All research and evaluation activities involving South Australian DE sites, children, young people, staff and carers must be submitted to DE for review by their Research and Evaluation unit.
It is the researcher's responsibility to ensure that all necessary DE approvals and permissions are in place before commencing their research.
Further information is available on the DE website: https://www.education.sa.gov.au/department/research-and-data/research-and-evaluation-department/conducting-research-and-evaluation
You must receive final ethics approval from UniSA HREC before seeking approval from the DE.