PROCEDURES

DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY - ADDITIONS, AMENDMENTS AND DELETIONS

Authorities contained in Policies
The following procedures apply to all new policies, amendments to policies or deletions of policies.

1. All new policies and amendments to policies must be submitted to the Council Secretary for advice regarding delegations of authority prior to their submission for approval by the appropriate body.

2. The Council Secretary will assess the authorities within the policy to ensure that they have been framed in accordance with standard principles and, if necessary, will liaise with the author of the policy to assist with any amendments.

3. The policy may then be submitted to the relevant Senior Manager for endorsement prior to submission to the relevant committee for approval.

4. Following final approval (by the VC or Council) all new policies or amendments to policies must be submitted by their authors to the University Policies website via the Office of Corporate Information.

Authorities not contained in policies

1. An application for the approval or amendment of an authority needs to be made on the prescribed form. When completing the form, please consult the Positions Table. This form must be submitted to the Council Secretary.

2. The Council Secretary will assess the request and if necessary liaise with the author to assist with any amendment required.

3. The Council Secretary will then submit the form to the Vice-Chancellor for consideration and approval.

4. Following the approval of the authority by the Vice-Chancellor the Council Secretary will inform the originator of the document by returning a copy of the signed form.