Administrative and Business Advisory Group
The Senior Vice-Principal is accountable to the Vice-Chancellor for the development and implementation of effective and efficient administrative polices and practices and for providing strategic input and services which enable the University’s strategic plan. The mechanism for this is through the Administrative and Business Advisory Group.
Terms of Reference and membership are available via the University Secretary's Department website.
The template for papers can be downloaded here.
Meeting dates in 2013
Friday 22nd February
Thursday 28th March
Wednesday 24th April
Thursday 23rd May
Wednesday 26th June
Thursday 1st August
Tuesday 24th September
Thursday 31st October
Thursday 21st November
What happened at ABAG?
An overview of proceedings for each meeting can be found via clicking on the links below. Note that access requires unimelb username and password.
Meeting #1, February 22nd 2013
Meeting dates in 2012
ABAG Meetings for 2012 were as follows:
Thursday 23rd February
Wednesday 28th March
Thursday 26th April
Thursday 24th May
Thursday 28th June
Thursday 26th July
Thursday 30th August
Thursday 27th September
Thursday 1st November
Thursday 29th November
What happened at ABAG?
An overview of proceedings for each meeting can be found via clicking on the links below. Note that access requires unimelb username and password.
Presentation on the Staff Development Program (Julie Eastman) - Meeting #7, August 30 2012
Schedule and presentations by Practice Leaders 2011-12
Practice Leaders are members of ABAG. In 2009, the role of Practice Leader was established. The key responsibilities of the Practice Leader include developing and maintaining professional standards, providing professional and policy leadership, and encouraging and maintaining relationships between local, common and Chancellery staff in various practice areas.
At each meeting, Practice Leaders are asked to provide an outline of their activites to the group. The schedule of presentations is as follows. Select the link in the 'area' column to view past presentations.
Meeting Date |
Practice Leader |
Area |
Wed 31/08/2011 |
Louise Doyle |
Human Resources |
Thurs 28/09/2011 |
Chris White |
Facility Management and Sustainability |
Wed 26/10/2011 |
Pat Freeland-Small |
Marketing and Communications |
Wed 30/11/2011 |
Carmel Murphy |
Admissions |
| David Cookson | Research Management | |
Thurs 23/02/2012 |
Stefan Delaney |
Occupational Health Services |
| Sendur Kathir | Information Technology Services | |
Wed 28/03/2012 |
Kathryn Dan |
University Records and Policy |
| Neil Robinson | Student Services | |
Thurs 26/04/2012 |
Sue Cunningham |
Advancement |
Thurs 24/05/2012 |
Allan Tait |
Finance |
| Peter Thomas | Strategic Procurement |