All Research requires Site Specific Approval before it can be conducted at Western Health. To attain this approval Researchers must submit a Research Governance application to the Office for Research. The Research Governance application is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator of the project. Please be aware that approval will not be granted until all relevant Governance matters are attended and The Research Governance Officer is satisfied that the Research is appropriate to be conducted at Western Health.
You must complete and submit a copy of the Research Governance checklist which is provided for you below.
Please Note: From the 1st Jan 2012 Western Health will be charging a Research Governance fee for all projects including commercially sponsored and non-commercial external sponsor research projects.
The fees charged represent only partial recovery of the total cost of providing governance oversight. The fees structure have been set based the resources required to review, monitor and manage new project over its lifetime and is competitive with those imposed by similar organisations. See table below for further details. Please contact the Office for Research if you require clarification regarding what fee applies to your project.
| Research Governance/Site-Specific Assessment Submission Fee for: | Unit Value ($) | GST ($) | Total ($) |
| Commercially Sponsored Research Projects (eg Drug Trial and Trials of Therapeutic Devices) | |||
| New Research Project Application | 5,500 | 550 | 6,050 |
| New Research Project Application (if Western Health is the lead site or only site) | 2,750 | 275 | 3,025 |
| Commercially Sponsored Sub Study | 2,220 | 220 | 2,420 |
| Commercially Sponsored- Protocol Amendment | 605 | 65 | 715 |
| Commercially Sponsored - Administrative Changes and Updated Investigator Brochure | 110 | 11 | 121 |
| Other Research Projects | |||
| Non-commercial external sponsor - collaborative group studies | 550 | 55 | 605 |
| All Other Studies (external studies & non-clinical trials) | 200 | 20 | 220 |
Payment Methods
Fees are payable in FULL at the time of the initial submission of a project or amendment and are non-refundable after the Committee review has taken place. All payments that are submitted to the Office for Research must include 2 copies of the relevant payment form. See table below for details.
| Cheque - GST Compliant Tax Invoice (69KB) | Cheque must be made payable to 'Western Health Office for Research' Submit original cheque AND a copy of the cheque with two copies of the GST Compliant Tax Invoice Form. |
| Electronic Funds Transfer (74KB) | Submit two copies of the Electronic Funds Transfer Form AND two copies of the Remittance Advice. |
| Internal Transfer of Funds - Cost Centre (70KB) | Submit two copies of the Electronic Funds Transfer Form AND two copies of the Remittance Advice. |
PLEASE NOTE
Western Health does not issue invoices for payment of fees. A receipt of fee will be issued only upon request. Projects will only be accepted for submission if the applicable fee is paid upfront.