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Compliance Policy

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Section 1 - Purpose and Context

(1) The purpose of this policy is to enable the University and its staff to achieve its compliance objectives in its operations and activities by promoting positive compliance culture principles, and implementing a uniform and responsive risk-based compliance management program.

(2) This policy applies to all University staff, and all its current and future activities.

(3) The policy should be read in conjunction with relevant University policies, including the Code of Conduct.

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Section 2 - Definitions

(4) The following definitions apply for the purposes of this policy:

  1. Compliance means meeting all the requirements of all internal policies, and Commonwealth and NSW laws (which includes regulations and codes) relevant to the University as a whole, to one of its schools, business units, or departments, and as part of the wider university sector.
  2. Compliance Culture means the values, ethics, and beliefs that exist throughout the University, and interact with its structures and systems to produce behavioural norms that are conducive to positive compliance outcomes.
  3. Compliance Management Program means a set of interrelated or interacting processes to achieve compliance.
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Section 3 - Policy Statement

(5) Western Sydney University is committed to complying with all Commonwealth and NSW law requirements relating to its operations and governance. In particular, the University recognises its obligations to its students, its staff, and the wider community to provide a safe environment that adopts the highest standards of accountability. The University will maintain the highest standards of diligence in all areas of public accountability, through its policies, in meeting its legal obligations, in the maintenance of the Compliance Management Program, and in the promotion of a positive compliance culture.

(6) This policy and Compliance Management Program are consistent with the Australian Standard Compliance Management Systems Guidelines (AS/ISO 19600:2015).

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Section 4 - Procedures

(7) The University's Compliance Management Program operates on the following principles:

  1. Incorporation of all University staff and its current and future activities, where outsourcing of the University's operations or processes does not relieve the University or its staff of legal and compliance requirements.
  2. Integration with other University functions of legal, governance, risk, and audit.
  3. Embedding of compliance obligations in University-wide policies, procedures, and processes.
  4. Responsibility for managing and reporting compliance issues applies to all University staff, including executive management. Each individual is responsible and accountable for his or her own awareness and compliance with applicable laws.
  5. Independence of the compliance function to ensure objective application and context of the compliance management program taking into account the University's size, nature, complexity, and operating environment.
  6. Expectation of high standards of conduct and accountability from all levels of staff within the University.

(8) The University is committed to the Compliance Management Program's continual improvement, and will embed the enhancement principle of "Develop, Implement, Evaluate, Maintain" in its specific procedures.

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Section 5 - Guidelines

(9) Nil.