Terms of Reference
- To review and recommend to the University Council on all matters relating to health and safety and ethical approvals, including related statutory compliance;
- To ensure that the University Council is regularly provided information in order that its members:
- are kept up-to-date with knowledge of work health, safety and wellbeing matters;
- maintain an understanding of the operations of the University, and generally of the hazards and risks associated with those operations;
- can be satisfied the University has in place, and is using, appropriate resources and processes:
- to eliminate or minimise health and safety risks; and
- for complying with its other Health and Safety duties and obligations
- can be satisfied that the University has appropriate processes in place for receiving and considering information regarding incidents, hazards, and risks and for responding in a timely way to that information; and
- can verify the provision and use of the resources and processes referred to in paragraphs (c) and (d)
Last updated: 29 November 2022
Constitution
- One lay member of the University Council (Convener)
- Two further members of the University Council
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research & Enterprise)
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Health Sciences
- Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Sciences
- Chief Operating Officer
Convenor appointed by Council
In attendance
- Director of Human Resources
- Director of Property Services;
- Director, Health and Safety
- Registrar & Secretary to the Council (Secretary)
The following will attend when presenting reports:
- Chair, Human Ethics Committee
- Chair, Animal Ethics Committee, Dunedin
- Chair, Institutional Biological Safety Committee
- Chair, Hazardous Substances and Radiation Committee
Committee to meet bi-monthly and to receive reports from the following sub-committees.