| Category | Authority | Limits | Reference |
| Finance : Debts | Approval of write-offs of assets/debts greater than $500,000 | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Finance : Write-off of Inventory | Approval of write-offs of assets/debts greater than $500,000 | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Commercial Activities | Approval of proposals by the University to lend, borrow, or give security over, assets with a value of greater than $500,000 | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Committees | Approval of the constitutions, including membership principles and terms of reference, of Council committees | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Authority to appoint a suitable person to be the Chancellor | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Co-option and appointment of one member of the Council | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Determination of the business and procedures of the Annual Meeting of the University Community | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Determination of the manner in which graduates are elected to Council | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Determination of the manner in which students are appointed or elected to Council | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Determination of whether a person may be appointed or elected as a member of Council, if the appointment or election would result in the person being a member of Council for more than 12 years | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Election from its members of a Deputy Chancellor who will hold office for a term of 2 years on conditions fixed by the Council | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Election of 7 persons, on the recommendation of a Selection Committee, to the Council | NT - on recommendation of the Independent Selection Committee | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to Governance | Removal of an appointed or elected member of Council from office on various grounds | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to University Management | Appointment of a suitable person to be the Vice-Chancellor and the determination of the term of office and conditions of the appointment | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to University Management | Authority to make by-laws for various specified purposes | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to University Management | Authority to make statutes for various specified purposes; authority to vary or revoke statutes | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to the Adelaide University Union | Approval of alterations to the Adelaide University Union's constitution and rules | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to the Adelaide University Union | Approval of the matter of audit of the Adelaide University Union's financial statements | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Functions Related to the Adelaide University Union | Determination of the form of the Adelaide University Union's financial report and the form of its annual budget | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Risk Management | Appointment of the Internal Auditor | NT - on recommendation of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Risk Management | Approval of Internal Audit Plan | NT - on recommendation of the Audit, Compliance and Risk Committee | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Risk Management | Approval of budgeted expenditure greater than $2m, in circumstances when the most recent financial management report has forecast a deterioration in the University's operating result of 20% overall | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Risk Management | Approval of unbudgeted expenditure, including unbudgeted expenditure relating to approved activities | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Rule-making | Authority to make rules for various specified purposes; authority to vary or revoke rules | | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Strategic Matters | Approval of major strategic initiatives outside the Strategic Plan | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Strategic Matters | Approval of significant commercial activities of the University | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Strategic Matters | Approval of the Annual Financial Statements, and approval of the signatories to those Statements | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Strategic Matters | Approval of the mission and strategic direction of the University, including the Annual Budget, Capital Plan and Business Plan encompassing the entire projected revenue and expenditure of the University in the next calendar year | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Strategic Matters | Approval of the whole-of-University Strategic Plan | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Strategic Matters | Determination of major Performance indicators for the performance of the University as a whole | NT | Powers and Authorities of Council and the Vice-Chancellor: Delegations http://www.adelaide.edu.au/governance/delegations/Council_powers.pdf |
| Governance : Strategic Matters | Establishment of approval and monitoring systems of control and accountability, including the general overview of any entities controlled by the University | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Governance : Strategic Matters | Establishment of policy and procedural principles, consistent with legal requirements and community expectations | NT | The University of Adelaide Act 1971 (28 July 2005) http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/232/ |
| Research : Organisational Structure | Approve the establishment or disestablishment of a Research Centre or Research Institute which is a major strategic initiative outside the Strategic Plan, or an incorporated joint venture | | Research Centres and Research Institutes Framework http://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies/984/ |
