Adelaide University

8

1.5 - 2 hrs

Wednesday afternoons each month from March to November (no meeting in July)

Australian Catholic University

5

3 hrs

Includes 30 mins for policy discussion

The Australian National University

As ANU is in the process of disestablishing its Academic Board, no information is recorded.

University of Ballarat

8

1.5 - 2.5 hrs

Wednesday afternoons - normally 2 hrs in length

Bond University

6

2 hrs

Monday mornings - meetings usually don't exceed 2 hrs.

University of Canberra

6 (+ provisional)

2 hrs

Monday afternoons - time can be extended by 30 mins with agreement of members.

Central Queensland University

8

2 hrs

Meets on last Wednesday of the month (excluding January, April, September and December), from 1:30pm to 3:30pm, with meetings occasionally running until about 4pm.

Charles Darwin University

6

2 hrs

Held every second month

Charles Sturt University

5

5 hrs

With lunch break

Curtin University of Technology

10

2 hrs

Friday mornings monthly (Feb-Nov) - members can vote to extend meeting time in 15 minute increments - 4-5 of the meetings each year include a "Monitoring Meeting" from 10-11 am focussing on performance against University's Strategic Plan.

Deakin University

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2 - 2.5 hrs

Edith Cowan University

6

2 hrs

Flinders University

5

2 hrs

Wednesday afternoons

Griffith University

6 (+ 2 reserve)

2.5 hrs

Thursday afternoons (3rd Thursday of the month).

James Cook University

6

2 hrs

Monday mornings - meetings can go over time.

La Trobe University

8

1.5 hrs

Wednesday mornings - can sometimes go beyond 1.5 hrs.

Macquarie University

8 (+ 2 reserve)

1.5 - 2 hrs

Tuesday mornings.  Also 2 Forum meetings per year of 3 hrs length followed by lunch.

The University of Melbourne

8

2 hrs

Monash University

6

2 hrs

Wednesday afternoons (teleconferenced to South Africa & Malaysia) - most meetings are at least 2 hrs in length

Murdoch University

8

2.5 hrs

Afternoon meeting with 15 minute break - meetings occasionally go beyond 2.5 hrs

The University of New England

6

2 hrs

Morning meeting with coffee break - can sometimes go beyond 2 hrs.

The University of New South Wales

11

2 hrs

Academic Board meets first Tuesday each month (Feb - Dec).  Academic Council has 6 meetings per year, approx. 3 hrs. long.

The University of Newcastle

6

2 hrs

Academic Board meets once every two months.  Meetings are normally 2 hours in length, but 3 hours is set aside.

The University of Queensland

6

2 -2.5 hrs 

Meets on Monday mornings at 9:00 am - scheduling extra meetings is not usual practice, but can be done if a particular issue warranted doing so.

Queensland University of Technology

5 (prior to 09, was 6)

2

Friday mornings

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology

11

2 hrs

First Monday each month (Feb - Dec) - meeting can be extended by 30 minutes on motion.

Southern Cross University

6

2- 3 hrs

Meets approx. every 2 mths - meetings occasionally go beyond 3 hrs.

University of South Australia

9

2.25 hrs

Fourth Friday of the month.

University of Southern Queensland

6

3 hrs

Can sometimes go over 3 hrs, but more frequently are about 2 hrs in length.

University of the Sunshine Coast

6

2 hrs

Meetings are at 10.00 am on Tuesdays, held every 8 weeks or so. 

Swinburne University of Technology

7

2 hrs

Moved from 6 meetings of 2.5 hrs

The University of Sydney

8

2 hrs

Held Wednesday afternoons.  Meetings regularly run over 2 hrs.

University of Tasmania

6 (+1 planning meeting)

3 - 4 hrs (incl. lunch)

Meetings are held on Fridays and commence at 11.00am.  Our standing orders indicate the meeting finishes at 3.30pm, but there is one extension of 30 minutes allowed. We break for a 30 minute lunch at 1.00 and generally finish the meeting before the 3.30 cut off

University of Technology Sydney

6

3 hrs

Morning meetings - 3 hrs in the longest the meeting can run for, with provision for a vote to extend for a further 30 mins. (rarely happens).

Victoria University

10

2 – 3 hrs 

Meets on the second Wednesday of each month (except for January and July, with July listed as a reserve meeting) at 9:15 am.  Executive meetings of the Board often occur 4-5 times a year.

The University of Western Australia

4 (full Board) + 11 (Council)

1 -2 hrs

Council meets monthly (Feb - Dec) with full Board meeting only 4 times per year.  Meetings rarely exceed 2 hrs.

University of Western Sydney

6 (plus 2 provisional)

2.5 hrs

Meeting time can be extended to 3 hrs on agreement of members.

University of Wollongong

6 (moving to 7)

2 hrs

Wednesday mornings