How to lodge an application using EthOS

To make an application you will need to:

1. go to the EthOS application form (opens in new window)
2. request an account, and
3. submit the completed application form.

Before you complete your application

Before completing the application form, you should familiarise yourself with the following documents:

All applicants

• General information for researchers lodging applications for consideration by the AIHW Ethics Committee (75KB DOC)
• AIHW Ethics Committee. Guidelines for the Preparation of Submissions for Ethical Approval (146KB DOC)
• NHMRC. National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2007)
• NHMRC. Australian Code for the responsible Conduct of Research (2007)
• Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
• Information Privacy Principles
• NHMRC. Guidelines under Section 95 of the Privacy Act 1988

Applications involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

• AIHW. National Best Practice Guidelines for data linkage activities relating  to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (2012)
• NHMRC. Values and Ethics: Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research
• NHMRC. Keeping research on track: A guide for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about health research ethics

Applications from AIHW researchers

• Additional information for AIHW researchers lodging applications for consideration by the AIHW Ethics Committee (35KB DOC)

Applications involving National Death Index

• National Death Index (NDI) data provision package (218KB DOC)

Applications involving data linkage

• Data linkage and protecting privacy: a protocol for linking between two or more data sets held within the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (207KB PDF)

Once your application is ready to go

• Attach Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approvals, i.e. approvals from home institution HREC and independent peer review reports of the value and rigour of the scientific methodology of your research project.
• If you have already submitted a NEAF, please attach it to the online application form.
• Ensure the head of your institution (or a person senior to the Principal Investigator) has signed the s.29 Undertaking of confidentiality form and attach it to the online application form.
• Ensure all relevant members of staff have signed the s.29 Undertaking of confidentiality form and attach it to the online application form.
• Attach other supporting documentation as appropriate to your application e.g. consent forms, or research protocols.