Governance

Once an ethics application has been submitted for HREC review via the Research Governance Service (RGS), a governance application should be submitted to the Research Governance Office (RGO), also via the RGS.

There is no submission deadline for governance reviews and no need to wait for ethics HREC approval before seeking governance review. The RGO team can review an application to ensure it complies with the RGO guidelines while the study’s HREC review is underway.

Governance applications may include either a Site-specific Assessment and budget form or an Access Request form. These should be completed and signed within RGS, together with any applicable legal or regulatory documents. The RGO team will contact study investigators, via RGS or separately via email, if documentation regarding a proposed study is inadequate or insufficient.

CAHS’ Chief Executive will approve a project to proceed only once all research governance requirements –including HREC approval – have been met.

The flow chart below sets out the governance process for all Western Australian child health research applications.