Academic Review and Recruitment Committee

General information

• Committee name: Academic Review and Recruitment Committee
• Reporting to: Academic Board
• Contact: Ms Malena McNamara, Manager, Academic Policy and Programs
• Version (effective date): 1 (1 January 2026)
• Sub-committees: nil
• Quorum: 6 members with:
  • at least one of each of the following groups:
    • President or Deputy President, Academic Board
    • Elected members
  • at least two of the appointed faculty and institute representatives
• Notes: abbreviated as ARRC

Terms of reference

The role of the Academic Review and Recruitment Committee is to:

• Conduct the review process for schools, institutes, supervisory centres and generalist degrees on behalf of the University.
• Recommend to the University Senior Executive Team (USET) the proposed membership of review committees, including ARRC representation.
• Consult with the Provost on the review schedule, including the presentation of review reports to USET and the oversight of implementation reports.
• Participate on selection committees for academic recruitment and hiring processes in accordance with the Recruitment, Selection and Appointment Procedure.
• Advise on matters referred to it by the Academic Board Executive Committee.

Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021

Academic Board Standing Committee contributes to the University meeting the requirements of the following Domains and/or Standards within the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 (HESF 2021):

• Domain 3 Teaching 
  • Standard 3.2 – Staffing 
• Domain 4 Research and Research Training
  • Standard 4.2 – Research Training
• Domain 5 Institutional Quality Assurance 
  • Standard 5.1 – Course Approval and Accreditation 
  • Standard 5.3 – Monitoring, Review and Improvement 
• Domain 6 Governance and Accountability
  • Standard 6.2 – Corporate Monitoring and Accountability
  • Standard 6.3 – Academic Governance

Composition

Ex-officio:

• President of the Academic Board (Chair)
• Deputy President of the Academic Board

Appointed:

• One representative from each faculty from the Academic Board, nominated by the executive dean (for a two-year term)
• One representative from a university- or faculty-level institute from the Academic Board, nominated by the Provost in consultation with the University Senior Executive Team (USET) Institute Director representative

Elected:

• Three academic staff members, employed at Level E, elected by and from the elected members of the Academic Board

Administrative arrangements

The term of appointed and elected members is two years.

Elections are conducted in accordance with the Guideline for Academic Board Committee Elections.

If the Chair is absent from any meeting of the Committee, the Deputy President will be Chair for that meeting. If both the Chair and Deputy President are absent from any meeting of the Committee, members of the Committee present at that meeting will appoint a member as Chair for that meeting.