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Head of Department

A "Department" is the traditional second-tier organisational unit of a School, Faculty or Centre and is variously referred to as a School, Centre, Division, Group or Program as well as a Department. In the delegations system, Department refers to a second or third tier organisational unit within a larger budget unit, whether academic or administrative, and regardless of the operating name of that second- or third-tier unit.

  

Human Resources

NT3.19Authority 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 ANUO 7 within budget unit
 

3.21

Authority to employ casual staff: within Department

 3.32Authority to employ casual sessional academic staff:  Within Department
 3.32KAuthority to convert fixed term appointment to continuing (contingent funded) appointment of 12 months or more: For general staff
 3.32OAuthority to convert fixed term appointment to continuing (contingent funded) appointment of 12 months or more: For academic staff
NT3.34Approve changes to employment arrangements such as change of hours, work pattern or supervisor: All staff in own Department
 3.34A Approve casual sessional academic payments 
NT3.49Confirm general staff employment at end of probationary period
 

3.51

Approve transfers and secondments: All staff of own Department for up to 3 months

 3.52Approve leave of absence: Up to six weeks paid leave, including purchased leave (subject to entitlements)
 

3.62

Approve domestic travel in accordance with University policy: For staff and students of Department

  

Financial

NT4.5Allocation of budgets: Within a Department of a budget unit
 

4.7

Expenditure within budget limit.

 aAuthority to purchase goods and services (including the signing of related purchasing contracts): Within available Departmental funds
 

c

Monthly expenditure via purchase cards: Up to $50,000

 dExpenditure via online requisitioning (using University-approved provider): Within available Departmental funds
 

e

Authority to purchase goods and services from other ANU units: Within available Departmental funds

 

4.12

Raise accounts receivable invoices for the manufacture and supply of goods and services by the University:

 aNo limit, where one is required under a properly executed contract for funding
 

b

All other invoices:  Up to $50,000, for own budget unit or budget units within own portfolio