Policies & Procedures @ Swinburne

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Recently approved policies/procedures
The following policies/procedures have recently been approved by the University, and published on the Policy & Procedure Directory:

Title	Description	Date of Approval	Approving Body
Web Policy	Policy was due for review. No Changes required	26 November 2009	Director, Governance and Policy Unit
TAFE Programs Management Scope of Registration	Editorial Amendments	20 November 2009	Director, Governance and Policy Unit
Whistleblower Protection	Editorial Amendments	19 November 2009	Director, Governance and Policy Unit
Assessment and Appeals - Higher Education	Removal of Procedure 5.2.3 regarding limitations to applications. Mandatory Assessment definition edited. Amendments to Policy 8.2.5 Procedure 12.7.1, 12.7.2 (a), 12.7.2 (b), 12.7.2 (c), 12.7.2 (d), 12.7.2.2 regarding failure to attend show cause hearings.	4 November 2009	Academic Board
Compliance	Policy was due for review. Reviewed with editorial amendments only	29 October 2009	Director, Governance and Policy Unit
Assessment and Appeals - TAFE	Changes made as a result of the new Special Consideration for Assessment - TAFE and Swinburne College policy	27 October 2009	Board of TAFE Studies Executive
Special Consideration for Assessment - TAFE and Swinburne College	New Policy	27 October 2009	Board of TAFE Studies Executive
Swinburne Animal Ethics Committee - Terms of Reference (SAEC)	Complete review. Previously known as Animal Experimentation Research Ethics Committee (AEEC)	12 October 2009	Council
International Agreements	Addition of exit clause	6 October 2009	Executive Group
Research Higher Degrees	Addition to Policy items 2.2, 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3 & 2.5	16 September 2009	Academic Board
TAFE Programs Management of Scope of Registration		25 September 2009	Board of TAFE Studies
International Student Enrolment and Tuition Fee	Edits to further comply with upcoming VRQA Audit	22 September 2009	Executive Group
Faculty Academic Committee - Terms of Reference	New policy	16 September 2009	Academic Board
Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak (SUTS) Academic Quality Assurance (QA)	Full review	16 September 2009	Academic Board
Assessment and Appeals - Higher Education	Addition to policy item 2.1.3.2	16 September 2009	Academic Board
Accreditation and Reaccreditation of TAFE Courses - VRQA Delegated Authority		10 September 2009	Board of TAFE Studies Executive
Pricing and Fee Revenue Committee - Terms of Reference	Update to ToR. Previously known as Pricing Committee.	25 July 2009	Executive Group
Plagiarsim		5 June 2009	Board of TAFE Studies
Finance Committee - Terms of Reference	Update to membership	1 June 2009	Council
Regulation 21 - Board of TAFE Studies	Update to membership	1 June 2009	Council
Credit Cards - Smart Data On Line - SDOL		30 June 2009	Executive Group
Selection - TAFE	New policy	10 June 2009	Vice Chancellor

Deleted policies/procedures
The following policies and procedures have recently been superseded, renamed or rescinded, and removed from the Policy & Procedure Directory:

Title	Description	Date Removed from PPD
Board of Research	Replaced by Research Advisory Group	2 June 2009
Minimum Acceptable Standards for Audio Visual Presentation Facilities	Deleted. Approved by Executive Group 20 May 2009	2 June 2009
SOE Lease Funding	Deleted. Approved by Executive Group 20 May 2009	2 June 2009

Draft policies for comment
Draft policies and procedures are provided on this page for comment as part of the University's consultation process. They should not be considered as approved University policies or procedures or relied upon in any way.

Staff are invited to provide feedback on the following draft documents to the designated contacted officer.

Document Title	Description	Contact Officer	Closing date for comments