University Secretariat

UNE’s University Secretariat team is entrusted to facilitate secretarial duties for the corporate and academic governance bodies of the University.

This includes:

• providing independent high-level administrative and governance support to Council and Academic Board and their Committees;
• providing sound and trusted advice on governance, policy and administration issues to Chairs and relevant stakeholders;
• meeting organisation and managing workplans;
• assisting the Chair to prepare for meetings;
• preparing quality agendas and providing feedback and advice to report writers on report style;
• interpreting, analysing and clearly articulating the decisions of the boards and committees through minutes and action sheets;
• facilitating elections, member appointments, and monitoring attendance to meetings;
• disseminating information to stakeholders, where relevant;
• maintaining the board and committee records; and
• being transparent and maintaining confidentiality as required.

These activities enable good corporate decision making at UNE.

The University Secretariat team can assist with:

• reporting timeframes and deadlines
• upcoming agenda items
• reporting formats and style
• report content and key elements requiring consideration
• proofreading and editing reports
• drafting resolutions
• meeting actions
• election information
• general governance advice