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Governance, Legal and Risk

Colleges and services Governance, Legal and Risk

About us

Governance, Legal and Risk provide governance, legal, policy, compliance, insurance and risk management support to the University and its staff.

Our services

  • Provide advice on University governance and decision making processes.
  • Draft and advise on policies and procedures and University legislation.
  • Provide legal, risk advisory and insurance services to staff.
  • Ensure that the University has an effective and efficient risk management framework.
  • Ensure that the University has insurance policies in place to protect its people, assets and activities.

Our services and content

Annual report

Conflict of interest

Competition and Consumer Act Compliance

Contracts management

Elections

Freedom of information

Foreign Interactions

Governance

Insurance

Legal services

Policies and procedures

Risk management services

Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA)

Internal Audit

Contact details

General insurance
Service One

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Service One

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Service One

Council Secretary
councilsecretary@flinders.edu.au
8201 3433

Academic Senate Secretary
academic.senate.secretary@flinders.edu.au

Our location
Level 1, Room 124, Registry Building
Bedford Park

Leadership

Mr David Lim
General Counsel and University Secretary

About David

Service streams

Governance

About us

We provide advice on governance and related matters.

Leadership

David Lim
General Counsel and University Secretary

About David

Contact details

Level 3, Professional Services Building

Policy

About us

We manage and advise on the University’s framework for defining and developing policies and procedures. Policies and procedures help the University to ensure consistency and quality in its activities, attain its strategic goals and priorities, promote operational efficiencies and reduce risks. 

Leadership

Cassandra Sundqvist
Strategic and Operational Projects Officer    

About Cassandra

Legal Services

About us

We provide strategic legal support across all of the University’s operations, including:

  • Dispute resolution
  • Negotiation and advice for strategic or complex contracts
  • Preparation of template contracts
  • Corporate governance advice
  • Policy review and interpretation
  • Industrial/employment advice
  • Specialist support for research contracting
  • General legal advisory
  • Maintenance of the University’s conflict of interest register
  • Freedom of Information
  • Privacy law advice
  • Intellectual property advice

Legal Services operates on a business partner model with key stakeholders.

Leadership

David Lim
General Counsel and University Secretary

About David

Contact details

Room 124 Level 1, Registry Building
8201 2762
legal@flinders.edu.au

Secretariat

About us

We provide administrative support for the University Council and its committees including the Academic Senate. 

Contact details

Eleanor Kay
Council Secretary
councilsecretary@flinders.edu.au
8201 3433

Nicole Westrich
Academic Senate Secretary
academic.senate.secretary@flinders.edu.au
8201 7616

Contract Services

About us

We provide support for contract preparation, review, negotiation, and ongoing management across the University, including:

  • Review, preparation and negotiation of contracts
  • Maintenance of the University’s contract register
  • Document management and record keeping in relation to the University’s contracts
  • Reporting on contract analytics to key stakeholders
  • Scheduling contracts for renewal and/or amendment

The Contract Services team operates on a business partner model across all of the University’s Colleges and portfolios.

Leadership

Belinda Grant
Head of Legal

About Belinda

Contact details

Room 124 Level 1, Registry Building
8201 3204

Compliance

About us

We provide compliance support for the University, and also operate the University’s Legislative Compliance Framework.  This includes:

  • Providing guidance and support to individual business units on how to comply with legislation which affects them
  • Annual reporting to the Audit and Risk Committee
  • Maintaining a register of known legislative compliance issues
  • Providing guidance and support on compliance issues to the Alumni and advancement teams

Leadership

Belinda Grant
Head of Legal

About Belinda

Contact details

Mark Poczman, Compliance Officer
Level 1, Registry Building
8201 7667

Risk and Assurance Services

About us

Risk and Assurance Services manage and advise on a range of services relating to the University’s Risk Management Framework and internal audit function, aimed at maximising the University’s performance by identifying and mitigating risks and incidents. These include:

  • Strategic, operational and project risk management
  • Internal audit
  • Insurance
  • Critical incident management

Leadership

Andrew Taylor-Gammon
Associate Director, Risk and Assurance

Contact details

Andrew Taylor-Gammon
Level 1, Registry Building
8201 5726
riskandinsurance@flinders.edu.au  

Freedom of Information

About us

We help staff and students of the University and others, including members of the public, to access documents and records held by the University under South Australian Freedom of Information legislation.  We also help people seeking amendment to documents and records about them held by the University under this same legislation.

We also provide support for enquiries for access to documents and records and for help with amending documents and records outside of Freedom of Information legislation.

Leadership

Belinda Grant
Head of Legal

About Belinda

Contact details

Freedom of Information Officer
8201 7721
freedomofinformation@flinders.edu.au

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