In the performance of its functions, the University must pay special attention to the needs of the Australian Capital Territory and the surrounding regions. The Council is to act in all matters concerning the University in the way it thinks will best promote the interests of the University. A less formal description of the role of a Council member is given in a note to Council from the Vice-Chancellor. More general information about the role and responsibilities of University governing bodies may be found in the Report of the Hoare Committee, the committee of inquiry established by the Commonwealth government to report on the management of higher education in 1995. Go to top of document Meetings Council meets six or seven times each year according to a schedule determined each September or October for the ensuing calendar year.
Meetings are open to observers except for items declared to be confidential.
Papers from past meetings are held in the Secretariat. Selected reports and policy documents considered by Council are placed on the network. Examples include a Teaching and Learning Plan , the Policy on Intellectual Property , the Research Plan , and the University Strategic Plan . Minutes of Council meetings since the University commenced in 1990 are available on the network. These minutes may be searched using the Glimpse search engine.