HREC Fees
The HNE Research Office advises from 1 August 2022 a 3% increase to the fees for its review of both Research Ethics and Governance applications will occur. The 3% increase is due to annual cost indexation.
Research Office fees will be reviewed by the HNE Research Office:
- annually: with annual increments applied based upon annual indexed cost increases
- as required: based on NSW Health policy directives
Please ensure the Ethics Review fees are incorporated into your study budgets.
| For the Initial Ethics Review | Current Fee | Fee starting 1 August 2022 |
|---|---|---|
Pharmaceutical Sponsored Trials | $5,000 | $5,150 + GST |
Research with Other Commercial Funding > $100K | $1,000 | $1,030 + GST |
Research with Other Commercial Funding <$100K | $250 | $258 + GST |
Research with Competitive Grant Funding | $1,000 | $1,030 + GST |
Investigator Initiated Trials Funding >$100 k | $1,000 | $1,030 + GST |
Investigator Initiated Trials Funding < $100 k | $250 | $258 + GST |
Investigator Initiated Trials - No funding | No Charge | $0 |
Collaborative Group Studies | $550 | $567 + GST |
| For the Ethics Review of Amendments - ($ per amendment) | ||
Pharmaceutical Sponsored Trials | $550 | $567 + GST |
All Research (other than Pharmaceutical Sponsored Trials) – Variations that requires review by the HREC Chair or CTSC Member regardless of the type of research or level of funding | $250 | $258 + GST |
All Research (other than Pharmaceutical Sponsored Trials) – Variation reviewed by HREC Executive Officer Only | No Charge | $0 |
Exemptions
- PhD project where the only funding is the PhD scholarship (which is a living allowance not a project specific grant)
- Studies funded from Internal Department SPTFs (this is usually left over funding from other research grants)
If you have any questions in relation to the new fee structure, please contact the HNE Research Office HNELHD-HREC@health.nsw.gov.au
Administration and procedures for payment
The Fee will be administered by Health Support Services via the Hunter New England Research Office as follows:
- A tax invoice will be raised and forwarded directly to the sponsor by Health Support Services on behalf of the Hunter New England Research Office.
All Cost Centre Journals will be automatically journaled from your nominated cost centre by our Business Management Accountant.
In order to generate the necessary tax invoice, the Sponsor will be required to provide the following information to the Hunter New England Research Office:
- Name of Organisation to whom the Invoice will be made out to;
- Address of Organisation;
- ABN of Organisation;
- Name and telephone number of the contact person to whom the invoice should be attentioned; and
- Purchase Order Number (if required)
- Site Number (if required)
Please note: All Tax Invoices are raised by our Centralised Billing Service, so if there are any special conditions required by the Organisation re. the payment of accounts, please ensure you provide the details so we can enter these instructions on the Request to Raise the Tax Invoice.
Payment
Payment is to be made as per the payment options shown on the remittance section of the Tax Invoice.
Any issue that the researcher/sponsor has regarding fees should be discussed with the Hunter New England Research Office of the Hunter New
England Local Health District:
Level 3, Pod, HMRI
Lot 1, Kookaburra Circuit
New Lambton NSW 2305
Phone: 49214 950