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On 9 May 1966 Council approved the establishment of a Chair of Finance (resolution 66/84). A fundraising committee for the Chair, made up of prominent businessmen, had been set up on 19 August 1965 and this was the primary instigation for the Chair's formal approval (file 00019921, CN1160/289). At Council's 13 November 1967 meeting, Dr R. C. Olsson was appointed to this chair (resolution 67/199vii). He commenced duty on 1 May 1968 and so the Department of Finance as an independent department within the Faculty of Commerce came into being. At the 13 September 1971 meeting of Council the Department of Finance was moved to the School of Accountancy (resolution 71/126). As a result of a review of the Faculty of Commerce, on 11 July 1988 Council altered the faculty's name to the Faculty of Commerce & Economics effective from 1 August 1988 (resolution 88/90). At the same time all departments within the School of Accountancy were made either schools in their own right or independent departments. This included the Department of Finance, which became the School of Banking and Finance from this time. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/05/1968-31/07/1988

The position of the bursar was approved through Resolution 405 (Council Meeting, 29 March 1954). Mr J O A Bourke was appointed bursar of the university commencing duties on 6 April 1954 (UNSW: A portrait: 30). Before joining the University, Mr Bourke had been associated with the staffing arrangements for the university in his capacity as an inspector of the Public Service Board and as an assistant director of Technical Education (The University of New South Wales - Its History and Progress: 26). The Division of the Bursar was established through Resolution 427 (Council Meeting, 10 May 1954) under Section 27 of the Technical Education and New South Wales University of Technology Act, 1949 (Act No. 11, 1949). The division was responsible for the administration of personnel and finance matters. The work of the division was originally undertaken by Mr Bourke and 10 clerical officers. By 1961 in the publication entitled The University of New South Wales defined the work of the division. The Bursar, with a Deputy Bursar and Accountant, is responsible for providing the administrative services relating to finance, personnel, development and maintenance of buildings, equipment and grounds. These duties are carried out by an Accounts Branch and by sections entitled Appointments; Personnel; Building Planning and Development; Buildings and Grounds (Maintenance); Property; Purchasing and Records. (The University of New South Wales: 11) On 13 July 1970 through Council Resolution 70/94 (Council Meeting, 13 July 1970) the appointment of the then bursar, E H Davis, was changed to Assistant Principal and Bursar and the division became known as the Division of the Assistant Principal and Bursar with its functions continuing to cover financial and personnel matters of the university. In 1984 the central administration of the university was reorganised into two divisions - Administration and Planning and Information - with a reorganisation of functions that had once been undertaken by the divisions of the registrar and the bursar. The Deputy Principal (Planning and Information) headed a division which contained the Computing Services Department, the Financial Services Department and the Planning Services Department. While the financial function once administered by the Division of the Bursar were retained within Division of Deputy Principal (Planning and Information), the personnel function now was overseen by the Deputy Principal (Administration). (UNSW Annual Report 1985: 9, 70-1) In September 1990 the central administration of the university was reorganised again resulting in the Division of the Bursar and Deputy Principal which assumed most of the functions previously undertaken by the Division of Deputy Principal (Planning and Information). The Staff Office and the Senior Appointments Unit became the responsibility of the renamed division which also encompassed the Financial Services Department and the Computing Services Department. (UNSW Annual Report 1990: 188-192) In September 1991 the Staff Office and the Senior Appointments Unit were transferred to the Division of the Registrar and Deputy Principal. (UNSW Annual Report 1991: 189) During 1992 the Division assumed responsibility for field stations, the Audio Visual Unit, and the Educational Testing Centre. (UNSW Annual Report 1992: 183) In 1995 as part of the administrative restructure resulting from the Chancellery Plan 1995 - 2000 review process the Division of the Bursar and Deputy Principal was abolished and most of its functions transferred to the Division of the Executive Director Business and Finance which was led by Chris Lidbury (Planning Committee of Council, 3 May 1995). Subordinate agency: Record Attendant (1954 - 1957) / Records Section (1957 - 1967) / Registry (1967 - 1987) / Records Administration Section (1987 - ) - 10/05/1954 - 31/12/1984 Subordinate agency: Personnel Section (1954-1983) / Staff Office (1984-1991) / Personnel Services Department (1992) / Human Resources (1993- ) - 10/06/1954 - 12/03/1984 Subordinate agency: Personnel Section (1954-1983) / Staff Office (1984-1991) / Personnel Services Department (1992) / Human Resources (1993- ) - 01/09/1990 - 31/12/1992 Subordinate agency: Computing Services Department - 01/04/1985 - 31/05/1994 Subordinate agency: Property Department (1958 - 1970) / Property Division (1970 - 1984) / Property Department (1984 - 1990) / Property & Works Department (1990 - 1994) / Facilities Department (1994 - 2003) / Facilities Management (2003 - 2006) / Facilities & Property (2006 - - 12/05/1958 - 12/03/1984 Subordinate agency: Test Scoring Service (1964 - 1967) / Educational Testing Centre (1967 - 2004) / Educational Assessment Australia (2004 - ) - 06/07/1992 - 28/04/1995 Subordinate agency: Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Unit (1962 - 1982) / Audio Visual Unit (1982 - 1998) / Media & Educational Technology Support Unit (METS) (1998 - 2000) - 06/07/1992 - 31/05/1994 Subordinate agency: Statistics Section (1960 - 1985) / Planning Services Department (1985 - 1990) / Planning Services Office (1990 - 1997) / Planning Office (1997 - 2004) / Institutional Analysis & Reporting Office (2004 - ) - 01/07/1985 - 31/08/1990 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 29/03/1954-28/04/1995

The Office of the Executive Director, Business & Finance was established as part of the Chancellory Plan 1995 - 2000 review process, largely replacing the Office of the Bursar. The Plan (as dated 28 April 1995 and presented to the Planning Committee of Council on 3 May 1995) appears to be the point where these changes were promulgated. The Executive Director, Business & Finance position was held by Chris Lidbury, who had responsibility for the Financial Services Department, the Business Office, the Educational Testing Centre and Combined Universities Laboratory Animal Supply (CULAS). In 2001 the name of the Office of the Executive Director, Business & Finance was changed to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as outlined in a document presented to the 4 April 2001 Executive Group meeting and in the 9 April 2001 Vice-Chancellor's Report to Council. In 2006 the Chief Financial Officer was Garry McLennan, who held responsibility for Accounting Services, Budget & Reporting Services and Investment Services. Subordinate agency: Test Scoring Service (1964 - 1967) / Educational Testing Centre (1967 - 2004) / Educational Assessment Australia (2004 - ) - 28/04/1995 - 31/05/2001 Controlling Organisation: UNSW - by 28/04/1995-

The Department of Computer Science became the School of Computer Science and Engineering on 1/1/1991 with Professor John Hiller becoming the first head of school. Council at its meeting on 10 December 1990 resolved by CL90/108 (v) Proposed division of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science into two schools: 1. That a School of Computer Science and Engineering be established in the Faculty of Engineering from 1 January 1991; and 2. That the School of Computer Science and Engineering be based upon the present Department of Computer Science in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; 3. That the balance of the existing School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science be renamed the School of Electrical Engineering. Computer Science was established as its own school to give the Department greater academic, financial and management autonomy in order to pursue its range of academic interests and enterprises. Computer Science was by far the largest department within the School of Electrical Engineering and was teaching over half of the student load. Its student body was comprised not only of students of the Faculty of Engineering but also of the Board of Studies in Science of Mathematics. Staff of the Department of Computer Science felt the need for greater autonomy and thought that other departments of the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science could feel stifled and constrained by the needs of the Department. Growth in computer engineering and the graduate teaching and research areas of the Department was certain and the Department would be larger than many schools in the university. The range of its activities and interests and the discipline of computer science had grown rapidly and the Department also was active in areas not especially closely related to electrical engineering, eg psychology, philosophy, computer literacy, and other areas of cognitive science. One of the largest schools of its kind, in 2004 research was grouped in the following areas: algorithms, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, computer architecture, computer systems, database systems, networks, and software engineering. That year the school attracted over $4.5 million in research funding including Australian Research Council grants and grants from industry, both local and international. The school at that time was also partner in a number of external research centres including the Smart Internet Technology Cooperative Research Centre, and the national ICT Australia (NICTA), a research Centre of Excellence in Information and Communications Technologies. In 2008 the School of Computer Science and Engineering and the School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications had joint responsibility for the curriculum of the Computer Engineering program. Staff of the school was grouped into research groups of Artificial Intelligence, Computer Systems and Software Engineering. Courses in these areas were offered to students taking major studies in computer science or computer engineering, while introductory-level computing courses were available more generally to students studying Science, Arts or Engineering. Computer science had links with discrete mathematics, which furnished the theory behind the algorithms that computer software implemented, and electrical engineering, which supplied the then present technology underlying physical computing devices. Graduate employability was enhanced by CSE's strong and growing industry links. The Computer Science degree had a Co-op Scholarship program that gave students extensive industry experience from their second year; all Engineering degrees required industrial training experience. The School ran an Industry Liaison Office whose primary aim was to link students and employers both for in-course experience and for graduate employment. The head of school in January 2008 was Professor Paul Compton. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 01/01/1991-

As a result of a review of the Faculty of Commerce, on 11 July 1988 Council altered the faculty's name to the Faculty of Commerce & Economics effective from 1 August 1988 (resolution 88/90). At the same time all departments within the School of Accountancy were made either schools in their own right or independent departments. This included the Department of Finance, which became the School of Banking and Finance. On 3 July 2006 Council approved the disestablishment of the Faculty of Commerce of Economics and the Australian Graduate School of Management to form the Faculty of Business (resolution CL06/68), with the inaugural meeting of the faculty taking place on 23 November 2006. On 18 June 2007 Council noted the renaming of the Faculty of Business to the Australian School of Business at UNSW, as approved by the Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and President of the Academic Board (CL07/33). On 2 July 2014 the Vice-Chancellor's Advisory Committee approved a change in name of the faculty to the UNSW Australia Business School, effective from 23 July 2014.

This series consists of the booklet leaflet collection of the Department of Finance / School of Banking & Finance. The material is typed and maintained in manilla folders and includes brochures and reports as produced by the Department / School. Some of the material is not dated.

This series consists of papers retained by the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on the Department of Aviation. The papers are mainly type-written and consist of correspondence and reports that the CFO had with the Department of Aviation, particularly in regard to flight training within the department. ACCESSION0109 converted to SERIES01141, CONSIGNMENT00416

The Finance & Administration Committee of the Interim Council of Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) was established following the Rules of Procedure for the Interim Academy Council, as tabled Annex A 1/1982 at the first meeting of the Interim Council on 28 June 1982. [SERIES2828] The first meeting was held on 27 August 1982. The Finance & Administration Committee was to advise the Interim Council, the Secretary, Department of Defence, the Chief of Defence Force Staff and Vice-Chancellor of UNSW as appropriate on all aspects of the finance and administration of the Academy. Program of Work for Council and its Committees, Agendum 2/1982 from the Interim Council meeting 28 June 1982, lists the tasks that the Department of Defence has suggested for these bodies. The Finance & Administration Committee is tasked with; - allocation of responsibility of administrative services to be provided in common to the military component and the University College at the Academy (in line with the Agreement, which states services should be provided in common for efficiency and economy); - considering the February 1982 report "Computer Services for the Australian Defence Force Academy"; - considering proposals arising from reports by Academic Equipment Working Parties on relevant requirements and a proposed program of acquisition; - considering proposals for the physical transfer of existing functions to new buildings (some functions, e.g. the Royal Military College library and engineering departments, will occupy Academy buildings in 1984); - considering a proposed policy in relation to the leasing and administration of concession services; - transfer of staff to UNSW employment. Controlling agency: Interim Academy Council - 27/8/1982 - 29/9/1985 Controlling agency: Academy Council - 30/9/1985 -

This series contained microfiched financial statements of the University of New South Wales. The financial statements cover all faculties and departments of the university. They have generally been issued on a yearly basis, although some years have statements for both the middle and end of year.

Prior to 1954 all University staff had been appointed under and subject to the provisions of the Public Service Act, 1902, as amended by subsequent Acts. All but minor staff matters were the concerns of the New South Wales Public Service Board. With autonomy, came the transfer of personnel administration to the University, and in preparation for this process Council approved the creation of the position of Bursar (Council meeting 29th March 1954, resolution 405). The Bursar looked after all personnel matters, including appointments, conditions of employment, awards, rates, promotion, loadings and related matters, sites, buildings and a variety of other matters. Mr JOA Bourke was appointed Bursar in April 1954. Consequent to the creation and appointment of the Bursar it became necessary to appointment a small clerical staff to assist the Bursar, and later that year, Council resolved to create a Division of the Bursar which contained a Personnel Section (Council meeting 10th June 1954, resolution 427). The Division of the Bursar continued to administer the Personnel affairs of the University until 1984 when, following a review of the Central Administration, the Personnel Department was placed in the new Division of the Deputy Principal (Administration (Council meeting 12th March 1984, resolution 84/5). At this time, the Personnel Department was divided into four major sections - the Staff Development Unit, Academic Staff Office, General Staff Office, and Industrial Relations Office. (UNSW Annual Report for 1985 p68) In November 1989 the Academic and General Staff Offices were merged to form a single Staff Office in order to provide maximum flexibility to maintain an acceptable level of service in a time of financial stringency. In September 1990 a further re-organisation resulted in the movement of the Staff Office into the Division of the Bursar and Deputy Principal. (UNSW Annual Report for 1989 p145 and 1990 p188) In 1992 the Staff Office was again amalgamated with the Senior Appointments Unit, Industrial Relations Office and the Superannuation Office to form the Personnel Services Department under the new Director of Human Resources. From 1993 this department was known as Human Resources and was located in the Vice-Chancellor's Division. (UNSW Annual Report for 1992 p166) In 2004 the Director, Human Resources was Mr Neil Morris. The Department included the following units - Human Resources, Salaries, Recruitment, Industrial Relations, Superannuation, HR Systems, Risk Management, and Indigenous Employment. Controlling Organisation: UNSW - 29/03/1954-