Our policies

Read Swinburne’s approved policies regarding staff, students, facilities and services. 

• Academic Credit Policy
• Academic Partnerships Policy
• Academic Progress Policy
• Admissions and Enrolment Policy
• Assessment and Results Policy
• Courses and Awards Policy
• Finance Policy
• People, Culture and Integrity Policy
• Prevention of Sexual Harm and Response Policy
• Research Training Policy
• Student Administration Policy
• Support for Students Policy
• Work Integrated Learning Policy

Our procedures and guidelines

Here you will find procedural information to guide the implementation of Swinburne policies. These procedures and guidelines need to be read in conjunction with the respective policy and framework documents. 

• Improper conduct and whistleblowing guidelines
• Complaints management guidelines
• IT acceptable use guidelines
• Privacy guidelines
• Privacy procedures
• Sarawak procedures
• Sexual Harm Response and Prevention Procedure (Staff)
• Sexual Harm Response and Prevention Procedure (Students)
• Social media guidelines
• Students living with disability and students with carer responsibilities guidelines

Further resources and guidelines

Guidelines and overviews for general use

• Copyright Guidelines
• Disability Services Operational Guidelines
• Equity and Diversity
• Independent Disclosure Hotline
• LGBTIQ Action Plan [PDF 155KB]
  
• Research Data Management Guidelines
• Sarawak Procedures

Guidelines and procedures for staff members

• Academic Procedures (staff login)
• Academic Promotions Procedure (People and Culture Manual) (staff login)
• Contract Management Framework (staff login)
• Complaints, Reviews, Appeals and Misconduct (CRAM) (staff login)
• Facilities Procedures Manual [PDF 66KB] (staff login)
• Finance Procedures Manual (staff login)
• Governance and Assurance wiki (staff login)
• Information and Systems Guidelines (staff login)
• Intellectual Property Commercialisation (staff login)
• Misconduct Guidelines (staff login)
• OHS Procedures
• People and Culture manual [PDF 621KB] (staff login)
• Records Management Guidelines (staff login)
• Risk Management Guidelines (staff login)
• Student Lifecyle Work Instructions (staff login)
• Swinburne Style Guide (staff login)
• Travel Procedures (staff login)
• Vocational Education Work Instructions (staff login)

Our statutes and regulations

We follow a set of rules and regulations in our administrative, operational and academic functions.

Statutes

• Academic and Student Affairs Statute
• Governance and Administration Statute
• University Foundations Statute 2012

Regulations

• Academic Courses Regulations 2013
• Academic Dress Regulations 2012
• Academic Senate Regulations 2014
• Claire Sorati Scholarship Foundation Regulations 2018
• Election Regulation 2012
• Honorary Degrees Regulations 2012
• Intellectual Property Regulations 2017
• Libraries Regulations 2012
• Qualifications and Awards Regulations 2012
• Research Training Regulations 2015
• Reviews and Appeals Regulations 2012
• Student Academic Misconduct Regulations 2012
• Student Administration Regulations 2013
• Student General Misconduct Regulations 2012
• The Swinburne Foundation Regulations 2017
• Swinburne Student Amenities and Services Foundation Regulations 2012
• The Barbara Dicker Brain Science Foundation Regulations 2012
• The Kath Watson Foundation Regulations 2012
• Titles for People Associated with the University Regulations 2012

Governance and policy frameworks

• Governance framework

  Find out about the functions, responsibilities and membership of Swinburne’s governing bodies.

  Learn more (Governance framework)

• Swinburne Policy Framework

  Learn how Swinburne’s policies are formed and managed.

  Learn more (Swinburne Policy Framework)

• Glossary

  Learn more about the terms and phrases used in our policies and regulations.

  Learn more (Glossary)

Accountability framework

Swinburne University's Accountability Framework ensures quality and compliance with educational standards, guided by the Swinburne University of Technology Act 2010 and its governance structure.

Accountability Framework [PDF 911KB]

Quality and compliance

Find out about our commitment to academic quality, our compliance with regulatory requirements and our third party arrangements.

Explore quality and compliance