(1) This policy confirms the commitment of the University to good corporate governance through risk management. It defines the broad accountabilities and structures the University will maintain in order to manage risk. (2) Risk is inherent in all academic, administrative and commercial activities and every member of the University community is continually managing risk. Risk may be potentially advantageous or harmful. The University recognises the primary objective of risk management to eliminate exposure to adverse risk, but where its elimination is not possible to provide a structured approach to its identification and treatment by: (3) The purpose of this policy is to: (4) A structured risk management program will provide a number of beneficial outcomes by: (5) This policy applies to all staff and to all current and future activities of the University. (6) Where more detailed risk management policies or procedures are developed to cover specific areas of the University’s operations (i.e. insurance, work health and safety, commercial activities) they should comply with the broad directions detailed in this policy. (7) For the purposes of this Policy, the following definitions apply: (8) The University has adopted a methodology consistent with the Risk Management Standard (AS/NZS 4360:2004) for identifying, assessing and managing risks. This methodology is the basis of the University's risk management framework. (9) The framework helps to ensure a consistent approach to the same risk by different sections of the University. It also provides a structure for: (10) A major element of the framework is an ongoing program of risk assessments across the University. The objective of risk assessments is to establish a prioritised list of risk issues for further consideration/action by senior management and executive. (11) The assessments are facilitated by the Office of Audit and Risk Assessment and involve: (12) The Board has overall responsibility for risk management and in exercising this function delegates: (13) The Committee will provide oversight to risk management activities across the University and its related entities and monitor the implementation of remedial actions to minimise or eliminate adverse risk. (14) The Committee will report at least quarterly to the Board of Trustees on the performance of risk management activities (this may form part of a broader report on the work of the Committee). (15) All staff are required to support and participate in the risk management processes adopted by the University (providing they are able and enabled to do so). (16) The Vice-Chancellor and President is responsible for: (17) Senior management and executive are responsible for reporting regularly to the Vice-Chancellor and President on risk - immediately in instances where a significant new risk is identified. (18) Senior management and executive are to ensure that all major proposals (involving significant financial or reputational risk for example) submitted to the Board of Trustees or any of its Committees for endorsement, indicate if a risk assessment has been undertaken (and if so whether contingency plans have been developed for any significant risk issues identified). (19) Senior management and executive are also responsible to the Vice-Chancellor and President for the implementation of this policy within their respective areas of responsibility, specifically: (20) The Director, Audit and Risk Assessment is responsible for: (21) The University is not responsible for developing Risk Management Policy for its related entities. The Boards of University Related Entities will be responsible for establishing their own risk management policy framework and processes and will provide reports to the Vice-Chancellor and President and the Audit and Risk Committee on the status of risk as requested. (22) Nil. (23) Nil.Risk Management Policy
Section 1 - Purpose and Context
Benefits
Scope
Section 2 - Definitions
Top of PageSection 3 - Policy Statement
Part A - Risk Management Framework
Part B - Responsibility for Risk Management
Board of Trustees
Audit and Risk Committee
All staff
Vice-Chancellor
Senior Management and Executive (DVCs, PVCs, Deans, Campus Provosts, Directors)
Director, Audit and Risk Assessment
Policy Not Applicable to the University's Related Entities
Section 4 - Procedures
Section 5 - Guidelines
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