SUPRA Council – regulations and policy

SUPRA’s governance is formalised through a number of regulations, which are kept here for transparency and accessibility. All policy documents are drafted by the Policy Committee and ratified by the SUPRA Council.

Governing documents

SUPRA Constitution [PDF 443KB]
SUPRA Constitution [Word document 121KB]
Approved by Members at the AGM 13 May 2024. Approved by the DVC(E) 11 July 2024.

The Constitution is the document governing SUPRA’s operations. It gives scope to the actions of the SUPRA Council and in many cases defines not only what we should be doing but how we should be doing it. The Constitution can only be modified at an Annual General Meeting (AGM) or Extraordinary  General Meeting (EGM) and must be approved by a two-thirds majority of SUPRA members present at the meeting. However, changing SUPRA’s Constitution does not end there. SUPRA is constituted through a resolution of the University Senate (the highest decision-making body of the University of Sydney) and therefore the Senate’s delegate who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) must approve any changes to our Constitution for them to take effect.

SUPRA Councillor Code of Conduct
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA Rules of Order
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA regulations

SUPRA Electoral Regulations
Ratified by SUPRA Council 28 January 2021.

SUPRA Financial Regulations
Ratified by SUPRA Council 27 May 2021.

SUPRA Offices and Resources Use Regulations 2021
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA policies and procedures

SUPRA Community Engagement Policy 2023
Ratified by SUPRA Council 30 March 2023.

SUPRA Conference Attendance Support for Members Policy 2021
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA Grievance Policy 2021
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA Grievance Procedures 2021
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA Privacy Policy 2021
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA Privacy Procedures 2021
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA Safer Spaces Policy 2021
Ratified by SUPRA Council 29 July 2021.

SUPRA Volunteer Policy 2023
Ratified by SUPRA Council 30 March 2023.

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