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.

Conflict of Interest Policy

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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	25th October 2019	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	25th October 2022	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	24th October 2019	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	8th April 2024	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Nicole Bannerman General Counsel 96859895	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Keira Hamilton Director, Compliance 96859897	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

31 August 2022 – Update to Clause (11)a to refer to Schedule 2A of the Western Sydney University Act 1997 instead of Schedule 2 in relation to disclosure of material interests by Board members.

10 May 2021 – System Administrator Fix – updated placeholders for Board of Trustees from Division-based record to Committee-based record.

25 February 2021 – The associated information documents: Conflicts of Interest Guidelines and Conflicts of Interest Procedures have been updated and are available under the Associated Information Tab.

15 February 2021 – Removed the ‘Note’ related to the roll-out of the Conflict of Interest Register that was included when the document was published as a source of information during the process.

Key features of the revision include i) better clarity to purpose, roles, responsibilities, application, risk mitigation strategies, and process; and ii) the implementation of technological tools.

Clauses Amended:Policy: All