The Strategic Resources Committee is a Standing Committee of the Senate and gives the Senate responsibility, among other things, for facilitating and assisting with the resourcing of the University, and for working in partnership with the Vice-Chancellor to ensure the fiscal viability of the institution and has established the Strategic Resources Committee to assist it in this task.

The Strategic Resources Committee monitors the financial welfare of the University, campus planning and advises Senate on major physical developments and within agreed delegations, and provides strategic oversight of people and culture at the University.

It monitors university policy on staffing resources and brings to Senate's attention emerging strategic issues in related to the committee's role.