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.

Code of Conduct

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	19th August 2021	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	19th August 2026	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Board of Trustees	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	18th August 2021	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	15th December 2021	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services 45701415	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services 45701415	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

The Walker Review released on 9 December 2020 by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Skills and Employment found that Western Sydney University’s policies were mostly aligned with the Model Code on Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom (“Model Code”), but that there were some areas of misalignment. In line with the recommendations of the Walker Review, changes were made to the Staff Code of Conduct (BOT resolution 4/8/2021:5), together with the Charter of Academic Freedom (Senate Executive Committee resolution 21/08:01), Freedom of Speech Policy (BOT resolution 4/8/2021:5) and Explanatory Note: Model Code for Protection of Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom in Australian Higher Education Providers (BOT resolution 4/8/2021:5). The Code of Conduct and Freedom of Speech Policy (which are Board of Trustees policies) have been amended and now specifically adopt all principles of the Model Code and remove restrictive language as recommended by the Walker Review. The Explanatory Note now contains a reference to paragraph 6 of the Operation Section from the Model Code, which concerns workplace agreements.

Clauses Amended:Policy: 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27,