Request for Amendment

Approval Process

Requests for Amendment are usually approved, or recommended for approval by the Chair of the School of Population and Global Health Human Ethics Advisory Group (MSPGH-HEAG) out of session and don't require review at an MSPGH-HEAG meeting.

Amendments to Minimal Risk and Project-within-Program
 
Once approved, a formal letter will be sent to the responsible researcher. The Request for Amendment is sent by the MSPGH-HEAG administrator to the Human Ethics Sub-Committee (HESC) for noting.

Amendments to Project and Program applications

Once recommended for approval the MSPGH-HEAG Administrator will forward the Request for Amendment to HESC. Once their review is complete you will be contacted regarding the outcome.

Submitting the Request for Amendment

  • Requests for Amendment need to be submitted online via Themis 
  • Once submitted online, one hard copy of the information entered in Themis needs to be printed and submitted to the MSPGH-HEAG administrator.
    A copy of any supporting paperwork that has changed as a result of the request needs to be attached
Reference cards on the Themis home page provide instruction on the above steps - Reference cards

Once printed the Responsible Researcher needs to sign the Request for Amendment

Forward the signed request to the MSPGH-HEAG Administrator:

Richard Mohr
School of Population and Global Health
Room 431, 207 Bouverie Street
 The University of Melbourne VIC 3010