The AIHW Ethics Committee has five formal meetings annually. The relevant deadlines for each of these meetings is listed below.

Meeting a deadline requires that the submission meets the Committee’s requirements in all respects.

Meeting dates for 2023

Meeting no.

Date

Submission deadline for DISC-approved Technical Assessments

Submission deadline for annual and final monitoring reports

Submission deadline for applications and amendments

1

21 February 2023

9 December 2022

6 January 2023

13 January 2023

2

2 May 2023

10 March 2023

17 March 2023

24 March 2023

3

11 July 2023

19 May 2023

26 May 2023

2 June 2023

4

19 September 2023

28 July 2023

4 August 2023

11 August 2023

5

5 December 2023

13 October 2023

20 October 2023

27 October 2023

Please submit your application or amendment one week before the Submission deadline for applications and amendments to allow time to receive and pay the submission quote.

For linkage projects, all applications and amendments require linkage team approval prior to submission. Please contact [email protected] to request their approval. For new applications you will need to complete a feasibility questionnaire, and then a technical assessment form. For new applications, please allow 2-3 months for this process. For amendments, please allow 3 weeks for review and approval. For more information: Data linkage - Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.