Victorian Current Acts

UNIVERSITY OF DIVINITY ACT 1910 - SECT 7

    (1)     The Council consists of—

S. 7(1)(a) substituted by No. 61/2016 s. 12(1).

        (a)     the Vice-Chancellor;

        (b)     the Chairperson of the Academic Board;

        (c)     not more than 2 persons appointed by each of the following—

              (i)     the Standing Committee of the Provincial Council of the Anglican Church of Australia in Victoria;

              (ii)     the Baptist Union of Victoria;

              (iii)     the Conference of the Churches of Christ in Victoria and Tasmania;

              (iv)     the Episcopal Conference of the Melbourne Province of the Roman Catholic Church in Victoria;

S. 7(1)(c)(v) substituted by No. 28/2008 s. 8(2).

              (v)     the Synod within the meaning of The Uniting Church in Australia Act 1977 ;

        (d)     3 persons appointed by the Council;

        (e)     not more than 6 other persons appointed in accordance with subsection (2).

    (2)     With the agreement of two-thirds of the appointed members of the Council, and of the heads of churches represented on the Council, any other church may appoint not more than 2 members to the Council.

    (3)     Of the persons appointed under subsection (1)—

        (a)     2 must be persons with financial expertise with relevant qualifications and experience in financial management at a senior level;

        (b)     one must be a person with commercial expertise at a senior level.

    (4)     Of the persons appointed by each of the churches under subsection (1) or (2)—

S. 7(4)(a) substituted by No. 61/2016 s. 12(2).

        (a)     not more than one may be a person who—

              (i)     is employed by the Council or a college of the University; or

              (ii)     is a student of the University; and

        (b)     none shall be a member of the Parliament of Victoria or of the Commonwealth or of any other State or Territory of Australia.

S. 7(5) substituted by No. 61/2016 s. 12(3).

    (5)     The Council must not appoint under subsection (1) a person who—

        (a)     is employed by the Council or a college of the University; or

        (b)     is a student of the University.

S. 7(6) amended by No. 61/2016 s. 12(4).

    (6)     At least half the members of the Council must be persons who are neither enrolled as a student nor employed by the Council or a college of the University.

S. 8 amended by Nos 8335 s. 2(b)(c), 9325 s. 8(a)–(e), substituted by No. 54/2005 s. 6.