Home » Research & Innovation » Ethics & Governance Ethics & Governance Getting Started Read this section first to assist you with your application. Drop-in Research Clinics are held weekly where you can obtain assistance with your application. New Applications Information about each approval pathway. Checklists to assist with your application. Amendments and Reporting Information to assist you with submitting changes to your projectand required reporting. Office for Research Information about the role of the Office for Research, its team and who to contact. Committees Information about the Human Research Ethics Committee, Research Operations Committee and other research support and infrastructure. Forms Library Contains templates and forms to assist you in project submission and reporting. Quality Assurance Projects (QA) An activity where the primary purpose is to monitor or improve the quality of service delivered by an individual or an organisation is a QA activity. Higher Risk Research Single site higher risk projects are reviewed to ensure the project is ethically sound and approved by the Peninsula Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC). Lower Risk Research Single site lower risk projects are reviewed to ensure the project is ethically sound and approved by the Peninsula Health Research Ethics Committee (HREC). Multi-site Research Peninsula Health is a participating organisation in National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) for eligible multi-site research projects.