Policies

Statements of principles to guide behaviour and decision making at the University to achieve outcomes.

Policies listing

Browse all current and previous versions of policies.
Revoked versions of policies pre-25 September 2020 are available at Pre-Sept 2020 Policy Reference Library (Staff Intranet login).

1 Student Participation and Attainment

1.1 Admission, Enrolment and Credit Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	4 December 2025	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 2 (PDF)	1.3	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	1 December 2023	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)	14 October 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

1.2 Academic Progress Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	1.4 and 1.7	Minor amendments approved	Director Governance and Compliance	23 June 2025	Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Education)	27 September 2024	Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Education)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Education)	27 September 2022	Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Education)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

1.3 Assessment and Results Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)	27 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)	27 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

1.4 Qualifications and Certification Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	23 December 2025	Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 2 (PDF)	5.1, 5.2,5.3, 5.4	Approved	Council	30 August 2023	Vice-Chancellor
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	28 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1 (PDF)	1.4: 1.1 - 1.3, 3.1 -3.2, 5.1 - 5.3, 6.1	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Provost
Version 1 (PDF)	1.4: 2.1 - 2.3, 44.1 - 4.4	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

1.5 Scholarships, Prizes and Medals Policy

Version	Principle	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)	8 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Vice-President Strategy, Finance and Marketing	13 September 2022	Vice-President Strategy, Finance and Marketing Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost, Chief Marketing Officer

1.6 Student Fees Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)	8 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Vice-President Strategy, Finance and Marketing	28 September 2022	Vice-President Strategy, Finance and Marketing, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost, Chief Marketing Officer

1.7 Support for Students Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	New principle 1.3B	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	8 May 2026	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	27 March 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)

2 Learning Environment

2.1 Facilities, Infrastructure and Asset Management Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	Addition of principle 1.8	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	23 May 2025	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice Chancellor (Student Services & Operations)	8 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Chief Operating Officer	23 September 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer

2.2 Student Complaints Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	10 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 2 (PDF)	Amendments to purpose and principle 1.2	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	15 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

3 Teaching

3.1 Course Design and Delivery Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)	27 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)	27 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

3.2 Professional Experience Placement Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)	27 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)	27 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

3.3 Academic Promotions, Honorary and Adjunct Titles Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 4 (PDF)	1.5	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	12 March 2026	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 3 (PDF)	2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4	Approved	University Council	30 August 2023	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 2 (PDF)	3.3 2.2	Minor amendment approved	Director, Governance and Compliance	13 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1	3.3: 1.1 - 1.5 3.3: 2.1, 2.3 - 2.4	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	13 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1 (PDF)	3.3: 2.1 - 2.4	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Provost
Version 1 (PDF)	3.3: 1.1 - 1.5	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

4 Research and Research Training

4.1 Research Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 3 (PDF)	Principle 4.1 and 4.2	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	28 May 2025	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Version 2 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	18 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research	22 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research

4.2 Research Training Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research	6 July 2026	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Version 2	Principle 1.2	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	15 August 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research	23 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Version 1	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research

4.3 Intellectual Property Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic	13 April 2026	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic
Version 2 (PDF)	2.1 -2.2, 4.1, 5.2	Minor amendments approved	Director Governance and Compliance	10 April 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research	19 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research
Version 1 (PDF)	1.1 - 4.4	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research, Provost
Version 1 (PDF)	5.1 - 5.2	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

5 Institutional Quality Assurance

5.1 Quality Assurance Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	10 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	1 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

5.2 Partnerships Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	Purpose and Principles 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	7 October 2024	Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Vice-Chancellor	29 September 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost

5.3 Compliance Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	18 September 2024	Deputy Vice Chancellor Student Services and Operations
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Chief Operating Officer	23 September 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer

6 Governance and Accountability

6.1 Safety and Wellbeing Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 4 (PDF)	Principle 1.4	Minor amendment approved	Director Governance and Compliance	23 May 2025	Chief People Officer
Version 3 (PDF)	Principles 1.2, new principle 1.8 amendments to 'Purpose'	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	16 August 2024	Chief People Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	Principles 1.1-1.5, new principle 1.7, amended title, amendments to 'Purpose'	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	21 September 2022	Chief People Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Chief People Officer

6.2 Academic Freedom and Free Speech Policy

Version	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Accountable Portfolio Head
Version 2	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Vice-Chancellor	11 March 2025	Vice-Chancellor
Version 2	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Vice-Chancellor	16 March 2023	Vice-Chancellor
Version 2 (PDF)	Approved	University Council	12 February 2021	Vice-Chancellor
Version 1 (PDF)	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Vice-Chancellor

6.3 People Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Portfolio Head
Version 8 (PDF)		Approved	Vice-Chancellor	3 December 2025	Chief People Officer
Version 7 (PDF)	Principle 2.2	Minor amendments approved	Director Governance and Compliance	4 March 2024	Chief People Officer
Version 6 (PDF)	Principle 3.4	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	6 December 2023	Chief People Officer
Version 5 (PDF)	Principle 1.8, 3.4, 3.5	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	15 November 2023	Chief People Officer
Version 4 (PDF)	Principle 1.6, 1.11	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	26 May 2022	Chief People Officer
Version 3 (PDF)	Principle 1.6	Approved	Provost	16 March 2022	Chief People Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	Principle 1.1	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	10 June 2021	Chief People Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Chief People Officer

6.4 Behaviour Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Portfolio Head
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Chief People Officer	27 November 2025	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Chief People Officer
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed, unchanged	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Chief People Officer	25 September 2023	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Chief People Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	1.2, 1.4	Approved	University Council	10 September 2021	Provost
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Provost

6.5 Child Safety Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 3	1.2	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 June 2026	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Chief People Officer
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)	5 June 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Chief People Officer
Version 2	1.6	Minor amendment approved (position title change)	Director Governance and Compliance	16 May 2022	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Chief People Officer
Version 1	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Provost, Chief People Officer

6.6 Sustainability Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 3 (PDF)	Amendments to 1.2, 1.8-1.9	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	4 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 2 (PDF)	Amendments to 1.3	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	23 September 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer

6.7 Risk Management and Business Resilience Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 2	All	Reconfirmed	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)	27 September 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 2 (PDF)	6.7: 1.3	Approved	University Council	18 October 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Chief Operating Officer	23 September 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	6.7: 1.1 - 1.7	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	6.7: 2 - 4	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer

6.8 Treasury and Investment Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 6	All	Reconfirmed unchanged	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)	18 June 2026	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 6	1.1, 1.2,2.2 e),f),g)	Approved, revocation of 1.3, 1.4, 1.6 approved amendments to principles 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 e), f), g)	University Council	28 June 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 5	2.1	Approved addition to principle 2.1	University Council	26 June 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 4	1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5	Approved amendments to principles 1.1, 1.2 and 1.4 Approved revocation of 1.5	University Council	3 December 2021	Chief Operating Officer
Version 3	2.1	Approved Consolidated debt to equity ration change from 25 to 30 per cent	University Council	4 December 2020	Chief Operating Officer
Version 2	1.2 d), 1.4 and 1.6	Approved inclusion of 1.2 d) Approved inclusion of 1.4 Approved revocation of 1.6 13-10-2020_UC_19972-8750: Council approved the change to Treasury and Investment Policy principle 1 to achieve a zero-carbon future with the University's decisions to be governed by a negative fossil fuel screen and a positive screen that considers the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.	University Council	13 October 2020	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1	All	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer

6.9 Procurement Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 3 (PDF)	1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 2.1	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	9 January 2026	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 2 (PDF)	1.7	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	15 November 2023	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Chief Operating Officer	23 September 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer

6.10 Fundraising, Gifts and Philanthropic Naming Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 4 (PDF)	Policy renamed, principle 1.4 and 3.1	Approved	University Council	27 June 2025	Director Advancement
Version 3 (PDF)	Policy renamed	Approved	University Council	28 June 2023	Director Advancement
Version 2 (PDF)	Principle 3.1	Approved	University Council	25 June 2021	Director Advancement
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Director Advancement

6.11 Entities and Affiliated Organisations Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 5 (PDF)	1.2 - 1.5, 2.2	Approved	University Council	6 December 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 4 (PDF)	1.2, 1.7	Approved	University Council	8 December 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 3 (PDF)	1.1 - 1.6	Approved	University Council	31 August 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 2 (PDF)	2.3	Approved	University Council	12 February 2021	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1 (PDF)	All	Approved	University Council	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer

7 Representation, Information and Information Management

7.1 Data and Information Governance Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 3	4.1 - 4.3	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	3 July 2026	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student Services and Operations
Version 2	3.7	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	6 June 2024	Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student Services and Operations
Version 1	All	Reconfirmed	Chief Operating Officer	23 September 2022	Chief Operating Officer
Version 1	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Chief Operating Officer

7.2 Communications and Brand Policy

Version	Principle/Policy	Action	Approved by	Approval date	Responsible Officer
Version 3	All	Reconfirmed	Executive Director Strategic Communications, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)	23 February 2025	Executive Director Strategic Communications, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 3 (PDF)	1.2 - 1.3	Minor amendments approved	Director Governance and Compliance	23 February 2025	Executive Director Strategic Communications, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Services and Operations)
Version 2 (PDF)	1.1 - 1.3	Approved	University Council	24 February 2023	Executive Director Strategic Communications, Vice-President Strategy, Finance and Marketing
Version 1b (PDF)	All	Reconfirmed	Executive Director Strategic Communications, Vice-Presiden Strategy, Finance and Marketing	26 September 2022	Executive Director Strategic Communications, Vice-President Strategy, Finance and Marketing
Version 1a (PDF)	All	Approved	Vice-Chancellor	25 September 2020	Executive Director Corporate Affairs and Chief Marketing Officer

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