Infrastructure Committee

Thursday 4 April
Wednesday 5 June
Monday 29 July
Thursday 14 November

Time: meetings commence at 10am (except for Thursday 4 April and Thursday 14 November which will be from 8am)

Composition

The Infrastructure Committee consists of the following positions:

• Chair — an external member of Council appointed for expertise in information technology and/or strategic capital development and people management
• Up to four other members, of whom:
  • up to two may also be members of Council with qualifications and experience related to the operations of the university
  • all should have strategic skills and experience in either infrastructure development and/or information technology
• Chair of Finance Committee (ex officio)
• Vice-Chancellor or nominee

Membership

Positions on the committee are in accordance with its composition.

The UTS Infrastructure Committee Charter (PDF) outlines the committee's roles, responsibilities, composition and the manner in which it discharges its responsibilities for UTS. 

Responsibilities 

The committee is responsible to Council for the provision of advice on matters relating to physical infrastructure, information technology infrastructure and precincts in the context of the UTS strategic plan approved by Council and the medium-term finance plan as approved by Council from time to time. 

The committee will make recommendations to Council on the following matters: 

Physical infrastructure 

a. the development and implementation of the Campus Master Plan 

b. oversight of progress, including expenditure, on physical infrastructure projects in the context of capital works budgets 

c. commercial activity proposals for the university’s land, infrastructure and facilities 

d. oversight of capital investments in physical infrastructure 

Precincts 

e. oversight of the university’s approach to existing and emerging precincts as they align to the university’s strategy

Information technology 

f. the development and implementation of the Digital Strategy for UTS 

g. oversight of progress, including expenditure, on information technology projects in the context of capital budgets 

h. oversight of capital investments in information technology infrastructure 

Policy 

i. oversight of the policies and lifecycle planning (including maintenance) for land, physical and information technology infrastructure, including commercial uses 

Risk 

j. assist Council in discharging its responsibility to exercise due care and skill in relation to designated risks contained within the UTS Council Committees Risk Oversight Responsibilities Matrix 

Reporting 

k. the Infrastructure Committee Monitoring and Reporting Protocol sets out the procedure for monitoring on physical asset and information technology capital expenditure.

Performance 

The committee will review its performance annually against the charter.

The quorum at any meeting of a Council committee or board, shall, unless another number is fixed for a particular committee or board, be one-half of the members of the committee or board for the time being but, if one-half is not a whole number, shall be the next higher whole number.

The Infrastructure Committee Monitoring and Reporting Protocol (under review) (PDF) sets out the procedure for monitoring and reporting on physical asset and information technology capital expenditure (this will be amended after Council decision).