Remuneration Committee

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• Meeting dates

  Meetings are held as required.

• Composition and membership

  Composition

  The Remuneration Committee consists of the following positions:

  • Chancellor (Chair)
  • Deputy Chancellor
  • one member of Council appointed by Council, whose term of appointment is not about to expire
  • one member of Council appointed by the Minister
  • Vice-Chancellor (except for matters relating to the position of Vice-Chancellor).

  Membership

  Position	Membership	Current Term
  Chancellor (Chair)	Michael Rose AM	ex officio
  Deputy Chancellor	Dr Lisa O’Brien AM	ex officio
  Member appointed by Council	Dr Jack Steele	1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026
  Member appointed by the Minister	Dr Sue Barrell AO	1 March 2026 to 31 October 2026
  Vice-Chancellor (except for matters relating to the position of Vice-Chancellor)	Professor Andrew Parfitt	ex officio

  Positions on the committee are in accordance with its composition.

• Charter

  The UTS Remuneration Committee Charter (PDF) outlines the committee's roles, responsibilities, composition and the manner in which it discharges its responsibilities for UTS. 

  Responsibilities 

  The committee will: 

  Remuneration compliance, framework and benchmarking

  a. ensure compliance with executive remuneration codes as adopted by the Commonwealth Government or its agencies and/or the University Chancellors Council

  b. receive and consider relevant remuneration benchmark data from external sources

  c. make recommendations to Council on the remuneration framework as it applies to the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Chief Operating Officer and Faculty Deans

  Vice-Chancellor remuneration matters

  d. make recommendations to Council on the conditions of the appointment or reappointment of the Vice-Chancellor, including recommending to Council the remuneration, tenure and terms of employment for approval 

  e. approve the Vice-Chancellor’s performance targets aligned with the university’s strategic goals, and monitor and report on the Vice-Chancellor's performance to Council

  f. approve the annual performance and remuneration outcomes for the Vice-Chancellor based on the Chancellor’s recommendations and review of the Vice-Chancellor’s performance

  Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Chief Operating Officer and Faculty Deans remuneration matters

  g. approve the annual performance and remuneration outcomes for the Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Chief Operating Officer and Faculty Deans based on the Vice-Chancellor’s recommendation and review of their performance

  Succession planning, relieving appointments and executive development

  h. monitor and provide advice to Council on succession planning for the Vice-Chancellor, Deputy Vice-Chancellors, Chief Operating Officer and Faculty Deans

  i. receive advice from the Vice-Chancellor on relieving appointments for greater than 8 weeks for the following roles; Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Chief Operating Officer and Faculty Deans.

  Performance 

  The committee will review its performance annually against the charter.

• Quorum

  The quorum at any meeting of a Council committee or board, shall, unless another number is fixed for a particular committee or board, be one-half of the members of the committee or board for the time being but, if one-half is not a whole number, shall be the next higher whole number.