Policy Notices

Policy News

• Staff are asked to regularly remind themselves of their obligations under the Bullying and Harassment Policy, Fraud and Corruption Policy, Interests (Conflicts of Interest) Policy and Protected Disclosures Policy.

Policy Updates

Recent updates have been made to the following policies:

• Alcohol on University Premises Policy - revised following regular review (October 2022)
• Branded Merchandise Policy - revised following regular review (October 2022)
• Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination Policy - revised following regular review (October 2022)
• Child Protection Policy - revised following regular review (May 2022)
• Consultancy Policy - revised following regular review (March 2022)
• Drone Policy - minor revisions following CAA review (March 2022)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Policy - revised following regular review (May 2022)
• Independent Contractor Policy - revised following regular review (March 2022)
• Intellectual Property and Copyright Policy - revised following regular review (August 2022)
• Management of Work Related Accidents and Incidents Policy - revised following regular review (October 2022)
• Mobile Device Policy - revised to take account of the procurement relationship with PB Tech (February 2022)
• Protected Disclosures Policy - revised following regular review (September 2022)
• Records Management Policy - revised to take account of the updated Disposal Authority for New Zealand Universities (DA702) and Information and Records Management Standard (September 2022)
• Sexual Violence Policy - new policy (May 2022)
• Smoke Free Policy - revised following regular review (May 2022)
• Travel Policy - revised to reflect the COVID-19 international travel restriction (March 2022)
• Vehicle Use Policy - added a new clause (42) on insurance for private vehicles damaged while being used for University business (January 2022)

Updates have been made to the following policies to reflect the new roles of Director of Property Development and Infrastructure and Director of Campus Operations and Risk Management in place of the Director of Property Services (September 2022):

• Capital Asset Policy
• Corporate Data Management Policy
• Records Management Policy
• Smoke Free Policy
• Space Allocation and Management Policy
• Vehicle Use Policy

Policy Development and Review

The following policies, protocols and regulations are currently under development or review:

• Capital Asset Policy
• Financial Authority Policy
• Gift Acceptance Policy
• Paper Outline Policy
• PCard Policy
• Procurement Policy
• Purchasing Policy (NEW)
• Students with Disabilities and Impairments Policy (NEW)
• Travel Policy

Feedback is invited to [email protected].

Q & A

Policy-related questions can be submitted to the Manager, Policy and Governance either by email to [email protected] or [email protected] or through the feedback facility at the bottom of each policy. Answers will be posted here.

Last updated 24 November 2022