{"id":179,"date":"2020-02-05T02:19:15","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T02:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2025-09-26T12:12:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T04:12:50","slug":"governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n\n
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\"Governing<\/div>

Governing authority<\/h3><\/div>

The Council is the governing body of the University and its powers are set out in the Curtin University Act 1966 (WA).<\/p><\/div>

  • See our governing authority<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
    \"Aerial<\/div>

    Enabling legislation<\/h3><\/div>

    Curtin University is a body corporate established under the Curtin University Act 1966 (WA).<\/em><\/p><\/div>

    • Understand the legislation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
      \"An<\/div>

      Risk, compliance and audit<\/h3><\/div>

      Our policies and procedures help to ensure Curtin University runs as smoothly as possible.<\/p><\/div>

      • Learn more about our risk, compliance and audit procedures<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
        \"Staff<\/div>

        Annual reports<\/h3><\/div>

        Our annual reports contain information about our activities, key performance indicators and financial statements.<\/p><\/div>

        • Browse current and past reports<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
          \"Staff<\/div>

          Academic integrity<\/h3><\/div>

          Academic integrity is fundamental to Curtin\u2019s expectations of its community members.<\/p><\/div>

          • Discover our academic integrity efforts<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
            \"Artist's<\/div>

            Curtin Master Plan<\/h3><\/div>

            The Curtin Master Plan outlines a vision for 2030 and aims to deliver in four networks.<\/p><\/div>

            • Be inspired by our Master Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
              \"Students<\/div>

              Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS)<\/h3><\/div>

              The Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 protects the interests of international students in Australia. <\/p><\/div>

              • Learn more about our ESOS obligations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                \"Foreign<\/div>

                Foreign government interference<\/h3><\/div>

                Curtin University supports the right of our staff and students to work and study in a safe space, without interference by foreign governments or their agents.<\/p><\/div>

                • Learn about foreign government interference and harassment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                  \"International<\/div>

                  International sanction compliance<\/h3><\/div>

                  Staff and students engaging in activities with an international connection should be aware of any international sanctions may affect those activities.<\/p><\/div>

                  • Understand our obligations<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                    \"Kangaroo<\/div>

                    Organisational structure<\/h3><\/div>

                    Curtin University is a multi-campus university with teaching and research grouped into five study areas. <\/p><\/div>

                    • Browse our structure<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                      \"Strategic<\/div>

                      Strategic Plan<\/h3><\/div>

                      The Strategic Plan is our guiding document. It identifies who we are, describes where we want to be by 2030, and shows us how we will get there.<\/p><\/div>

                      • Discover our plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                        \"Research<\/div>

                        Research standards<\/h3><\/div>

                        Curtin prides itself on producing research that is conducted within a strong framework, based on the Australian Code for the Responsible Conduct of Research.<\/p><\/div>

                        • See our research standards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n
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                          \"Freedom<\/div>

                          Freedom of Information<\/h3><\/div>

                          The Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA) gives the public the right to access documents of State and local government agencies. <\/p><\/div>

                          • About FOI requests<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                            \"Flowering<\/div>

                            Privacy <\/h3><\/div>

                            The privacy statement describes how Curtin University handles personal information in its possession or control.<\/p><\/div>

                            • See our Privacy Statement <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                              \"Photo<\/div>

                              Policies and Procedures<\/h3><\/div>

                              Policy enables Curtin University to operate efficiently and effectively and maintain consistency throughout the University\u2019s operations. Curtin staff and students are guided by a comprehensive range of policies and procedures to assist with decision-making, operating procedures and communication and help them uphold Curtin\u2019s\u00a0five core values.<\/p><\/div>

                              • View policies and procedures<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/mimas-block>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":41,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-179","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"support_toggle":false,"page_components":false,"controls":{"page_switch_toggle":false,"support_toggle":false,"breadcrumb_toggle":true,"navi_toggle":true,"section_nav_toggle":true,"alternate_font_toggle":false}},"featured_image":false,"author_meta":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31904,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/179\/revisions\/31904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/about\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}