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The definitive instruments for regulatory purposes remain the TEQSA Act and the Higher Education Standards Framework, as amended from time to time.  \n1. What is academic governance?  \nFor the purpose of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 (Threshold Standards), academic governance is a subset of the overall governance of a higher education provider (provider) . Academic governance is concerned with the integrity and quality of the core higher education activities of teaching, student learning, research (including research training) and scholarship. It refers to the framework that regulates a provider’s academic decisions and quality assurance, incorporating policies, processes, definitions of roles, relationships, specifications of delegations, systems, strategies and resources that ensure academic quality and continuous improvement. 1  \nAcademic governance that is robust and high functioning is a primary contributor to establishing a reputation as a quality provider through self-assurance of academic and research integrity, and delivering expected outcomes for students. Academic governance is also important to ensure a provider’s activities adhere to its institutional policy obligations, and that all qualifications awarded reflect the requirements within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) . At many providers, the responsibility of overseeing academic governance, rests with an academic board.  \nAcademic governance and self-assurance  \nAcademic governance plays a key role in a provider’s monitoring and management of academic risk (see guidance note Monitoring, Review and Improvement) .  \nIn identifying and responding to academic risk, self-assurance needs to be embedded in the business-as-usual operations of providers. This should have strong oversight by the primary body responsible for academic governance, typically an academic board. This is because effective self-assurance is key to protecting the integrity of a provider’s core higher education activities.  \nFor strong self-assurance it is recommended that an academic board (or equivalent entity) hold responsibility for carrying out a cyclical program of self-assurance. This program should enable it to identify and respond to episodic and routine risks.  \nFurther it is recommended that good record-keeping underpin a provider’s self-assurance. For regulatory assessments, auditable records arising from self-assurance can be used to  \n1 e.g. , For the purposes of this guidance note, academic governance is in context of the requirement placed on registered higher education providers as determined by the TEQSA Act and other Commonwealth law , such as the Higher Education Standards Framework 2021 , Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 , and the Australian Qualifications Framework.  \ndemonstrate it is occurring and effective. Such records may include, but are not limited to: relevant evidence collected and reports developed, as well as records of the academic board’s (or equivalent's) discussions and decisions.  \nRelationship between corporate and academic governance  \nA degree of separation between corporate governance and academic governance is recommended. The extent of separation and the associated structural arrangements can vary across providers. However, generally the collective oversight of the academic community is exercised through an academic board, sometimes in cooperation with a variety of other structures (e.g. , faculty boards, teaching and learning committees or course advisory committees) . The academic board will typically share information with the governing body to support its assurance activities.  \nIrrespective of the unique arrangements of providers, important interdependencies exist between the corporate and academic functions. 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