Academic Delegations Ordinance
An academic delegation is an assignment of authority to a University position or committee to make a decision about an academic function.
- The University’s Academic Delegations Ordinance (PDF 158.4 KB) prescribes how academic delegations are assigned by University governance instruments, and establishes the requirement for management to maintain a Directory of Academic Delegations.
- The Directory of Academic Delegations (PDF 174.6 KB) / Directory of Academic Delegations (XLSX 32.6 KB) lists the current academic delegations assigned for the following academic functions:
- the student lifecycle
- the curriculum lifecycle
- academic capability.
Version history
| Version | Action | Approved by | Approved | Date Commenced | Business Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version 12 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 2 May 2025 | 2 May 2025 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) |
| Version 11 (PDF) | Approved | Director Governance and Compliance | 19 January 2024 | 19 January 2024 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) |
| Version 10 (PDF) | Approved | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | 8 September 2023 | 8 September 2023 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) |
| Version 9 (PDF) | Approved | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) | 28 September 2022 | 28 September 2022 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) |
| Version 8 (PDF) | Minor amendment approved (position title changes) | Director Governance and Compliance | 16 May 2022 | 16 May 2022 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) |
| Version 7 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 23 February 2022 | 23 February 2022 | Provost |
| Version 6 (PDF) | Approved | Provost | 27 January 2022 | 27 January 2022 | Provost |
| Version 5 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 28 October 2021 | 28 October 2021 | Provost |
| Version 4 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 30 July 2021 | 30 July 2021 | Provost |
| Version 3 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 30 April 2021 | 30 April 2021 | Provost |
| Version 2 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 30 October 2020 | 30 October 2020 | Provost |
| Version 1 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 22 May 2020 | 1 July 2020 | Provost |
General Delegations Ordinance
The University's General Delegations Ordinance (PDF 223.6 KB) is the instrument by which Council delegates powers and functions to identified University positions for:
- financial contracts, expenditure, revenue and borrowings
- non-financial contracts and applications for funding
- appointment, remuneration and termination of University staff
- risk acceptance.
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Version history
| Version | Action | Approved by | Approval date | Commencement date | Business Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Version 8 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 6 December 2024 | 3 February 2025 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations) |
| Version 7 (PDF) | Minor amendments approved (position name change) | Director Governance and Compliance | 27 September 2023 | 27 September 2023 | Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations) |
| Version 6 (PDF) | Minor amendments approved (position title changes) | Director Governance and Compliance | 8 May 2023 | 8 May 2023 | Head Student Services and Operations |
| Version 5 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 8 December 2022 | 8 December 2022 | Chief Operating Officer |
| Version 4 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 29 June 2022 | 29 June 2022 | Chief Operating Officer |
| Version 3 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 4 April 2022 | 4 April 2022 | Chief Operating Officer |
| Version 2 (PDF) | Minor amendment approved | Director Governance and Compliance | 28 August 2020 | 25 September 2020 | Chief Operating Officer |
| Version 1 (PDF) | Approved | University Council | 14 February 2020 | 4 April 2020 | Chief Operating Officer |