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College Dean

Note: In addition to the delegations appearing below, the College Dean holds all Head of Budget Unit delegations in relation to the College GEN budget.

For a full list of the academic delegations please click here.

 

No.

Executive

NT 1.22 Develop through the College Executive Committee, College Strategic Plans for the purposes of University strategic planning and budget setting: For own College 
NT 1.23 Approve annual reports on College performance, for the purposes of University strategic planning and budget setting: For own College 
  

Academic

  

Orders

NT2.1.3Determine matters relating to the establishment, disestablishment and variation of courses, including pre-requisites, co-requisites, assessment methods and requirements for completion of courses in own College
  

Coursework Programs - Undergraduate (including Pass & Honours) and Graduate

 

2.2 

Courses and Programs

NT 2.2.1 Approve for publication as Orders in the Undergraduate and Graduate Handbook, program and course requirements 
 

2.4

Admission

NT

2.4.4

Determine status for students:  Limits within which status may be granted for a particular award or course within own College

 

2.5

Reviews and Appeals - Admissions etc.

NT 2.5.1Review of decisions: within own College
 

2.6

Program Arrangements

NT

2.6.2

Determine number of places available for programs: For graduate coursework programs within own College

 

2.7

Academic Progress

Undergraduate & Graduate Coursework Awards
NT2.7.2Determine appeal against decision not to re-enrol in course: For coursework students within own College
NT2.7.4Determine appeal against exclusion or being graded Fail for a program: For coursework students within own College
 

2.8

Examinations - Coursework

Undergraduate & Graduate Coursework Awards
NT2.8.1Determine requirements of an examination of a graduate coursework thesis: Within own College
 

2.10

Review of Decision - Assessment

 

2.10.1

Review a decision in relation to course results, and determine the outcome:  For all coursework students within own College

  

Research Awards

 

2.11

Admission

NT

2.11.3

Determine status of students:  Limits within which status may be granted for a particular award or course for students within own College

NT

2.11.4

Determine outcome of review of decision not to admit or to withdraw admission to program:  All students within own College

 

2.12

Program Arrangements

NT

2.12.1

Determine number of places available for a research degree program:  For own College

NT2.12.5Terminate candidature: For students within own College
 

2.13

Assessment

NT2.13.1Appoint examiners: For students within own College
 

2.14

Results

NT2.14.1Determine examination/re-examination results: For students within own College
NT2.14.3Approve completion of program requirements for all research degree programs: For students within own College
  

Higher Doctorates

NT2.16.1Approve admission to candidature: For Doctor of Medicine

NT

2.16.2

Appoint examiners: For Doctor of Medicine

  

All Awards

 

2.18

Discipline Rules

 

2.18.1

Deny student access to University facilities, premises or activities, including examinations or assessments:  Up to 28 days for students within own College

 2.18.2Conduct an inquiry into alleged misconduct:  For students within own College
 2.18.4Determine action to be taken following inquiry into alleged misconduct as per the Discipline Rules:  For students within own College
 

2.20

Appointment of Delegated & Course Authorities

NT

2.20.1

Appoint a Delegated Authority: For own College

NT

2.20.2

Appoint a Course Authority: For own College

  

Human Resources

NT3.19

Authority to employ general staff including approval for advertisement, selection criteria and further particulars, and composition of selection committee in accordance with ANU policy and conditions:  Up to and including SM 1 within College

 3.21

Authority to employ casual staff: within College

NT 3.24 Authority to employ academic staff including approval for advertisement and further particulars, and composition of selection committee in accordance with ANU policy and conditions: Levels A-D within own budget unit AND Level E up to 12 months 
NT3.28A

Employ Heads of Academic Organisational Units

NT 3.29 Appoint a Deputy, Sub-, Associate Dean/Director 
NT 3.30 Approve or extend full, clinical and adjunct status (within policy guidelines): For Academic Levels A-D within own budget unit 
 3.32 Authority to employ casual sessional academic staff: Within budget unit 
NT3.32E

Authority to convert casual employment to fixed term employment (at same classification level): All general staff within College

NT3.32F

Authority to convert casual or fixed term employment to continuing employment (at same classification level) where a 'normal competitive' selection process was undertaken initially: For general staff ANUO 5 and below within College

NT 3.32G General staff offers (without advertisement) for positions where person is named in a grant for a period not exceeding the length of the grant 
NT 3.32H Authority to employ and extend the fixed term employment of general staff without advertisement, for a total period not exceeding 12 months employment (including any extensions) 
NT 3.32I Authority to extend (unlimited number of extensions or total period of employment) fixed term general staff employment where a 'normal competitive' selection process was undertaken initially 
 3.32K Authority to convert fixed term appointment to continuing (contingent funded) appointment of 12 months or more 
NT 3.32L Academic staff offers (without advertisement) for positions where person is named in a grant for a period not exceeding the length of the grant (excluding Level E) 
NT 3.32M Authority to employ and extend the fixed term employment of academic staff without advertisement, for a total period not exceeding 12 months employment, excluding Level E (including any extensions) 
NT 3.32N Authority to extend (unlimited number of extensions or total period of employment) fixed term academic staff (excluding Level E) employment where a 'normal competitive' selection process was undertaken initially 
 3.32O Authority to convert fixed term appointment to continuing (contingent funded) appointment of 12 months or more 
 3.33

Approve and issue offers of employment within EA salary schedule: All general staff within College AND all general and academic staff (excluding Academic Level E and the signing of pre-retirement offers) within budget unit

NT3.34

Approve changes to employment arrangements such as change of hours, work pattern or supervisor: All general staff in College AND all staff in budget unit

NT3.37

Approve salary packages, loadings and allowances (excluding University motor vehicle), at time of employment, in accordance with University policy: For general staff up to and including SM 1 within College

NT3.37A

Approve market or other loadings (excluding University motor vehicle) during the period of employment, in accordance with University policy: For general staff within a College up to and including SM 1 and within policy limits

NT 3.38a Approve salary packages at time of employment in accordance with University policy including salary level, loadings and allowances (excluding motor vehicle) and employment expenditure: For academic staff of own academic unit for academic levels A-D 
NT 3.40a Authorise the payment of market loadings for academic staff in accordance with University policy: Under $25,000 p.a. for academic staff in budget unit 
NT3.42

Classification of new positions or reclassification of existing positions of general staff: Up to and including SM 1 within College

NT3.43

Approve promotions (excluding out of round promotions): Level B

NT 3.43B Approve out of round promotions: Level B 
 3.45 Confirm employment for an academic staff member on a continuing appointment 
NT3.45A Extend probation or take other action in respect of an academic staff member on a continuing appointment 
 3.46 Initiate disciplinary provisions with a view to annulment of probationary period, in respect of academic staff, on advice 
NT 3.47A Review and determine probation decisions in dispute: For all academic staff within College 
NT3.49

Confirm general staff employment at end of probationary period

NT3.50

Review and determine probation decisions in dispute in accordance with policy and Enterprise Agreement: For all general staff of College

 3.51

Approve transfers and secondments: All staff within College

 3.52

Approve leave of absence: For all general staff of College, for any period AND 6 weeks or more paid leave, including purchased leave (subject to entitlements)

NT3.53

Approve any pay variation through Payroll Costing Analysis, for staff or students in accordance with University policy: For own College

NT 3.54 Authority outside earnings in accordance with policy: For all staff within College 
 3.57

Authority to approve changes to the ANU radiation licence(s) issued under the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Act 1998 for radiation sources, apparatus and facilities under the control of the relevant area: For maintaining and modifying the relevant Source and Apparatus information for the following: CASS, CAPS, CMBE, CPS, CECS

NT3.58

Establish Statement of Expectations (including Career Development) and approve incremental progression in accordance with University policies: Approve accelerated increment within classification level

NT3.60

Approve or extend Affiliate status for a member of staff to be affiliated with another, or with own, academic unit of the ANU: Within own College

NT3.61(c)

Approve overseas travel in accordance with current travel advice and University policy (travel advice refers to DFAT's five levels of risk category assigned to overseas countries) to Category 4 countries: For staff within own College

NT

3.61(d)

Approve overseas travel in accordance with current travel advice and University policy (travel advice refers to DFAT's five levels of risk category assigned to overseas countries) to Category 4 countries: For students within own College

 3.62Approve domestic travel in accordance with University policy: For general staff of College
  

Financial

NT 4.5 Allocation of budgets: Within College 
  

Registrar and Student Services

NT7.3.1Authorise publication of ANU College Orders for each College part of Handbook: For own College

NT

7.3.2

Authorise publication of material that does not form part of the ANU College Orders: For own College

NT7.5.9Approve fee waivers for scholarship purposes (including partial and full tuition waivers but excluding Co-tutelle arrangements): For own College

NT

7.6.6

Authority to award College specific prizes and scholarships: For own College

  

Research Services

 9.2Authority to submit applications for grants, research contracts or consultancies on behalf of the University to any funding agency
NT 9.3 Authority to sign all grant agreements and research contracts (excluding contracts involving the commercialisation of IP): Up to $1 million 
NT 9.4 Authority to sign consultancy agreements: Up to $1 million