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Purpose

Why is this report being provided to Council or the Committee? Include additional context, such as whether reporting of this matter is required by legislation.

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

Discussion

The following highlighted paragraphs are provided for information only. Delete them from the final version of the 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 be properly informed.

Where possible, information should be linked to the University’s strategic priorities and inform the Council or Committee on any impact on the University’s enterprise risks. Provide insights not just information.

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 relevant. If it has been considered previously, refer to the date of the previous meeting and the name of the paper.

This section can be deleted if not required.

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Break the report into sections covering different topics or aspects of the subject matter of the paper. Add or delete sections as required.

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Break the report into sections covering different topics or aspects of the subject matter of the paper.

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Break the report into sections covering different topics or aspects of the subject matter of the paper.

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Break the report into sections covering different topics or aspects of the subject matter of the paper.

Next steps

This section should identify any further actions or future reporting, when those actions or reporting will be undertaken and who will be responsible.

Attachments

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