University Governance Unit
Deakin University
As a public sector agency, Deakin University is required to submit an annual report to the Office of Higher Education for tabling in the Victorian Parliament, pursuant to the Financial Management Act 1994 (Vic.). The report is prepared in accordance with reporting and disclosure requirements set annually by the Victorian Government (via the Higher Education and Regulation Division), encompassing compliance requirements with regard to the following:
• Financial Management Act 1994 (Vic.)
• Financial Reporting Directions
• Standing Directions of the Minister for Finance issued in June 2003 under the Financial Management
Act 1994 (Vic.) as part of the financial management package
• Australian Accounting Standards
• Tertiary Education Act 1993 (Cwlth)
• Decision of Public Accounts and Estimates Committee of Parliament
• Government response to Review of University Governance (undertaken in 2002)
• Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 (ESOS Act) (Cwlth).
As per the Victorian Government’s guidelines, 'the annual report (4.7 MB) is the principal medium through which universities discharge their accountabilities to the Parliament, Government and the people of Victoria'.
If you require a bound hard copy of the report, please contact the University Governance Unit.
