Executive Officer for Research | E: research.ethics@svhm.org.au P: (03) 9288 3930 |
The Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne)
| Jenny Munro Research Governance Manager | E: rch.ethics@rch.org.au P: (03) 9345 5044 |
The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
| RGO | E: ethics@eyeandear.org.au P: (03) 9929 8525 |
The Royal Women’s Hospital
| Corinne Sklavos | E: research.ethics@thewomens.org.au E: corinne.sklavos@thewomens.org.au P: (03) 8345 3716 |
Western Health
| RGO | E: ethics@wh.org.au P: (03) 8395 8073 |