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Student support

  • Support for Students Policy

Student integrity

  • Student Academic Integrity Policy
    • Student Academic Integrity Procedures
  • Research Integrity Policy
    • Breach of Research Integrity Procedures

Student conduct

  • Bullying Prevention and Management Policy
    • Bullying Prevention and Management Guidelines
  • Close Personal Relationships Policy
  • Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Policy
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Admission, enrolment, assessment and progress

  • Admissions Policy
    • Academic Admission Pathways for Coursework Award Courses
    • English Language Proficiency Requirements for Coursework Award Courses and Topics
    • Student Admission Procedures
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  • Enrolment Policy
    • Conditions of Enrolment
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    • International Student Transfer Procedures
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  • Assessment Policy
    • Assessment Practice Procedures
    • Grading Scheme
    • Assessment Variation Procedures
    • Rules for In Person Examinations
    • Rules for Online Examinations with Online Invigilation
  • Credit Transfer (Credit for Prior and Concurrent Study or Work Experience)
  • Honours Programs
  • Research Components of Postgraduate Coursework Awards
  • Work Integrated Learning Policy
    • Work Integrated Learning Procedures
  • Student Progress Policy
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    • Conferral of Awards and Graduation Procedures
    • Academic Dress Procedures

Complaints and appeals

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  • Student Complaints Policy
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  • Student Review and Appeal Policy
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Higher degrees by research

  • Higher Degrees by Research Policy
    • HDR Admission and Enrolment Procedures
    • English Language Proficiency Requirements for HDR Candidature
    • HDR Progression Procedures
    • HDR Examination Procedures
    • HDR Thesis Rules 
    • Cotutelle Arrangement Procedures
    • HDR Sanctions Procedures
    • Higher Doctorate Procedures
      • Higher Doctorate Submission Rules
  • HDR Supervisor Policy
    • HDR Supervisor Procedures
    • Charter for HDR Student and Supervisor Responsibilities

Student fees and assistance

  • Student Fees Policy
    • Student Fees Procedures
    • International Student Tuition Fees Procedures
    • Fee Payment Extension or Instalment Procedures
    • Fee Refund and Remission Procedures
    • Student Debt Procedures   
  • Policy on Internal Tuition Fee Waivers, Scholarships and Sponsorships
  • Procedure for the Establishment of Tuition Fee Waivers, Scholarships and Sponsorships
  • STARTUP-HELP Policy
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Student awards and prizes

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Student welfare and privacy

  • Disability Policy
  • Managing Personal and Work-Related Material for Absent or Deceased Staff and Students Procedures
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Teaching and course management

  • Educational Quality Framework
  • Award Courses Policy
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  • Enabling Courses Policy
    • Enabling Course International Student Attendance Procedures
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  • Non-award Courses Policy
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  • Third-Party Academic Partnerships Policy
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  • Timetabling Policy
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Digital technology

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Physical environment

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Governance

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  • Conflict of Interest Policy
  • Contracts Policy
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  • Gender Representation on Committees Policy
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  • Policy Framework
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  • Public Interest Disclosure Policy
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  • University Logo and Seal Policy

Risk management

  • Alcohol on Campus
  • Foreign Interactions Policy
  • Fraud and Corruption Management Policy
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Work health and safety management system policies

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    • WHS Risk Management Procedures
    • WHS&IM System Planning Procedures
    • WHS Management System Consultation and Communication Procedures
    • WHS&IM Management System Review Procedures
    • WHS&IM Performance Measurement and Reporting Procedures
    • Accident, Incident and Hazard Reporting and Investigation Procedures
    • Workplace Safety Inspection Procedures
    • WHS Auditing Procedures

Work Health and Safety risk-specific procedures

  • Asbestos Management Procedures
  • Boating Safety Procedures
  • Contractor Safety Management Procedures
  • Diving and Snorkelling Safety Procedures
  • Driver and Vehicle Safety Procedures
  • Drone Safety Procedures
  • Electrical Safety Procedures
  • Emergency Management Procedures
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  • Hazardous Chemical Safety Procedures
  • Health and Safety Committees Procedures 
  • Laser Safety Procedures
  • Personal Protective Equipment Procedures
  • Plant and Equipment Safety Procedures
  • Radiation (Ionising) Safety Procedures
  • Smoke-free Workplace Procedures
  • Vaccine Preventable Disease Procedures
  • Volunteer Safety Procedures
  • Work Health and Safety Training and Induction Procedures
  • Working After Hours or in Isolation Safety Procedures
  • Working in Confined Spaces Procedures
  • Working in Extreme Heat or Cold Procedures

Injury management

  • Return to Work Policy
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The University’s prevailing Enterprise Agreement is the principal instrument for conditions of employment for staff and should be referred to in the first instance when seeking information about employment arrangements, terms and conditions.

The following policies and procedures supplement the University’s Enterprise Agreement and/or provide additional detail to give practical effect to the provisions of the Enterprise Agreement.

Integrity, conduct and grievances (*applies to all individuals working at Flinders)

  • Academic and Intellectual Freedom and Freedom of Speech Policy
  • Bullying Prevention and Management Policy
    • Bullying Prevention and Management Guidelines
  • Child Safe Environment Policy
    • Child Safe Environment Procedures
  • Close Personal Relationships Policy
  • Code of Conduct
  • Complaints Management and Grievance Resolution Framework
  • Conflict of Interest Policy
  • Disability Policy
  • Equal Opportunity Policy
  • Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Policy
    • Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Response Procedures

Employees

Recruiting and onboarding

  • Recruitment Policy
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  • Academic Profiles
Conditions of employment
 
  • Remuneration Policy
  • Attraction and Retention Allowances
  • Incapacity Interim Support Payments
  • Supported Wage Rate for a Staff Member with a Disability
  • Outside Professional Activities
    • Outside Professional Activities Guidelines

Leave and flexibility

  • Flexitime Arrangement Procedures
  • Temporary Reduction of Employment Fraction for Family Care Purposes
  • Purchased Leave
  • Managing Personal and Work-Related Material for Absent or Deceased Staff and Students Procedures

Performance management, professional development and promotion

  • Incremental Progression Procedures
  • Academic Profiles
  • Performance Management Guidelines for Casual Academic Staff
  • Probation (Fixed-term Academic Staff): Guidelines for Supervisors
  • Staff Development and Training Policy
  • Secondment
  • Outside Studies Program
  • Overseas Conference Scheme
  • Study Assistance for Professional Staff
  • Academic Promotions Policy
    • Academic Promotions Procedures

Recognition, awards and prizes

  • Staff Recognition Policy
  • Staff Service Awards
  • Honorary Awards (includes Companion of the University)

Change Management

  • Change Management Framework

Non-employee workers and associates

  • Independent Contractors Policy
    • Independent Contractors Procedures
    • Independent Contractors Guidelines
  • Academic Status
  • Award of the Title of Emeritus Professor 
  • Honorary Fellows
  • Professorial Fellows
  • Visiting Scholars
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  • Animal Use: Public Enquiry Procedures
  • Intellectual Property Policy  
    • Research IP Management Procedures 
    • Student Research IP Procedures
  • Research Institutes and Centres Policy
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  • Research Integrity Policy
    • Breach of Research Integrity Procedures
    • Research Data Management Procedures
    • Authorship of Research Output Procedures
  • Open Access Policy
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  • Research Grant and Equipment Transfer Procedures

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