Monash University

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Monash University

• Ethical and Professional Conduct

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Building an ethical culture
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Building an ethical culture

• Our ethics statement provides the principles /
  framework for thinking about ethics
• For all of us, what we say / what we do is
  important
• We engage with ethical questions in our day to
  day work, as they arise
• We discuss ethical questions rather than simply
  relying on policy or procedure

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Monash University Ethics Statement

• Monash as a Place for People to Work and Study
• Monash as a Learning, Teaching and Research
  Institution
• Monash in Society

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Conduct procedures

• Conflict of Interest
• Staff/student relationships
• Acceptance of gifts, benefits, hospitality
• Entertainment
• Paid outside work
• Representing Monash (public utterance)
• Whistleblower
• Mobile phone and telephone useage
• Provision of ICT equipment to staff
• Subscriptions to associations, journals

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Workplace policies and procedures

• http//www.adm.monash.edu.au/workplace-policy/cond
  uct-compliance/conduct-compliance-policy.html

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Who you can speak with about ethics or conduct
matters

• Your Senior Executive
• Executive Director Human Resources
• Members of Integrity Committee (Chair VP
  Administration)
• Monitors the effectiveness of University policies
  and processes as they relate to integrity and
  conduct

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How students can resolve complaints and grievances

• Academic and Administrative Complaints and
  Grievances policy
• Resolve at local level if possible
• Applies to coursework/ HDR students at all
  campuses including international
• Student Grievance officers- first contact in
  each faculty/ division provide advice, record
  complaints, may investigate
• University Student Ombudsman - to independently
  and consistently review complaints which remain
  unresolved by the faculty/department
• www.ombudsman.monash.edu.au
• Email studentombudsman_at_adm.monash.edu.au

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The role of Ombudsman Victoria

• The Ombudsman (Victoria) investigates
  administrative actions taken by state and local
  government agencies
• -includes decisions, recommendations, proposals
  to act, refusal/failure to act
• May act on own initiative or as a result of a
  complaint
• Generally does not become involved until the
  agency has attempted to resolve the complaint
• Agencies must have effective complaints
  procedures

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The Whistleblowers Protection Act 2001

• The making of disclosures of improper conduct or
  detrimental action by public officers and public
  bodies and protection to the whistleblower from
  any detrimental action
• Use when behaviour would constitute a criminal
  offence
• Corrupt or substantial mismanagement of public
  resources
• A substantial risk to public health or safety or
  the environment

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Whistleblowers Protection Act

• http//www.adm.monash.edu.au/workplace-policy/cond
  uct/whistleblowers/

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Building an ethical culture staff attitude
survey 2009 highest performing university on
ethics

• Monash university is ethical
• Monash university is socially responsible
• Monash university is environmentally responsible