The following table documents recent changes to Student Rules, Student Conduct Rules and General Rules. For past changes, visit the table of changes (PDF).

2026

Section 16, Student Rules Student Misconduct and Appeals

Effective 19 August 2026

Changes to align with the Gender-based Violence Response Procedure and support UTS's compliance with the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Respond to Gender-based Violence (see notice).

Approved 19 August 2026 by the Director, Governance Support Unit

Section 4, Student Rules Fees, charges and other financial obligations

Effective 5 August 2026

Administrative amendment to update links to refunds and remissions information (see notice).

Approved 4 August 2026 by the Deputy Director, Governance Support Unit

Schedule G2 Strategic Delegations

Effective 4 August 2026

Amendment to provide the ERP, Program Director with Band 4 general expenditure financial delegations (see notice).

Approved 4 August 2026 by the Vice-Chancellor

Effective 28 July 2026

Student Rules

Changes to section 16 and Schedule 4 of the Student Rules to give effect to the table of Vice-Chancellor’s nominees in Schedule 1 of the Student Conduct Rules under the authority provided by Council (COU/26-3/76) (see notice).

Approved 27 July 2026 by the Director, Governance Support Unit

Schedule 1, Student Rules Definitions

Change to include reference to definition of Vice-Chancellor’s nominee in the Student Conduct Rules under the authority provided by Council (COU/26-3/76) (see notice).

Approved 24 July 2026 by the Director, Governance Support Unit

Schedule 1, Student Rules Definitions

Changes to include a range of Vice-Chancellor’s nominees with authority for certain misconduct actions under the authority provided by Council (COU/26-3/76) (see notice).

Approved 23 July 2026 by the Vice-Chancellor

Section 11, Student Rules Graduate research

Effective 24 July 2026

Changes to reflect the new graduate research supervisor titles as approved by Academic Board (AB/26-3/41) (see notice).

Approved 23 July 2026 by the Deputy Director, Governance Support Unit

Effective 20 July 2026

Student Conduct Rules

New rules (see notice).

Approved 17 June 2026 by Council

Student Rules

Changes to give effect to the new Student Conduct Rules under the authority provided by Council (COU/26-3/76) (see notice).

Approved 17 July 2026 by the Director, Governance Support Unit

Schedule G2 Strategic Delegations

Effective 9 July 2026

Amendment to provide the Program Director, Operating Model Program with Band 4 general expenditure financial delegations (see notice).

Approved 9 July 2026 by the Vice-Chancellor

UTS Rules

Effective 1 April 2026

Changes to reflect new title of Graduate Research Board as approved by Academic Board (AB/26-1/12) (see notice).

Approved 31 March 2026 by the Deputy Director, Governance Support Unit

Student Rules

Effective 18 March 2026

Changes to give effect to the reallocation of authorities required in the disestablishment of the role of Provost under the authority provided by Council (COU/25-5/105) (see notice).

Approved 17 March 2026 by the Director, Governance Support Unit

Effective 27 February 2026

Schedule G2 Strategic Delegations

Change to include the Head, TD School as a Band 3 delegate, following the reallocation of authorities required in the disestablishment of the role of Provost (see notice).

Approved 24 February 2026 by the Deputy Director, Governance Support Unit

UTS Rules

Changes to give effect to the reallocation of authorities required in the disestablishment of the role of Provost as approved by Council (COU/25-5/105) (see notice).

Approved 20 February 2026 by the Director, Governance Support Unit

Schedule G2 Strategic Delegations

Changes to reallocate authorities due to the disestablishment of the role of Provost (see notice).

Approved 15 October 2025 by Council

Section 11 Graduate research

Effective 22 January 2026

Changes to ensure compliance with the Higher Education Support (Commonwealth Scholarship) Guidelines 2025 (see notice).

Approved 16 January 2026 by the Director, Governance Support Unit