Research & Research Study

	Important Update
	New forms have been added/updated below. These include: Request for Amendment Form External Application Approval Form Progress Report Final Report Information and Consent Form - Example and Checklist Information and Consent Form - Guidelines

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Application	Doc	PDF	Sample
MQ Ethics Application Form
Research Involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (Appendix A)
Research to be undertaken outside Australia (Appendix B)
Young people under the age of 18 (Appendix C)
Privacy and access to personal information (Appendix D)
Research ivolving blood, tissue, Recombinant DNA, gene therapy and biohazardous material (Appendix E)
Exposure to ionizing radiation (Appendix F)
The administration of illegal drugs, legal drugs and/or medication not part of a clinical trial (Appendix G)
Clinical trials (Appendix H)
In-house Application Please use the above Application Form and clearly mark it as an 'Inhouse' Application.
Amendment, Progress and Final Reports	Doc	PDF	Sample
Request for Amendment
National Ethics Application Form (NEAF)
External Application Approval Form
Progress Report
Final Report
Information and Consent	Doc	PDF	Sample
Information and Consent Form - Guidelines
Information and Consent Form - Example and Checklist
Templates for NSW Department of Education and Training Information and Consent Forms
Contract Advise	Doc	PDF	Sample
Request for Contracts Advise

Incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Before filling in your application form ensure you have read and understood the relevant legislation, guidelines and policies which relate to your project and that you have browsed the information contained in the application process area.

Each ethical clearance is valid only for 12 months, renewable four times on the submission of a satisfactory Progress Report. On the completion of the project, a Final Report must be submitted.

After 5 years from the initial approval date if you require ethical clearance for the project to continue, you should submit a Final Report for the project and a new application for clearance (on our Application Form). You will then be issued with a new Approval/Reference number. The 5 year limit to ethical clearances allows the Committee to fully re-review research in an environment whereby legislation, guidelines and requirements are always changing (eg. new privacy laws).

The above 'In-House Application Form' is to be submitted by course convenors on behalf of undergraduate students or postgraduate coursework students who will be asked to conduct interviews or other research involving human participants as part of coursework projects or assignments (please also refer to the relevant section regarding "In-House" applications in Guidelines for Application Form.

"In-House" applications will be processed via the expedited review system and applicants can expect feedback regarding the application within 14 working days of submission.

Please contact the Ethics Secretariat ethics.secretariat@vc.mq.edu.au for assistance with your application or for further information.