UTS reviews its policies to meet the needs of the UTS community, address sector requirements and reflect the current regulatory environment.
Recently published, being reviewed and rescinded
Recently published policies
The following policies have recently been published as new or amended policies.
| Policy | Update | Effective date |
|---|---|---|
| Campus Policy | Changes to clarify charging of lithium-ion batteries, flag and banner permissions, demonstration requirements and health, safety and access. | 01/07/2025 |
| Critical Incident Response Policy | Full review. | 06/08/2025 |
| Indigenous Education and Research Strategy 2025-2030 | New strategy. | 04/07/2025 |
| Modern Slavery Policy | New policy. | 29/04/2025 |
| Research Policy | Full review. | 04/08/2025 |
| Research Management Procedure | Full review. | 04/08/2025 |
| Support for Students Policy | Annual review. | 01/01/2025 |
| Use of AI in Research Guidelines | New guidelines. | 29/04/2025 |
| Website Policy | New policy. | 09/07/2025 |
Policies being reviewed or developed
The following policies are currently being reviewed or developed.
If you would like to be involved or to provide feedback, or for a list of upcoming reviews, contact the policy team.
- Competitive Neutrality and Pricing Policy (review)
- Concerning Behaviour Intervention Policy (review)
- Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Policy (review)
- Financial Assistance for Staff Studying at UTS Policy (review)
- Graduate Research and Supervision Policy (review)
- Indigenous Policy (review)
- Leave Procedure (development)
- Offshore Policy (review)
- Offshore Teaching and Learning Policy (reivew)
- Offshore Teaching and Learning in Modern Standard Chinese Policy (review)
- Professional Experience Program Policy (review)
- Sexual Harm Prevention and Response Policy (review)
- Staff and Students with Carer Responsibilities Policy (review)
- Staff Secondments and Exchanges Policy (review)
- Staff Travel, Expenses and Credit Card Policy (review)
- Staff Travel, Expenses and Credit Card Procedure (review)
- Study Time for Support Staff Policy (review)
- Treasury and Investments Policy (review)
- Treasury and Investments Procedure (review)
- University Consulting Procedure (review)
- US Public Health Service Financial Conflicts of Interest Disclosure Procedure (review)
- Wingara Indigenous Employment Strategy 2019-2023 (review)
- Workplace Policy (development)
Rescinded policies
The Award Course Approval Policy and the Award Course Approval and Publication Procedure were rescinded by Academic Board on 13 November 2024. These were replaced by the Course Approval Policy and the Course Approval and Publication Procedure effective from 1 December 2024.
The Education-Focused Academic Roles Policy was rescinded by the Vice-Chancellor on 14 October 2024. Education focused academic roles are incorporated in the most recent Staff Agreement.
The Publishing on the UTS Website Policy was rescinded by the Vice-Chancellor on 30 June 2025. This was replaced by the new Website Policy effective from 9 July 2025.
The Research Intellectual Property Procedure was rescinded by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) on 27 November 2024. This was replaced by the new Research Intellectual Property and Research Translation Procedure effective from 3 December 2024.
The Subject Descriptions and Subject Outlines Policy was rescinded by Academic Board on 14 November 2024. This was replaced by the new Subject Information Procedure effective from 1 December 2024.
Policy contact
Elizabeth Miller
Policy Manager
telephone 02 9514 7810
email Elizabeth.Miller@uts.edu.au