Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA ACT 1989 - SECT 40

    (1)     The council may make statutes for this Act.

    (2)     The council may make statutes in relation to the following matters:

        (a)     the management, good government and discipline of the university;

        (b)     the imposition, by or on behalf of the university, of penalties on—

              (i)     students of the university; or

              (ii)     people employed by the university;

for contravention of a statute made under paragraph (a);

        (c)     the method of any election provided for by this Act, and the determination of questions raised in relation to the conduct or result of any election;

        (d)     the people who are to be regarded, for this Act, as members of the academic staff;

        (e)     in relation to the council or the board—

              (i)     the manner and time of calling, holding and adjourning its meetings; and

              (ii)     voting at a meeting (including postal or proxy voting); and

              (iii)     disclosure of interests at a meeting; and

              (iv)     the appointment and functions of a chairperson at a meeting; and

              (v)     the conduct and recording of business at a meeting; and

              (vi)     the appointment of committees; and

              (vii)     the quorum for a committee meeting and the functions of a committee;

        (f)     the resignation of members of the council and the board;

        (g)     the resignation of the chancellor and vice-chancellor;

        (h)     the tenure of the holder of any office or place established by or under this Act in relation to which this Act does not—

              (i)     specify a term of office; or

              (ii)     provide for the fixing of the term of office otherwise than by the statutes;

              (i)     the employment of members of staff of the university, including the terms and conditions of the employment and the termination of the employment;

        (j)     the appointment of people to positions of responsibility within the university, the terms and conditions of the appointments and the termination of the appointments;

        (k)     the admission and enrolment of students;

        (l)     the times, places and manner of holding lectures, classes and examinations, and the number and character of the lectures, classes and examinations;

        (m)     the promotion and extension of university teaching;

        (n)     the granting of degrees, diplomas, certificates and honours;

        (o)     the granting of fellowships, scholarships, exhibitions and bursaries;

        (p)     the admission—

              (i)     of people who are undertaking or have undertaken studies at another institution to any corresponding status within the university; or

              (ii)     of people who hold degrees, diplomas or other awards granted by other institutions to any corresponding degree, diploma or other award of the university without examination;

        (q)     the exemption of people undertaking a course leading to a degree, diploma or other award from the requirement to undertake particular work that would otherwise be required to be undertaken for the purposes of that course, whether or not on condition that other work be undertaken instead of the work the subject of the exemption;

        (r)     the payment to the university of—

              (i)     fees, including student contribution amounts and tuition fees, within the meaning of fee in the Commonwealth Act

, section 19-102; or

              (ii)     fees not included within the meaning of fee by the Commonwealth Act

, section 19-102;

        (s)     the establishment, management and control of libraries, laboratories and museums in connection with the university;

        (t)     the establishment or affiliation of residential colleges;

        (u)     the affiliation or admission to the university of any education or research establishment wherever it is;

              (v)     the control and investment of the property of the university;

        (w)     the provision of superannuation or similar benefits for, and for the families of, the vice-chancellor and other people employed by the university.

    (3)     The statutes may empower any authority (including the council) or officer of the university to make rules or orders, not inconsistent with this Act or with any statute—

        (a)     regulating, or providing for the regulation of, any specified matter (being a matter in relation to which statutes may be made); or

        (b)     for carrying out or giving effect to the statutes.

    (4)     A rule or order made under a statute made under subsection (3) has the same force and effect as a statute.

    (5)     Subsection (3) does not permit the making of rules or orders—

        (a)     regulating, or providing for the regulation of, a matter mentioned in section 41 (1); or

        (b)     for carrying out or giving effect to a statute dealing with a matter mentioned in section 41 (1) except to the extent that the rules or orders are made in relation to the discipline of the university and provide for the enforcement of such a statute.