The mission of the faculty is to use its scale, scope and unique internal diversity to become an international leader in the pursuit, dissemination and analysis of knowledge, particularly in the disciplines of accounting, banking, econometrics, economics, finance, management and marketing. By the application of that knowledge, its staff and students will contribute to the economic, social and commercial development of Australia and other countries.
The term `Faculty of Business and Economics' in the wider sense includes all students enrolled for degrees, graduate diplomas and certificates offered by the faculty, and all staff (academic, administrative, technical and clerical), attached to the four campuses which make up the faculty.
The faculty is a body established under university statute. It is made up of members of the teaching staff and other persons as appointed by university council. The responsibility for making decisions in the faculty lies with the faculty board, which comprises heads of schools and departments, representatives of the teaching staff, student members (undergraduate and postgraduate), representatives of other faculties and the library. Except in certain matters on which it has power to act, the faculty board makes recommendations to the Academic Board and through the Academic Board to the Council of the university.
The faculty also has a number of committees: an executive committee, undergraduate and graduate studies and programs committees and committees for research, library, technical services, budgets and quality assurance.
The dean, as chief executive officer of the faculty, provides academic leadership to the faculty; presides over meetings of the faculty board and its committees and exercises a general superintendence over the educational and administrative affairs of the faculty.
The head of administration is responsible for the administration of the faculty with a particular concern for matters relating to university statutes, faculty regulations, the provision of advice on policy to faculty board and its related committees and student and general staff management. The head of administration, together with the campus executive officers and the administrative officers, are available to attend to the needs of both undergraduate and postgraduate students within the faculty.