Annual Report 2005 - Publications Unit - The University of Western ...

The Impact ofState LegislationIn August 2005, the WA State Government passed the Universities Legislation Amendment Act 2005which amended certain sections relating to the University’s governing body and which was passedand implemented in response to Federal Government funding requirements.In December 2005, the Federal Government passed the HESA (Abolition of Compulsory Up-Front StudentUnion Fees) Act 2005 which removes the ability of the University to set a fee for students for amenities andservices. This will impact the range of non-tuition services available from the Guild of Undergraduates andthe Sports Association and may result in the cost of providing some services to students being met fromthe University’s budget.Public Interest Disclosure ActThe University has appointed a Public Interest Disclosure Officer in accordance with the Public InterestDisclosure Act 2003. There were no matters of Public Interest Disclosure reported to the University in 2005.Record KeepingThe University is committed to records management practices which comply with the relevant legislationand are in line with good professional practice. Its Record Keeping Plan has been cleared by the StateRecords Commission and will be fully approved pending the submission of a revised Records DisposalAuthority for Student Records which will occur in the first half of 2006. Information on record keeping isnow included on the University’s staff induction web site and a statement regarding each staff member’srecord-keeping responsibilities is available. Significant achievements include the redevelopment of theformal record keeping training programme and the successful implementation of electronic documentmanagement for research administration records as well as some general files.Key Performance Indicators 2004 2005Number of non-academic staff with active TRIM* accounts 486 533(percentage) (30%) (32%)Number of non-academic staff who underwent records management training 298 292(percentage) (18%) (17%)* TRIM is the official record-keeping and electronic document management system of the University.Media and Advertising ExpenditureIn accordance with Section 175ZE of the Electoral Act 1907 the University is required to report onexpenditure incurred during the financial year in relation to advertising agencies, market researchorganisations, polling organisations, direct mail organisations and media advertising organisations.Expenditure with advertising agencies $1,309,570Adcorp Australia LtdBowtell Clark & YoleCooch Creative Pty Ltd21