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All academic staff are required to disclose any registrable activities which fall under the Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act 2018 (Cth).

 

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4. Managing registrable activities

The Transparency Register is the Attorney-General Department’s online register. If necessary, UQ will submit activities on behalf of academic staff following completion of the foreign influence disclosure.

By registering an activity with the Attorney-General's Department via the Scheme, further obligations will be incurred on behalf of the staff member and the University. In such instances, UQ will help you to comply with these obligations.

Academic staff must ensure:

  • the foreign influence disclosure is completed before the commencement of registrable activities
  • that your information is kept up to date when circumstances change.

Registration obligations are in accordance with the FITSA and UQ’s policies and procedures regarding Conflict of Interest, Ethical Conduct in the Workplace, and Managing Complaints about the Conduct of Research.

There are also obligations during a federal election period and in regards to communications activities. For more details, view the Foreign Influence Disclosure procedure.

Need advice?

Staff may require more information or assistance in identifying potentially registrable activities under the FITSA.

    If you are unsure how to identify, disclose or manage any potentially registrable activities, you can talk to:

    • Your supervisor or manager

    For Conflicts of Interest (COI):

    For queries about conflict of interest related to research:

    For policy:

    For legislation:

    For general queries regarding the disclosure and management of interests, contact:

     

    Disclosure and management of interests - who needs to register?

    UQ has created an integrated framework regarding the disclosure and management of interests, which simplifies and clarifies policies and procedures to ensure ethical and legal compliance.        

    All fixed-term and continuing staff members are required to complete the Conflict of Interest Register. Casual, unpaid and honorary staff who have a conflict of interest to declare are required to complete the Conflict of Interest form (PDF, 1.42 MB) and submit to your supervisor in your organisational unit. Note that this form is different to the Conflict of Interest Register.

    All professional staff (HEW 8 level and above) are required to complete the Secondary Employment Register.

    All academic staff (continuing and fixed-term contracts of 12 months or longer; conjoint appointments where UQ is the lead employer) are required to complete the:

    These registers must be completed annually, even if there is no item to disclose, and when circumstances change.