Application fees to the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC)

Applications by individual researchers for non-sponsored projects or for competitive grant applications do not attract a fee.

An application fee will apply to projects which are sponsored by commercial entities (e.g. pharmaceutical companies or other industry bodies). Fees are payable on initial submission with further fees being charged for amendments.

Commercial sponsorship may be financial or in-kind (e.g. provision of drugs or devices). Fees for in-kind support by commercial agencies may be waived for investigator-initiated studies if the following conditions are included in a WA Health approved clinical trial agreement:

1. The IP arising from the study is not restricted by the commercial agency
2. The data arising from the study is not provided to the commercial agency for marketing or publicity purposes
3. The investigator retains full publication rights. There should not be a right-of-review restriction by the commercial agency.

The fee* structure for commercially sponsored trials is as follows:

HREC REVIEW	$ Amount (GST included)
New Applications (including submissions under NMA where CAHS is the lead HREC)	$3850
HREC Review on behalf of each additional site	$660
Review of an Amendment (excludes extensions up to 3 years)	$660
Further review of an amendment (requirement for resubmission of amendment)	$320

 

Protocol amendments that introduce major new aims (i.e. a new primary or secondary objective) or which introduce major new safety considerations and which require extensive scientific and/or ethical review may attract a higher fee. This includes the addition of new sub-studies.

Submission of incomplete applications requiring significant administrative support on behalf of the HREC may be subject to additional fees. This charge will apply to both commercially sponsored and non-sponsored studies.

Fees are payable in full on project submission or amendment. Please use the CAHS payment form and upload the completed form with your RGS submission.

Payment can be made by credit card, electric funds transfer or internal cost centre transfer. If payment does not accompany the initial submission or amendment the Ethics / Governance review process will not be able to start.

Submission of this form is not required if no fee applies.

For any queries relating to payment, please contact cahs.rgo@health.wa.gov.au or cahs.ethics@health.wa.gov.au

*all fees are inclusive of GST

**this fee may be waived at the discretion of the HREC