Forms and documents used by the Human Research & Ethics Committee for new and current research proposals can be found on the new proposals and monitoring of research pages respectively. The links included below are of interest to researchers preparing a research application or with an interest in ethics generally.

List of documents:

HREC policies and procedures:

• Conduct research policy  
• HREC appeals procedure  
• HREC complaints policy 
• HREC complaints procedure 
• HREC Terms of Reference  
• Identifying quality assurance activities requiring HREC approval. 
• Flowchart - when is HREC approval required?

Research Proposal requirements:

• Office of the Health Services Commissioner
• Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Other Documents:

• Monash Centre for Human Bioethics
• NH&MRC Publications Page
• World Health Organisation 'Operational Guidelines for Ethics Committees that Review Biomedical Research'
• Monash University, The School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine (SPHPM) short courses