Briefing Paper for Choose an item.
Title of Agenda Item:	Click or tap here to enter text.
Agenda Section:	Choose an item.
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Presenter:	Please include name and position, e.g. Professor Tyrone Carlin, Vice Chancellor.
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Proposed Resolution:	Choose an item. approves/ endorses/ recommends insert resolution.

Purpose

What is Council or the Committee being asked to do and why? Include additional context, such as whether consideration of this matter is required by legislation and whether it is directed towards meeting a strategic priority or addressing an enterprise risk.

Be specific and brief; that is no more than 5 to 10 lines.

Executive Summary

Provide a high-level summary of key information to allow the Council or committee members to quickly understand the subject matter of the paper. This might include an overview of key considerations, alternatives considered (if relevant), timing, conclusions reached and what the request is endeavouring to achieve.

This section will usually be two or three paragraphs. The members should be able to read this section, the purpose and the proposed resolution on the first page of the paper and readily ascertain the key information and action required.

Strategic alignment

Does this proposal align with any of the University’s strategic priorities? If so, in a sentence or two specify the priorities and how this item aligns to it.

Discussion

The following highlighted paragraphs are provided for information only. They should be deleted in the final paper.

This section sets out the specific issues that Management would like Council or the Committee to discuss. There is no ‘one size fits all’. You should provide the information that Council or the Committee will need to support the request being made. This should include key information, material assumptions, analysis, options, and insights, as well as key judgements made in reaching the recommended course of action and relevant implications.

This template sets out examples of headings and content that might be appropriate. The sections on strategic alignment, enterprise risks and financial and resource implications must be included. The other sections can be deleted or changed.

The briefing paper should be no more than two or three pages long. Additional information can be included as attachments.

Background

Provide a brief overview of the history of the topic. If it has been considered previously, refer to the date of the previous meeting and the name of the paper. There is no need to repeat the information in the previous paper.

Present situation and desired outcome

What is the University doing or not doing? What are others doing and what are the gaps? This should take the form of an executive summary. If further detail is required, include them in an attachment.

What is the University trying to achieve?

Strategic priorities

How does this proposal relate to the University’s values and strategic priorities?

Enterprise risk

What affect will this proposal have on the University’s material enterprise risks? Is that in line with the University’s risk appetite statement?

Alternatives/Options

Provide a summary of the key or realistic alternatives or options considered. If further detail is required, include it in an attachment.

Financial and resource implications

What are the expenditure and resource implications of the proposal? This should take the form of an executive summary. If the implications are complex, include the details in an attachment.

Corporate governance and compliance

Provide an outline of the corporate governance implications of the proposal, including KPIs (where appropriate) and reporting back to Council or a committee during or after implementation.

Next steps

This section should identify the actions which will follow consideration of the matter by Council/the Committee, when those actions will be completed and who will be responsible for the actions.

Attachments

[Name of the attachment]