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Staff Compliance with Outside Professional Activities Policy

The Vice-Chancellor has promulgated procedures which require all University staff to annually notify the Research Officeof all outside professional activities that they are currently engaged in, within the following scope (this includes domestic and international projects/events/activities):

• any private work conducted by a staff member and related to a staff member's professional expertise including that done while on study leave or long service leave;
• consulting (University or private) whether or not payment is received;
• contract research;
• other arrangements (including licensing and joint ventures);
• appointment to any public or private body where a staff member may be expected to serve at any times when University facilities may be used;
• engagement in professional practice such as private work done by staff in clinical work, counselling and related professional activities;
• involvement as partner, principal, company director; board member in a company or in a long-term engagement by a company or organisation;
• delivery of a series of lectures or broadcasts undertaken for an outside organisation;
• preparation of learning material for other universities or other organisations except for occasional presentations, occasional lectures and the like.

Full details on the University's Policy on Outside Professional Activities.

The OPA/IP policies of all 10 NSW universities were reviewed by the NSW Audit Office in 1999. CSU policies rated very highly and changes were made on the basis of this review.

The NSW Audit Report and the University's corresponding action.

ACTION REQUIRED: For all outside professional activities (described in the Policy) in which you are currently engaged please provide the following details, to your Head of School who will then forward a report to the Research Office.

Title of project/event:
Summary of services/topic/outline of project: (approx 10 lines)
Contracting party: (company or organisation for whom the service is provided)
Start and end dates:
OPA reference number: (this is the number assigned to your project if you have already sought approval under the OPA policy)

PLEASE NOTE: It should be clearly understood that failure by a staff member to notify their Head of School of their involvement in any outside professional activity in which he or she is to be engaged may lead to disciplinary action under the applicable enterprise agreement. The notification by a staff member must be made through the Head of School to the Centre, and approved by the University, prior to commencement of the outside professional activity.

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact:

Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Kind Regards

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)