The NHMRC revised policy for the dissemination of research findings came into effect on 1 July 2012. The policy has been revised to ensure that the findings of publicly funded health and medical research are made publicly available as soon as possible. Therefore, the NHMRC requires that any publications arising from an NHMRC supported research project must be deposited into an open access institutional repository within a twelve month period from the date of publication. Further details are available at NHMRC.