Secretariat

The Secretariat within the Office of Governance Services look after the Board of Trustees and its Standing Committees, and Academic Senate and its Standing Committees.

In addition to the Board of Trustees, Academic Senate, and their Standing Committees, the team also manage the following Committees and processes for the University.

Business and Infrastructure Development Committee (BIDC)

This Committee is a senior advisory Committee to the Vice-Chancellor and Executive Committee. This Committee is responsible for the provision of critical analysis and advice to the Vice-Chancellor on University business development activities and growth of long-term opportunities, as well as the University’s financial, capital, infrastructure, innovation and consulting, human and other resources. The Chair of this Committee is the Vice-President Finance & Chief Financial Officer.

BIDC 2024 agenda deadlines (PDF, 126.54 KB) (opens in a new window).

All items submitted to BIDC require a BIDC Briefing Paper (DOCX, 39.98 KB) (opens in a new window).

All paper submissions must be in a combined PDF format and sent to the Committee Secretary Sonya O'Shanna.

University Central Provost Committee

The University Central Provost Committee (UCPC) has been established to provide coordinated leadership, strategic direction and overall management of campus life initiatives and provide continuity and effectiveness in achieving the best outcome for the University.

The UCPC will meet to discuss, review and recommend action on matters pertaining to the operation of the Provost Campus Committees, and provides an opportunity for information exchange and cross-campus collaboration.

The Provosts webpage has information on each of the Campus Provosts, the Campus Provost Committee Terms of Reference, and the Position Description of the Provosts and Deputy Provosts. There is also an online form for staff and students to submit grant application ideas to the Campus Provosts Committees.

University Central WHS&W Committee

The University Work Health Safety and Wellbeing Committee (WHSWC) has been established to form part of Western Sydney University’s formal work health and safety consultation arrangements. The University WHSWC has been established to enable the University and representatives to work cooperatively and transparently in developing policies and procedures, enabling positive work, health, safety and wellbeing outcomes.

The WHS Consultation webpage has information on what is effective consultation, Health and Safety representatives, and previous minutes of the committee.

Student Misconduct

The Student Misconduct Rule applies to all University and The College students and is effective from 1 January 2016.

The Rule outlines the misconduct process, and clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of staff and students.

The Student Misconduct Rule applies to all students of the University and to students registered in a University Affiliate Course (including The College).

The Student Misconduct Rule outlines the misconduct process, and clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of staff and students. Misconduct is defined as being academic, general, or research related.

The Student Misconduct webpage provides information for students and staff on the misconduct process, as well as frequently asked questions.

To contact the Secretariat in relation to student misconduct matters email studentmisconduct@westernsydney.edu.au.

Academic Appeals

The University provides students with the right of appeal against a range of academic decisions. The following relevant University policies currently specify that these procedures are to be used if a student wishes to appeal a decision made under that policy:

The Academic Appeals Procedures may be used for other policies not listed above, where no separate appeals process is specified.

The Secretariat is responsible for facilitating the procedures and preparing the documentation for review.

To contact the Secretariat in relation to academic appeals, please email studentsenateappeals@westernsydney.edu.au.

Progression Appeals

As per the conditions under Part F of the Progression Policy, students may Show Cause to the Academic Senate against exclusion or being placed on conditional enrolment for unsatisfactory academic performance, on the grounds defined under the Progression Policy as procedural unfairness, or misadventure and extenuating circumstances under the Disruption to Studies Policy.

The Secretariat is responsible for assembling the panel (as per the conditions under the Progression Policy) and preparing the documentation for review.

To contact the Secretariat in relation to progression matters email studentprogressionappeals@westernsydney.edu.au.

School Workplan Committees

The School Work Plan Committee makes amendments to the School Work Plan Policy, considers disputes on Individual Work Plans and reviews any conflicts or non-traditional requests. The Policy is generally distributed to the wider school for confirmation before being approved by the University Work Plan Committee (UWPC).

The Work Plan Policy Repository holds the University Work Plan Policy, Academic Staff Agreement and all School and Institute Work Plans.

The Terms of Reference for the University and Academic Unit Work Plan Committees can be found in Part F of the Academic Staff Agreement.

Please see the Work Plan Chair and Secretary Contact List.