Nominations and Governance Committee
What does the Committee do?
Responsibilities of the Nominations and Governance Committee are outlined in full within the Nominations and Governance Committee Charter.
The key areas of focus include:
- statutory and regulatory compliance
- setting expectations on governance matters
- the University rules
- Council Induction and Development Program
- appointment of members to the Council and other bodies
- standards and expectations of honorary awards
- conferral of degrees, awards, honorary awards, and title of Professor Emeritus
- the University's Annual Report
- committee charters, functions and membership
Committee Members
The Hon. Patricia Forsythe AM (Chancellor) (Chair)
Professor Alex Zelinsky AO (Vice-Chancellor)
Mr Kevin Young (Deputy Chancellor)
Associate Professor Marcus Rodrigs (President of Academic Senate)
Meeting Dates
You can find all Nominations and Governance Committee meeting dates and the full Council calendar here
Reports and Papers
Templates and other support resources are available to help you prepare reports or papers for committees and Council
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