Status and Details
This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.
21 November 2016 - Policy amended to reflect unit title change of the 'Office of People and Culture' to the "Office of Human Resources".Relocation Assistance Upon Appointment Policy
Status
Current
Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date
4th September 2015
This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date
4th May 2019
The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority
Vice-Chancellor and President
The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date
28th August 2015
This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date
Not Applicable
This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head
Angelo Kourtis
Vice-President, People and Advancement
47360627
This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact
Gillian Relph
Relocations Consultant
96787828
General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.
Summary of Changes from Previous Version
8 July 2016 - policy amended to reflect the official name change of the University concurrent with the change to the University's Act and By-Law.
28 June 2016 - Preliminary review complete - no change required.
In Section 4, Part B,the South East Asia and North East Asia regions were combined into one as set out in Table 1 which details the amount allocated against the regions. In Part C, a new item has been added detailing the maximum amount that an appointee may claim for the relocation of their domestic pet/s. No limit had been set in previous versions. In Part C, Items and Expenses, two clauses covering household items and electrical items have been combined giving a more comprehensive option and more practical and reasonable solution to appointees when claiming expenses.
Clauses Amended
Procedure: 17, 24, 38
17/06/2021: Division Office of Human Resources (HR) replaced with Office of People and Success (People and Success)
17/04/2023: Division Office of People and Success (People and Success) replaced with Office of People (Office of People)