| NEAF National or CAF
| NEAF Streamlined |
The following schedule of fees applies from
1 January, 2010. These are exclusive of GST. No other fees or levies are payable.
Tax invoices for Ethics
Committee review fees will be sent by The Alfred directly to
sponsors/public health bodies etc. following submission of applications.
Cheques should be sent to
The Alfred, PO Box 315, Prahran, Victoria, 3181, with accompanying
documentation quoting the invoice number.
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Applications
submitted under NEAF National or CAF Process |
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1) Commercially funded and initiated
studies |
eg.
pharmaceutical companies |
$5,500
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2)
Commercially
funded and initiated extension studies |
eg. open-label study
following a randomised study previously approved by the Alfred Ethics
Committee |
$3,000
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3) Investigator
initiated, company funded studies |
Support or grants
from pharmaceutical or device companies |
$3,000
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4) Not-for-profit externally initiated studies (excluding universities) |
eg.
public health bodies, study groups and non-Alfred affiliated researchers |
$600
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5)
External non-affiliated university department applications |
Staff
and students having no affiliation with The Alfred |
$200
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6)
Affiliated
institutions |
Baker
IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Burnet Institute, Monash Medical School, Deakin
and La Trobe Schools of Nursing |
No charge
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7) Studies initiated by Alfred staff with
no commercial funding |
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No charge
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8)
Fee for
independent expert review
Further information |
Commercially
sponsored studies |
Case-by-case
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9) Amendments initiated by a commercial
sponsor (initial and extension studies) |
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$650
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10) Amendments:
investigator initiated, company funded studies |
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$300
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11) Investigator's
Brochures not requiring a change to
the Protocol and/or PICF for commercially sponsored studies |
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$100
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Applications
submitted under NEAF Streamlined Process |
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12)
Commercially
sponsored studies under the streamlining of ethical review of
multicentre clinical trials program (both reviewing and participating
sites) |
Ethics or governance
fee
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$5,500
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13) Collaborative
group studies under the streamlining of ethical review of multicentre
clinical trials program (both reviewing and participating sites) |
Ethics or governance
fee
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$600
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14)
Researcher-initiated studies under the streamlining of ethical review of
multicentre clinical trials program (both reviewing and participating
sites) |
Ethics or governance
fee
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$600
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15)
Amendments
for commercially sponsored studies under the streamlining of ethical
review of multicentre clinical trials program (both reviewing and
participating sites) |
Ethics or governance
fee
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$650
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16)
Amendments
for collaborative group studies under the streamlining of ethical review
of multicentre clinical trials program (both reviewing and participating
sites) |
Ethics or governance
fee
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$300
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17) Investigator's Brochures not requiring a
change to the Protocol and/or PICF for all categories of studies |
Ethics or governance
fee
|
$100
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