Academic Quality Audit Committee (AQAC)

Terms of Reference

The current terms of reference for the Academic Quality Audit Committee (AQAC) were approved  in May 2008 [AC/63/2008 (ii)] :

1. To advise Academic Council and its standing committees on relevant internal and external benchmarks and other educational issues that can help determine appropriate academic and quality standards for all academic policies and procedures.

2. To oversee the Academic Organisational Unit (AOU) Review process and monitor progress in implementing associated Action Plans and to advise Academic Council of any issues arising from these reviews.
   

3. To act as an oversight and reference committee during preparation for any Whole-of-Institution or Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) audit and to monitor progress implementing any recommendations, affirmations and other self-identified opportunities for improvement arising from these audits. 

4. To promote and monitor the effectiveness of the University's Quality Management Framework, including the Transnational Education (TNE) Quality Management Framework.

5. To provide advice to Academic Council on the relevance, collection and interpretation of data used to assess academic quality and standards.

6. To report to Academic Council at least twice a year (June and November meetings) and to Senate's Internal Audit and Risk Management Committee at least annually (June meeting).