According to § 43 par. 1 of the Universities Act 2002, the Arbitration Board of the Medical University of Graz is responsible for the following:
- Mediating in disputes between members of the university
- Ruling on complaints lodged by the Working Group on Equal Opportunities concerning discrimination on the basis of gender, ethnicity, religion or belief, age or sexual orientation by the decision of a university body within three months, on complaints related to candidates proposed by either the search committee or the Senate for appointment as rector within 14 days
- Ruling on objections concerning the incorrect composition of the Working Group on Equal Opportunities within four weeks
- Ruling on objections brought forward by the Working Group on Equal Opportunities concerning the poor quality of the candidate(s) within 14 days