Welcome to the website of the Health and Disability Ethics Committees (HDECs)


The HDECs will pause operation after 22 December 2023 for the summer break, returning 08 January 2024.

The meeting dates for 2024 are now available here.


Ethics Review Manager (Ethics RM)

Our new system for submissions to the HDEC, the Ethics Review Manager (Ethics RM), has replaced Online Forms. Ethics RM is accessible at: https://nz.forms.ethicalreviewmanager.com/(external link)

An Ethics RM user manual is available

For more information about Ethics RM please see the Ethics Review Manager page.