Policy without (much) pain - University of Ballarat

Policy without (much) pain2. DisclaimerWe hope readers will find the ideas in this book helpful in their work. It is intended to promoteeffective policy development and management, and thus to: assist institutions to satisfy the expectations of staff and studentsminimise the risk of disruption to services, complaint, litigation or loss arising from poorlydeveloped policy energise institutions by fostering the use of policy to increase staff engagement and improveinternal communication.Tertiary education policy is, however a challenging area, and unexpected reverses do occur.Each institution and each policy project present unique challenges, and no amount of advice caninsure against failure. Accordingly ATEM takes no responsibility for any disruption to services,complaint, legal action or loss in relation to any type of policy text developed, or policy frameworkmanaged, based on the advice in this manual.In particular, readers are advised that they should:identify and use whatever guidelines, resources and support their own institution provides forpolicy development and policy managementnot use this book as a substitute for seeking legal advice to ensure that policy texts theydevelop are consistent with the principles of administrative law and the legislation governingtheir institution. When developing and reviewing tertiary institution policy, it is essential toconsult the institution’s legal advisers.~ 5 ~