Chancellors are appointed to chair the university's council (governing body) as the senior office holder of the University. They also confer the academic awards of the university, and represent the university at meetings, functions and ceremonies.
In March 2007 Chancellors decided to formally incorporate as the University Chancellors' Council (UCC). The UCC meets twice a year. Universities Australia and the UCC also host a joint meeting between Chancellors and Vice-Chancellors on an annual basis, around the Universities Australia AGM.
The Chair for 2013 is Dr Ian Gould, Chancellor of the University of South Australia.
| University Chancellors' Council - Members | |||
| Ms Elizabeth Alexander | Chancellor | The University of Melbourne | |
| Mr Colin Beckett | Chancellor | Curtin University | |
| Mrs Roberta (Bobbie) Brazil | Chancellor | University of Southern Queensland | |
| Ms Jillian Broadbent | Chancellor | University of Wollongong | |
| Mr Terry Budge | Chancellor | Murdoch University | |
| Dr Michael Chaney | Chancellor | The University of Western Australia | |
| Professor Adrienne Clarke | Chancellor | La Trobe University | |
| General Peter Cosgrove | Chancellor | Australian Catholic University | |
| The Hon. Dr Hendy Cowan | Chancellor | Edith Cowan University | |
| Mr John Dobson | Chancellor | University of the Sunshine Coast | |
| The Hon. Justice John Dowd | Chancellor | Southern Cross University | |
| The Hon. Michael Egan | Chancellor | Macquarie University | |
| Professor Gareth Evans AC QC | Chancellor | The Australian National University | |
| Mr Tim Fairfax AM | Chancellor | Queensland University of Technology | |
| The Hon Michael Field AC LLD | Chancellor | University of Tasmania | |
| Dr Alan Finkel | Chancellor | Monash University | |
| Ms Leneen Forde | Chancellor | Griffith University | |
| Mr Rennie Fritschy | Chancellor | CQUniversity Australia | |
| Mr Stephen Gerlach | Chancellor | Flinders University | |
| Mr David Gonski | Chancellor | The University of New South Wales | |
| Dr Ian Gould | Chancellor | University of South Australia | |
| Lt. General John Grey | Chancellor | James Cook University | |
| Dr Paul Hemming | Chancellor | University of Ballarat | |
| The Hon. Robert Hill | Chancellor | The University of Adelaide | |
| Ms Belinda Hutchinson | Chancellor | The University of Sydney | |
| Mr John Mackay | Chancellor | University of Canberra | |
| Mr David Morgan | Chancellor | Deakin University | |
| Dr Helen Nugent AO | Chancellor | Bond University | |
| Mr George Pappas | Chancellor | Victoria University | |
| Mr The Hon John Price AM | Acting Chancellor | The University of Newcastle | |
| Professor Vicki Sara | Chancellor | University of Technology Sydney | |
| Mr Bill Scales | Chancellor | Swinburne University of Technology | |
| Professor Peter Shergold | Chancellor | University of Western Sydney | |
| Mr John Story | Chancellor | The University of Queensland | |
| Dr Ziggy Switkowski | Chancellor | RMIT University | |
| The Hon. Sally Thomas | Chancellor | Charles Darwin University | |
| Mr Terence Tobin | Chancellor | The University of Notre Dame Australia | |
| Mr Lawrence Willett | Chancellor | Charles Sturt University | |


