The Selection and Renumeration Committee was established by Council on 15 December 1997. It replaced the Professorial Salaries Committee. It was a standing subcommittee of the Resources and Finance Committee of Council. Jeremy Ellis was chair. In 2002 it became a standing committee of Council. Its terms of reference were: To provide to Council quality assurance relating to the integrity and probity of the university's remuneration policies and practices; To develop, for Council approval, policy for the recruitment and appointment of senior staff, including involvement of Council in the selection and appointment of senior staff; To assess the performance of and determine the remuneration of the Vice-Chancellor, approve the remuneration policy for members of the Vice-Chancellor's Group, and for other senior staff, and to oversee the application of that policy; To prepare for Council an annual statement of senior staff remuneration which will form the basis for the relevant statement in the university's annual report; To approve the policy for salary loadings, where applicable, to professors and others. As of August 2024 the committee's responsibilities are described as: Oversee and provide quality assurance in relation to the appointment and remuneration frameworks, strategies, policies and practices of the University, and where relevant, those of the University’s controlled entities, to ensure that they are appropriate and in line with current governance, legal and regulatory requirements; and Consider other matters delegated to it by Council from time to time.
