Regulations & Rules

The administration and operation of the UWA Student Guild are covered by a series of regulations and standing orders.

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Guild Regulations & Guild Standing Orders

UWA Student Guild Regulations

Download Student General Regulations (2026)

Promulgation Note (10 August 2026): On 4 August 2026 the Senate approved amendments to the Student General Regulations. The amendments commenced on 1 September 2026.

The Student General Regulations (as amended) can be accessed through the above link.

Details of the amendments can be obtained from the UWA Student Guild Administration: (08) 6488 2295 or email: elections@guild.uwa.edu.au.

Guild Elections Regulations

Download Guild Elections Regulations (2026)

Promulgation Note (10 August 2026): On 4 August 2026 the Senate approved amendments to the Election Regulations. The amendments commenced on 1 September 2026.

The Election Regulations (as amended) can be accessed through the above link.

Details of the amendments can be obtained from the UWA Student Guild Administration: (08) 6488 2295 or email: elections@guild.uwa.edu.au.

Online Election Rules of Departments

Download Online Election Rules of Departments (2026)

These Online Election Rules of Departments are created under regulation 43 of the Guild Student General Regulations and provide a procedure of election for Guild’s Access, Ethnocultural and Pride Departments.

Guild Standing Orders

Download Guild Standing Orders (2023)

University legislation

The Student Guild is established by the University of Western Australia Act 1911. The Guild’s objects and powers are set out in the University of Western Australia Statute.

UWA Regulations for student conduct & discipline

Click here for the University's Regulations for student conduct and discipline.

Read the Guild's Student Representative Code of Conduct.

Department, Sub-Councils & Committee Rules

sub-councils

The Guild’s sub-councils are bodies made up of groups of affiliated clubs that sit within the broader Guild structure. The three sub-councils are the Societies Council (SOC), the Public Affairs Council (PAC), and the Education Council (ED).

Each sub-council brings together clubs with a shared purpose or area of activity, allowing those clubs to coordinate, represent common interests, and participate in Guild decision-making. In practice, the sub-councils provide a formal structure for communication between clubs and the Guild, help manage club-related matters within their area, and ensure that affiliated clubs have a recognised voice within the Guild’s governance framework.

SOC Rules

PAC Rules

ED Rules

departments

Guild departments are student-run bodies that represent the interests of specific groups of students.

Each department is headed by elected office bearers, who are responsible for leading the department, organising its activities, and advocating for the students it represents. Departments receive their own budgets, allowing them to run events, campaigns, support services, and other initiatives relevant to their area. Departments help ensure that particular student communities, such as international students, residential college students, queer students, and other groups, have a direct voice within the Guild and are able to advance their interests through dedicated student-led representation.

Meet Our Guild Departments

Official Department Rules:

Access Department

Environment Department

Ethnocultural Department

International Students' Department

Postgraduate Students' Association

Pride Department

Residential Students' Department

Sports Department

Venture UWA

Volunteering Department

Wellbeing Department

Women's Department

Postgraduate Students' Association Elections

Committees

The Guild’s committees are smaller working bodies that sit within the broader Guild governance structure and focus on specific areas of responsibility.

They allow Guild Council to divide work between groups with particular functions, such as governance, financial decisions and approvals, operations, election culture, commercial activities or other Guild matters. Committees usually consider issues in more detail than the full Council, make recommendations, oversee particular processes, and help ensure that decisions are properly reviewed before being acted on. They support the effective operation of the Guild by allowing specialised work to be handled in a more focused and accountable way, while still remaining subject to the Guild Regulations and the authority of Guild Council.

Meet Our Guild Committees