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National Governance Protocols for Higher Education Providers

The National Governance Protocols are set out in Chapter 7 of the Commonwealth Grant Scheme Guidelines.  A link to the Guidelines is provided here You are now leaving the DEST website.        


Assessment Documents

Statement of Certification RTF  RTF  (745.5 KB)
Membership Update Form RTF  RTF  (82.4 KB)

The Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) has commissioned a review of the National Governance Protocols, to be coordinated by the Joint Committee on Higher Education.

An issues paper has been released seeking views on the impact and effectiveness of the Protocols and suggestions for any changes for the future.  The paper has been circulated to all Chancellors (copied to Vice-Chancellors), the University Chancellors’ Conference, Universities Australia and other stakeholders.  Governments are also able to make submissions to the review.

The paper is available on the MCEETYA website.