A/4.2 Non-academic organisational structure


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Contact Officer	Human Resources Director
Approval Date	04/03/2008
Approval Authority	Vice-Chancellor
Date of Next Review	01/07/2011

4.2.1 Policy
4.2.2 Status of non-academic areas
4.2.3 University non-academic areas
Related Documents
Modification History

4.2.1 Policy

Non-academic areas of the University are grouped into units designated as sections, departments and divisions.

The Vice-Chancellor is responsible for the creation and dissolution of sections, departments and divisions.

a) Section

A section is a formal grouping of a relatively small number of staff, physical facilities and equipment, which is responsible for the performance of a discrete set of activities. A number of sections within the University are classified as ‘independent sections’ which have similar responsibilities to a department, but on a smaller scale. Managers of independent sections (see A/5.1 ) report directly to a head of division.

b) Department

A department is a formal grouping of a number of staff, physical facilities and equipment, which is responsible for a major functional area of administrative or educational services. Departments are normally part of a division and may contain sections.

c) Division

A division is a formal grouping of a number of departments, sections and/or independent sections drawn together for the purpose of coordinating activities and for administrative efficiency and convenience. A division is characterised by largeness, complexity of operation and responsibility for the provision of a wide range of administrative and/or educational support services.

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4.2.2 Status of non-academic areas

The status of sections, departments and divisions is determined on the basis of the administrative efficiency, service provision and economic advantages which flow to the University from such an organisational arrangement as well as such factors as

size (students, staff, public and facilities serviced; staff employed; records maintained; transactions performed)
number, complexity and diversity of activities performed
number, size, diversity and complexity of facilities, equipment and systems used.

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4.2.3 University non-academic areas

QUT is organised into the non-academic areas of

Chancellery
Division of Administrative Services
Division of Finance and Resource Planning
Division of Technology, Information and Learning Support
Division of Research and Commercialisation
Division of International and Development.

Details of the University’s organisational structure are provided in Appendix 5.

Further information on the Chancellery and divisions is available from their individual web pages.

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Modification History

Date	Sections	Source	Details
04.03.08	All	Vice-Chancellor	Policy updated (to clarify the term independent section and to remove reference to Executive Office from Chancellery structure)
03.03.05	A/4.2.2	Secretariat	Updated in accordance with revised organisational structure (Marketing and Communication Department relocated to Division of Administrative Services – formerly part of Chancellery)
15.06.04	A/4.2.2	Registrar	Revised QUT organisational structure chart - new Appendix 5 (replaces former Appendix 33 Academic organisational structure and Appendix 36 Non-academic organisational structure)
04.06.03	A/4.2.2	Council	Division of Research and Advancement disestablished from 01.01.2004; Division of Research and Commercialisation and Division of International and Development established to commence operation from 01.01.2004; Internal Audit Section relocated from Division of Finance and Resource Planning to Chancellery, reporting to the Vice-Chancellor.
18.10.01	All	Council	Division of Finance and Resource Planning established (from 1.1.01)

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