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- 1. Organisation, Governance and Corporate Management
- 1.00 University Governance
- 1.10 Delegations
- 1.15 Senate Remuneration
- 1.20 Roles of Principal and Senior Officers
- 1.30 Structure and Processes
- 1.40 Quality Assurance Mechanisms and Reviews
- 1.50 Ethical Conduct in the Workplace
- 1.50.01 Code of Conduct
- 1.50.02 Outside Work and Business Interests for University Staff
- 1.50.03 Intellectual Freedom, Academic Freedom
- 1.50.04 Personal Relationships in the Workplace
- 1.50.06 Communications and Public Comment using The University of Queensland’s Name
- 1.50.08 Use of Required Textbooks Written by Staff
- 1.50.09 Corrupt Conduct
- 1.50.10 Fraud and Corruption Management
- 1.50.11 Conflict of Interest
- 1.50.12 Workplace Investigations
- 1.50.13 Sexual Misconduct
- 1.60 Administrative Accountability
- 1.70 Equity and Diversity
- 1.80 Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit
- 1.90 Corporate Management
- 2. Workplace Health and Safety
- 2.10 Governance and Consultation
- 2.10.01 Occupational Health and Safety Committees
- 2.10.02 Occupational Health and Safety Governance
- 2.10.03 Health, Safety and Wellness Policy
- 2.10.04 Staff Responsibilities for Occupational Health and Safety
- 2.10.05 Work Health and Safety Representative Role and Function
- 2.10.06 Work Health and Safety Co-ordinator Role and Function
- 2.10.07 Workplace Injury, Illness and Incident Reporting (UQ Safe - Incident)
- 2.10.08 OHS Incident Investigation
- 2.10.09 Occupational Health and Safety Manager Role and Function
- 2.10.10 Workplace Health and Safety Audit Program
- 2.10.12 Right of Entry for WHS Permit Holders
- 2.15 Emergency and Fire Safety
- 2.20 Facility and Electrical Safety
- 2.25 Workers' Compensation and Rehabilitation
- 2.30 Safe Working Environment
- 2.30.01 Occupational Health and Safety Risk Management
- 2.30.02 Working After Hours or in Isolation
- 2.30.03 Emergency Eyewash and Safety Shower Equipment
- 2.30.04 Eye Protection
- 2.30.05 Personal Protective Equipment and Minimum Standards of Dress
- 2.30.06 Working Safely with Large Animals
- 2.30.07 Boating Safety
- 2.30.08 Diving Safety
- 2.30.09 Work Off-Campus
- 2.30.10 Occupational Exposure to Sunlight
- 2.30.11 Laboratory Animal Facility Health and Safety
- 2.30.12 Workshop Safety
- 2.30.13 Laboratory Safety in Research and Commercial Laboratories
- 2.30.14 Laboratory Safety in Teaching Laboratories
- 2.30.15 Laboratory Decontamination and Decommissioning
- 2.30.16 Snorkelling
- 2.30.17 Smoke-free University
- 2.40 Biosafety
- 2.40.01 Biosafety
- 2.40.02 Biosafety Requirements
- 2.40.03 Containment of Exempt Dealings
- 2.40.04 Notifiable Low Risk Dealings
- 2.40.05 Working with Retroviral Vectors
- 2.40.06 Hendra Virus Vaccine Implementation
- 2.40.07 Requirements for the Identification of Genetically Modified Organisms in Storage
- 2.40.08 Working with Venoms and Toxins
- 2.40.09 Working with Venomous or Toxic Animals
- 2.40.10 Importing or Working with Quarantine Material
- 2.40.11 Transport of Biological Materials
- 2.40.15 Working with Potentially Hazardous Biologicals
- 2.40.17 Working in a PC3 Facility
- 2.50 Ergonomics and Manual Tasks
- 2.50.01 Manual Tasks Risk Management
- 2.50.02 Manual Tasks Associated with Relocation or Refurbishment of Workplaces
- 2.50.03 Computer Workstations Design and Adjustment
- 2.50.04 Selection and Purchase of Seating and Furniture
- 2.50.05 Laboratory Ergonomics
- 2.50.06 Controlling Risks From Exposure to Vibration
- 2.60 Occupational Health
- 2.60.01 Alcohol and Other Drugs
- 2.60.02 Fatigue Prevention and Management
- 2.60.04 Hearing Conservation
- 2.60.05 Working Safely with Reproductive Hazards
- 2.60.06 Health Surveillance for Schedule 14 Hazardous Substances
- 2.60.07 Health Surveillance for Organophosphate Pesticides
- 2.60.08 Vaccinations and Immunisation
- 2.60.10 Working Safely With Blood and Body Fluids
- 2.60.12 Health Surveillance for Laboratory Animal Allergy
- 2.60.13 Q-Fever Screening and Immunisation
- 2.60.14 Working Safely with Bats and Flying Foxes: Lyssa Virus
- 2.60.20 First Aid
- 2.60.22 First Aid for Burns including Chemical Burns
- 2.60.23 First Aid Management of Anaphylaxis
- 2.70 Occupational Hygiene and Chemical Safety
- 2.70.02 Chemical Manifest
- 2.70.03 Safety Data Sheets
- 2.70.04 Chemical Labelling
- 2.70.05 Chemical Storage Safety
- 2.70.06 Storage and Handling of Flammable and Combustible Liquids
- 2.70.07 Storage of Chemicals in Fridges, Freezers and Cold Rooms
- 2.70.08 Storage and Handling of Gas Cylinders
- 2.70.09 Chemical Spill Response
- 2.70.10 Carcinogens Safety
- 2.70.11 Carcinogens: Manage Compliance of Prohibited and Restricted
- 2.70.12 Cytotoxic Compounds and Related Waste
- 2.70.13 Drugs and Poisons
- 2.70.14 Working Safely with Arsenic
- 2.70.15 Working Safely with Cyanide
- 2.70.16 Working Safely with Isoflurane
- 2.70.18 Working Safely with Hydrofluoric Acid
- 2.70.20 Working Safely with Liquid Nitrogen and Dry Ice
- 2.70.22 Working Safely with Nanomaterials
- 2.70.24 Working Safely with Phenol
- 2.70.25 Working Safely with Pyrophoric Substances
- 2.80 Radiation Safety
- 2.80.01 Radiation Safety
- 2.80.02 Regulatory Requirements for Research Projects using Radiation Sources
- 2.80.03 Risk Management and Approval Processes to work with Radiation Sources
- 2.80.04 Radiation Safety Data Sheets
- 2.80.05 Management of Unsealed Radioactive Waste
- 2.80.06 Personal Radiation Monitoring
- 2.80.07 Emergency Response Plan for Radioactive Spills
- 2.80.08 Transport of Radioactive Materials
- 2.80.09 Laser Safety
- 2.80.10 Microwave Oven Safety
- 2.10 Governance and Consultation
- 3. Teaching and Learning
- 3.10 Curricula and Assessment
- 3.10.01 Curriculum
- 3.10.02 Assessment
- 3.10.03 The Course Profile
- 3.10.04 Placements in Coursework Programs
- 3.10.05 Graduate Attributes
- 3.10.06 Postgraduate Coursework Graduate Attributes
- 3.10.07 Grading System
- 3.10.08 Release of Examination Papers
- 3.10.09 Supplementary Assessment
- 3.10.10 Assessment Re-mark
- 3.10.11 Examinations
- 3.10.12 Finalisation of Grades
- 3.20 Program Management
- 3.30 Quality Assurance and Enhancement
- 3.30.01 Teaching and Learning Roles and Responsibilities
- 3.30.02 Course and Teacher Surveys
- 3.30.03 Curriculum and Teaching Quality and Risk Appraisal and Academic Program Review
- 3.30.04 Curriculum and Teaching Quality and Risk Appraisal
- 3.30.05 Academic Program Review
- 3.30.06 Review of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Programs
- 3.30.07 Collaborative Academic Program Arrangements
- 3.30.08 Teaching and Learning Awards
- 3.30.09 Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
- 3.30.10 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- 3.30.11 Awards for Teaching Excellence
- 3.30.12 International Agreements
- 3.30.13 ESOS Compliance Commitment
- 3.30.14 Fitness to Practise
- 3.30.15 English Language Proficiency Development and Concurrent Support
- 3.40 Student Admissions, Fees and Enrolments
- 3.40.01 Student Fees
- 3.40.02 Incidental Student Fees and Charges
- 3.40.03 Student Refunds
- 3.40.04 Admissions and Enrolments
- 3.40.05 Electronic Documents Submitted by Students
- 3.40.06 Undergraduate, Non-Award and CSP Admissions
- 3.40.07 Postgraduate Coursework Admissions
- 3.40.08 Access to Student Photograph Images
- 3.40.09 Student Identification Cards
- 3.40.10 Program Rules and Requirements
- 3.40.11 Enrolment
- 3.40.14 English Language Proficiency Admission
- 3.40.15 International Student Supervision Program
- 3.40.16 Transfer of Provider - Overseas Students
- 3.50 Student Progression and Graduation
- 3.50.01 Academic Records
- 3.50.02 Academic Withdrawal from Courses
- 3.50.03 Credit for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning
- 3.50.04 Dean's Commendations for Academic Excellence
- 3.50.05 Award of University Medals
- 3.50.06 Academic Adjustments
- 3.50.07 Programs and Assessment for Elite Athletes
- 3.50.08 Alternative Academic Arrangements for Students with a Disability
- 3.50.09 Arrangements for Reasonable Adjustments in Examinations for Students with a Disability
- 3.50.10 Removal of Financial Liability Due to Special Circumstances
- 3.50.11 Awards
- 3.50.12 Bachelor Honours Degrees
- 3.50.13 Student Defence Reserves Support
- 3.50.14 Academic Progression
- 3.60 Student Rights and Responsibilities
- 3.70 Class Timetabling
- 3.80 eLearning
- 3.80.01 Minimum Presence in Blackboard
- 3.80.02 Guest Access in Blackboard
- 3.80.03 Accessing a Blackboard Site Related to a SI-net Course
- 3.80.04 Non SI-net Courses and Community Sites in Blackboard
- 3.80.05 Access to Blackboard by Community Members External to UQ
- 3.80.06 Availability and Archiving of Concluded Blackboard Courses and Online Course Materials
- 3.80.07 Communication of Book Chapters Online [copyright]
- 3.10 Curricula and Assessment
- 4. Research and Research Training
- 4.10 Research Management and Administration
- 4.10.04 Submission of Applications for Research Funding
- 4.10.06 First-Named Chief Investigators on Research Grant Applications - Eligibility
- 4.10.07 Conditions of Acceptance of Research Funds
- 4.10.08 Recording of Research Grants - Significance of Block Grants
- 4.10.10 Research Budgets - Direct Costs
- 4.10.11 Equipment Purchased from Research Funds
- 4.10.12 Recovery of Indirect Costs from Research Funding and Consultancy Contracts
- 4.10.13 Intellectual Property for Staff, Students and Visitors
- 4.20 Research Conduct and Integrity
- 4.20.02 Responsible Conduct of Research
- 4.20.03 Approval of Research Activities within the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
- 4.20.04 Authorship
- 4.20.05 Research Misconduct
- 4.20.06 Research Data Management
- 4.20.07 Requesting Exemption from Human Research Ethics Review
- 4.20.08 Open Access for UQ Research Publications
- 4.20.09 Export Controls
- 4.20.10 Research Misconduct - Higher Degree by Research Students
- 4.20.11 Responsible Care and Use of Animals in Teaching and Research
- 4.20.12 Tracking and Holding Laboratory Animals Outside UQBR Facilities
- 4.60 Higher Degree by Research Candidates
- 4.60.01 Eligibility and Role of Higher Degree by Research Advisors
- 4.60.02 Higher Degree by Research Candidate Charter
- 4.60.03 Higher Degree by Research Graduate Attributes
- 4.60.04 Higher Degree by Research Admission
- 4.60.05 Higher Degree by Research Candidature Progression
- 4.60.07 Alternate Thesis Format Options
- 4.60.08 Higher Degree by Research Examination
- 4.60.09 Research Training
- 4.60.10 Higher Degree by Research Leave and Interruption to Candidature
- 4.60.11 Higher Degree by Research Candidature
- 4.70 Doctoral Programs
- 4.80 Research Scholarships
- 4.10 Research Management and Administration
- 5. Human Resources
- 5.20 Title Holders
- 5.30 Pre-Employment and Orientation
- 5.30.01 Recruitment and Selection
- 5.30.02 Approval of Staff Appointments
- 5.30.03 Staff Induction
- 5.30.04 Employment of Relatives and Other Close Associates
- 5.30.05 Job Sharing
- 5.30.06 Immigration
- 5.30.07 Selection and Appointment - Internal Appointments
- 5.30.09 UQ Temps
- 5.30.12 Identification Cards for University Staff and Associates
- 5.30.14 Volunteers
- 5.30.16 Pre-Placement Medical Assessments
- 5.30.18 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment
- 5.40 Position Classification and Review
- 5.41 Academic Staff - Appointments, Duties and Responsibilities
- 5.41.02 Tutorial Fellows and Tutorial Assistants
- 5.41.05 Probation and Confirmation of Continuing Appointment (Academic Staff)
- 5.41.06 Probation and Confirmation of Continuing Academic Appointment (Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences)
- 5.41.07 Workload Allocation for Academic Staff
- 5.41.10 Casual Academic Staff
- 5.41.12 Academic Categories
- 5.43 Employment Conditions
- 5.50 Reimbursements, Allowances, Loadings and Superannuation
- 5.50.01 Salary Loadings
- 5.50.02 Provision of Uniforms and Protective Clothing
- 5.50.03 Reimbursement of Establishment Expenses for New Appointees
- 5.50.04 Performance of Higher Level Duties
- 5.50.08 Responsibility Loadings (Academic Staff)
- 5.50.10 Clinical Loadings
- 5.50.11 Appointment of First Aid Officers
- 5.50.12 Superannuation
- 5.50.13 Withholding of Payments During a Period of Imprisonment or Detention
- 5.50.15 Flexible Remuneration - Performance Payments
- 5.50.16 Work and Expense-Related Allowances for Professional Staff
- 5.55 Hours of Work and Flexible Work Arrangements
- 5.55.01 Management of Professional Staff Workloads
- 5.55.03 Professional Staff Flexible Working Arrangements
- 5.55.05 Hours of Work, Overtime and Staff Attendance (Professional Staff)
- 5.55.06 Domestic Violence and the Workplace: Support Options Available for Staff
- 5.55.07 Flexible Working Arrangements
- 5.55.08 Annualised Salary Program
- 5.55.09 Part-Time Work
- 5.55.10 Purchased Leave
- 5.55.11 Telecommuting
- 5.60 Leave
- 5.60.01 Leave Entitlements
- 5.60.03 Personal Leave
- 5.60.06 Leave Without Pay
- 5.60.07 Long Service Leave
- 5.60.08 Special Leave
- 5.60.09 Parental Leave
- 5.60.10 Recreation Leave
- 5.60.11 Individual Flexibility Arrangement
- 5.60.12 Religious and Cultural Observance
- 5.60.13 Compassionate Leave
- 5.60.14 Community Service Leave
- 5.60.16 Defence Forces Leave
- 5.60.20 Leave to Attend Court
- 5.60.21 Christmas/New Year University Leave
- 5.60.23 Leave to Contest Elections and Hold Office
- 5.70 Performance Management and Grievance Procedures
- 5.70.01 Performance Appraisal for Professional and TESOL Language Teaching Staff
- 5.70.02 Probation for Professional Staff
- 5.70.03 Diminished Performance and Unsatisfactory Performance
- 5.70.06 Staff Assistance Services
- 5.70.08 Staff Grievance Resolution
- 5.70.10 Misconduct/Serious Misconduct
- 5.70.13 Medical Conditions Affecting Performance
- 5.70.15 Performance Appraisal for Academic Staff
- 5.70.17 Criteria for Academic Performance
- 5.80 Career Development, Increments and Staff Recognition
- 5.80.01 Staff Development
- 5.80.02 Special Studies Program
- 5.80.03 Recognition of 25 Years' Service - Professional Staff
- 5.80.07 Study Assistance Scheme for Professional Staff
- 5.80.10 Secondments
- 5.80.12 Promotion of Academic Staff Levels A - D
- 5.80.13 Promotion of Academic Staff (Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences)
- 5.80.14 Promotion to Professor
- 5.80.19 Mentoring
- 5.90 Cessation of Appointment
- 6. Information and Communication Technology
- 6.10 Access to Corporate Systems
- 6.20 Acceptable Use of ICT Resources
- 6.20.01 Acceptable Use of UQ ICT Resources
- 6.20.02 UQ Software
- 6.20.03 Telephone Charges
- 6.20.04 Using Desktop Voice Calling and Personal Video Conferencing Software
- 6.20.05 Social Media
- 6.20.06 Email for Staff and Students
- 6.20.07 Sending Bulk Messages
- 6.20.08 UQ Digital Presence
- 6.20.09 Cloud Computing Services
- 6.30 ICT Security
- 6.40 eLearning
- 7. Physical Facilities and Services
- 8. Community and Development Activities
- 9. Financial Management Practices
- 10. Sustainability
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