Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom Policy

Overview:

• Related Procedures, Forms

  Title	Version	Document
  Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom Policy	D2023/802156	D2021_197607__Freedom_of_Speech_and_Academic_Freedom_Policy_-_approved_by_Council_23_August_2021_-_contact_amended_22_December_2023.docx [562.9K] (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document)
  	D2021/197607	D2021_197607__Freedom_of_Speech_and_Academic_Freedom_Policy_-_approved_by_Council_23_August_2021.pdf [443.9K] (application/pdf)
  	D2020/208408	D2020_208408__Academic_Freedom_Policy_-_approved_by_Council_5_20_-_21_September_2020.pdf [418.2K] (application/pdf)

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• Administration, Approval and Review

  RMO File No.	2021/5488
  Policy custodian	Vice-Chancellor and President
  Responsible policy officer	Provost
  Endorsed by	Academic Board on 4 August 2021
  Approved by	University Council on 23 August 2021
  Related Policies	Privacy Policy and Management Plan Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies Policy Responsible Conduct of Research Policy and Procedure Student Grievances Resolution Process Policy Student Misconduct Policy Intellectual Property Policy
  Related legislation	Civil Liberty Act 1936 (SA) Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) Copyright Act 1968 (Cth) Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth) Defamation Act 2005 (SA) Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA) Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme 2018 (Cth) Independent Commissioner Against Corruption 2012 (SA) Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) Racial Vilification Act 1996 (SA) Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth) Summary Offences Act 1953 (SA) Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948 (UN) (Article 19) University of Adelaide Act 1971 (SA)
  Superceded Policies	Academic Freedom Policy 2020 and Freedom of Speech Charter
  Effective from	23 August 2021
  Review Date	22 August 2024
  Contact for queries about the policy	Professor John Williams AM Provost Email: provost@adelaide.edu.au