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Also ensure that you read the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2025) (National Statement) and the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018) (The Code) .  \nAllow sufficient time to prepare your ethics application and supporting documentation. Allow ample time to complete the application process and required workflows for faculty authorisation. Contact the ethics team if you require further information: [humanethics@cdu.edu.au](humanethics@cdu.edu.au); 08 8946 6063.  \n\n| Lower Risk Applications |\n| --- |\n| |\n| No risk of harm; no/low risk of discomfort; minor burden or inconvenience |\n\n\n| Higher Risk Applications |\n| --- |\n| |\n| Risk of harm; foreseeable burden; certain individual groups, community, societal or research conducted overseas. |\n\nReviewed out of session by the low-risk pathway, not subject to submission deadlines. Typical time for review and response is 10 days from receipt of complete  \nIf the low-risk review determines the proposal requires full committee review, the application will be referred to the next available HREC meeting.  \n| Variation Requests: Adding students |\n| --- |\n| |\n| For each new researcher or student covered by the Program Ethics Approval, the Principal Investigator (PI) must provide a variation request for CDU-HREC approval that includes\u003Cbr>a completed Coursework Program Approval\u003Cbr>Form |\n\nProposals prepared by students in these circumstances may be peer reviewed or reviewed by class teachers or colleagues. The Coursework Program Approval Form is  \nprovided as a resource for such learning experiences, as well as reporting to HREC.  \n\n| Annual/Final Reports |\n| --- |\n| |\n| Annual Reports are a mandatory requirement of all HREC approved projects, as set out by the NHMRC guidelines. Where a unit or suite of units has program approval the PI is required to submit a satisfactory annual report to the Ethics Team ahead of the anniversary of the approval date. |\n| |\n| A brief summary of each individual student project must be provided in the report identified with the student and project name. Continuing approval is contingent on submission of a satisfactory annual report. |","cbCaikeURDEMHzOX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaikeURDEMHzOX","pdf",178366,"English","# Before Applying\n## Pathways for Review\n# After Ethics Approval\n## Lower Risk Applications\n## Higher Risk Applications\n## Variation Requests: Adding students\n## Annual/Final Reports","[{\"question\":\"What information and references must be reviewed before submitting a program ethics application?\",\"answer\":\"Review the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2025) and the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research (2018), and use CDU’s ethics page for forms, templates, and submission deadlines.\"},{\"question\":\"How are lower-risk and higher-risk applications handled in the program approvals pathway?\",\"answer\":\"Lower-risk applications follow the low-risk pathway and may be reviewed out of session without submission deadlines, with typical review and response taking about 10 days. 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