The actions and duties of UWA staff are governed and guided by a variety of policies and guidelines.

Policy

• The Calendar is an official record of the University's statutes, acts as well as constitutions and memberships of its committees, boards and faculties.
• University policies provides links to University policy areas, external legislation and other high-level documents which are binding on staff and students.

University structure

• Governance structure.
• University senate – the governing authority of the University.
• Committees, including agendas and minutes.
• Management structure details the upper-level management structure of the University.
• Lists of Deans, Heads and other positions.

Planning and associated services

• Planning Services develops and oversees plans for the University's ongoing growth.
  
• The Statistics Office provides statutory and internal reporting of statistics on students and staff including UNISTATS and UWA in Brief.
• Legal Services advises the Vice Chancellor and other senior officers of the University in respect of the University's business and organisational affairs.
• The Institutional Research Unit conducts research to support institutional planning, policy formation and decision making.
• Risk Management – brings together the activities of Risk Advice and Support, Insurance and Internal audit.