Purpose | To facilitate good governance through proactive and accountable management of the University’s legal compliance framework.
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Scope | All Australian-based campuses. |
Policy Statement | Monash University will exercise and encourage accountable management by maintaining and continuously improving its legal compliance framework and processes. Legal compliance will be managed through shared responsibility of designated Legal Compliance Officers and Heads of Departments.
The Audit Committee of Council oversees legal compliance accountabilities throughout the University.
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Supporting procedures | Legal Compliance Procedures
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Responsibility for implementation | Executive Manager, Risk and Legal Compliance
Heads of Departments
Legal Compliance Officers
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Status | Revised |
Key Stakeholders | Audit Committee of Council
Vice-Chancellor and President
Director, Audit and Risk Management
Executive Manager, Risk and Legal Compliance
Deans and Divisional Directors
Heads of Departments
Legal Compliance Officers |
Approval body | Name: Strategy and Resources Committee
Meeting: 8/2007
Date: 04-October-2007
Agenda item: 9.3
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Endorsement body | Name: Director, Audit and Risk Management
Meeting: N/A
Date: 02-August-2007
Agenda item: N/A
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Definitions | Legal Compliance Officer: Person who has University-wide responsibility for a specific legislation and is deemed to have specialist operational knowledge and experience in a functional area associated with specific legislative obligations Head of Department: Person who reports directly to a Deputy Vice-Chancellor/Vice-President/Dean and who has budgetary responsibility for an academic or administrative area. This definition is extended to also include officers who report directly to the Vice-Chancellor. |
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Related policies | |
Related documents | Australian Standard on Compliance Programs AS3806:2006
Australasian Risk Management Standard AS/NZS 4360:2004
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Date Effective | 04-October-2007 |
Review Date | 30-June-2010 |
Owner | Director, Risk and Management |
Author | Director, Risk and Management |
Contact Person | Audit Enquiry
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