Legal Services

Our role

Legal Services is responsible for the provision of legal services to the University. Our mission is to assist the University in achieving its strategic plan goal by:

• providing high quality, timely legal service to the University; and
• playing a pro-active, risk management role with respect to the University and its activities.

All Legal Services staff are:

• committed to continuously improving their skills and the legal service provided to the University; and
• are owners of Legal Services practices and procedures.

How we provide legal services

• Instructing Legal Services
• Service level charter for RMIT University’s preferred providers of legal services
• Society of University Lawyers (SOUL)

Information

Information on various legal matters affecting the University:

• Copyright licence lnformation
• Financial delegation of authority
• Information papers
• Freedom of information
• Legal office news
• Manuals and templates
• Privacy
• Whistleblowers Protection Act

University policies ensure that the University complies with its obligations under State and Federal legislation. Some of the more important policies are:

• Code of Conduct
• Confidentiality and privacy of staff information
• Electronic communications
• Equal employment opportunity
• Sexual harassment