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Amendments to Policies and Procedures 1 May 2026 - 31 July 2026

Policy / Procedure	Policy Domain	Policy Custodian	Effective Date	Summary
Student Code of Conduct	Academic Governance	DVC Education	29/07/2026	Admin amendment to correct clause reference under clause 3.7 - was clause 17, but correct clause is #20.
Finalisation and Publication of Student Results Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Education	27/07/2026	Administrative amendment to change reference to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), due to changes to Singapore government departments.
Student Professional Misconduct Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Education	27/07/2026	Administrative amendment to change reference to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), due to changes to Singapore government departments.
Academic and Statutory Decisions Review and Appeal Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Education	27/07/2026	Administrative amendment to change reference to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), due to changes to Singapore government departments.
Singapore HDR Candidature Management Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Research	27/07/2026	Administrative amendment to change reference to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), due to changes to Singapore government departments.
Student Academic Misconduct Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Education	23/07/2026	Administrative amendment to change reference to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), due to changes to Singapore government departments.
Student Complaints Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Education	23/07/2026	Administrative amendment to change reference to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), due to changes to Singapore government departments.
Student Review and Appeals Policy	Academic Governance	DVC Education	23/07/2026	Administrative amendment to change reference to SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA), due to changes to Singapore government departments.
Parental Leave Procedure	University Management	Chief Operating Officer	14/07/2026	Admin amendments throughout to update form links and add new form for Keeping in Touch Days (clause 12).
Code of Conduct - University Council and its Committees	Corporate Governance	Vice Chancellor	02/07/2026	Major review to ensure alignment with Staff and Student Codes of Conduct major reviews, and to incorporate bullying, discrimination and harassment as conduct behaviours (in response to the review of the Gender-based Violence and Sexual Misconduct Policy).
All Staff Mandatory Training Procedure	University Management	Chief Operating Officer	27/05/2026	Minor amendment to clause 3.4(c) to change timeframe from two to four weeks.
All Staff Mandatory Training Procedure	University Management	Chief Operating Officer	26/05/2026	Admin amendment to clause 5.1 to correct clause reference.
Researcher Supervision Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Research	26/05/2026	Major review.
Publication and Dissemination of Research Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Research	25/05/2026	Major review.
Peer Review Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Research	25/05/2026	Major review.
Collaborative Research Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Research	25/05/2026	Major review.
Authorship Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Research	25/05/2026	Major review.
Maximum Time to Complete Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Education	22/05/2026	Major review.
WHS-PRO-032 Weapons Procedure	University Management	Chief of Staff	20/05/2026	Admin amendment to clause 8.2 to insert missing words.
Gender-based Violence and Sexual Misconduct Procedure	Corporate Governance	Vice Chancellor	15/05/2026	Guidelines originally published as part of Procedure PDF now split into separate attachments.
International Tuition Fee Payments and Refunds Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Education	14/05/2026	Minor amendment to 9.6 to reflect operation of more than one platform on an interim basis.
WHS-PRO-032 Weapons Procedure	University Management	Chief of Staff	14/05/2026	Major review. Weapons Policy and Procedure moved from Estate and Facilities Management to WHS Management policy sub-domain, to reflect weapons management moving from the Estate Directorate to the WHS Unit. Procedure retitled to include WHS procedure numbering convention.
Weapons Policy	University Management	Chief of Staff	14/05/2026	Major review. Weapons Policy and Procedure moved from Estate and Facilities Management to WHS Management policy sub-domain, to reflect weapons management moving from the Estate Directorate to the WHS Unit.
Student Evaluation of Subjects and Teaching Policy	Academic Governance	DVC Education	07/05/2026	Minor amendment to definition of YourJCU Teaching Survey to remove exception for Singapore campus teaching staff.
Student Disability AccessAbility Support and Plans Procedure	Academic Governance	DVC Education	06/05/2026	Minor amendments to 2.1.1 and 2.1.2 to include AccessAbility Office contact information for Singapore campus students.