Research at Peninsula Health is underpinned by rigorous research ethics and governance structures that ensure the safety of participants, researchers and our community, whilst enabling innovative, relevant exceptional research. Some of these structures are detailed below.
Human Research Ethics Committee
The Peninsula Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) is constituted according to the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (2025). It meets monthly on 10 occasions each year to review and monitor research projects to ensure they conform to the requirements of the National Statement. It receives advice from the Drugs and Therapeutics Committee and Scientific Review Subcommittee in regard to the scientific merit and validity of research proposals.
The role of the HREC is to:
- Ensure that the design and conduct of any human research that it reviews within the scope of its responsibilities conforms with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research 2025 (National Statement) and other relevant national codes of human research ethics and also with the ethical standards to which Peninsula Health is committed.
- Ensure that participants in any human research that the HREC reviews and approves are accorded the respect and protection that is due to them.
- Facilitate and foster human research that is of benefit to Australian communities
- Ensure that any decision it makes complies with relevant Victorian and Australian laws.
Committee Members
- Dr Dilinie Herbert (Chair)
- Associate Professor Shyaman Menon (Executive Sponsor)
Peninsula Health
- Dr Melanie Benson
- Dr Rosamond Dwyer
- Mr Cameron Marshman
- Ms Gillian Oates
- Dr Meghan O’Brien
- Ms Sharon O’Brien
- Professor Warren Rozen
- Professor Ravi Tiruvoipati
- Dr Vicky Tobin
- Dr Michael Wang
Community/External
- Ms Joanna Green
- Mr Richard Ivice
- Ms Skye Nolan
- Dr Stefanie Oliver
Contact Details
All correspondence and enquiries for the Human Research Ethics Committee should be forwarded to the Office for Research.
Positions Vacant
From time to time vacancies arise on the Human Research Ethics Committee. Enquiries regarding membership should be directed to the Manager Office for Research.
Meeting and Submission Dates
Fees
Please note that ethics/research governance review fees are applicable for some applications.
Projects granted a waiver of consent by the Peninsula Health Human Research Ethics Committee 2024/5
| Project ID | Study Title |
| 111732 | International Research Database For Extracorporeal Support |
| 103451 | Ankle fracture feasibility study |
| 108142 | Requests for voluntary assisted dying in the palliative care unit |
| 106591 | Improving patient safety and management: Assessing the impact of radiographer preliminary image evaluation (PIE) in non-contrast brain CT for stroke imaging. |
| 107065 | A retrospective audit examining the effect of coadministration of denosumab intravenous iron in a major metropolitan health service |
| 107040 | Fixed vs. Weight-Based Heparin Dosing in Coronary Physiology Studies: A Retrospective Analysis |
| 104832 | Outcomes in primary anastomosis vs stoma in patients with intra-abdominal sepsis |
| 114664 | Prospective study of antimicrobial RESIstance in chronic lung DiseasE |
Research Operations Committee
The Research Operations Committee is responsible for facilitating implementation of Peninsula Health’s Research Strategic Plan and leading the implementation and integration of the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework (NCTGF) into Peninsula Health’s clinical governance systems and processes.
Members are research leaders and senior staff of Peninsula Health, a consumer and a Monash University representative.
Research Committee Structure
