Applications that are being submitted for full review by the Departments of Defence and Veterans’ Affairs Human Research Ethics Committee (DDVA HREC) are to be emailed to the DDVA HREC Secretariat by close of business, as per the submission closing dates below.

Out-of-session reviews, including applications for lower risk research and quality assurance and evaluation activities, can be submitted at any time.

Meeting date Submission (New Application) for Full HREC Review Closing Date  Resubmission For Full HREC Review closing date
3 August 2026 3 July 2026 10 July 2026
14 September 2026 14 August 2026 21 August 2026
26 October 2026 25 September 2026 2 October 2026
7 December 2026 6 November 2026 13 November 2026
1 February 2027 8 January 2027 8 January 2027
15 March 2027 12 February 2027 19 February 2027
10 May 2027 9 April 2027 16 April 2027
21 June 2027 21 May 2027 28 May 2027
2 August 2027 2 July 2027 9 July 2027
13 September 2027 13 August 2027 20 August 2027
25 October 2027 24 September 2027 1 October 2027
6 December 2027 5 November 2027 12 November 2027