Accountability framework
'Good governance and management demand exemplary standards of accountability. Accountability entails not only external reporting to the State and Federal Governments in satisfaction of the obligations pursuant to which the University has been established or receives funding but also the internal monitoring of performance against operational plans and budget and compliance with University policy.'
-- Professor Glyn Davis, Vice-Chancellor
An annual cycle of planning, performance monitoring, quality assurance and reporting operates in the University of Melbourne:
- The University's stakeholders
- Principles of accountability
- Accountability structure
- Planning and budgeting cycle
- Reporting cycle
- Quality cycle
- Chart showing the annual accountability cycle (PDF 42 kb)
Through the accountability structure, the University of Melbourne adheres to proper processes for the governance and management of its affairs, meets its compliance obligations and discharges its responsibilities to stakeholders.
The accountability structure incorporates annual cycles of planning and budgeting, reporting and quality assurance. These cycles are designed to ensure that, at both University and faculty and administrative unit levels, the University's various obligations are properly satisfied in a manner that minimises the need for duplication.
See also: Melbourne's response to the 2005 Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) audit