Appendix A


FRAMEWORK OF DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS


Note: all delegations and authorisations are subject to the applicable limitations prescribed in the Financial Delegations in the Financial accounting, management and control policies and procedures


Contractual Delegations approved by Council

Officer Extent of Delegation
Vice-Chancellor All contracts, University wide
Executive Director of Administration All contracts, University wide
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) All contracts, University wide
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International)

All contracts, University wide

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) All contracts, University wide
   

 

Authorisations and sub-authorisations approved under Policy

Officers Authorising Officer Extent of Delegation
Executive Deans Vice-Chancellor

Teaching/Educational cooperation and service delivery contracts (excluding off-shore)

Consultancy agreements

Librarian Vice-Chancellor

Library operation/supply/service contracts

Consultancy agreements

 

Faculty General Managers

 

Executive Deans as for Executive Deans
Manager, Buildings and Property Executive Director of Administration

subject to normal University approval procedures;

countersign schedules of authority for expenditure on building works contracts;

all technical components of building works contracts;

plant and equipment purchase contracts (up to $250,000); and

vehicle purchase contracts (up to $100,000).

 

Manager, Information Services

Executive Director of Administration

subject to normal University procedures, and an upper limit of $200,000 on any single contract:

contracts for the supply of goods and services relating to the purchase of major computing and tele-communications systems;

software and hardware maintenance contracts;

software licence agreements;

service level agreements relating to computing and telecommunitations services.