Victorian Current Acts

UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ACT 2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Preamble

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY

           Division 1--The University

   4.      The University of Melbourne  
   5.      Objects of the University  
   6.      General powers and functions of University  
   7.      Common seal  

           Division 2--The Council

   8.      The Council  
   9.      Powers and functions of the Council  
   10.     Power to confer degrees and grant other awards  
   11.     Council membership  
   11A.    Council membership pending Order under section 63  
   12.     Government appointed members  
   13.     Council appointed members  
   14.     Limitations on membership  
   15.     Responsibilities of Council members  
   16.     Remuneration  
   17.     Membership and procedure of Council  
   18.     Power to delegate  
   19.     Indemnities  

   PART 3--PERSONS AND BODIES CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY

   20.     Academic board or its equivalent  
   21.     Faculties, departments, divisions, centres, units, schools, institutes and colleges  
   22.     Visitor  
   23.     Acting Visitor  

   PART 4--OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

   24.     Chancellor  
   25.     Deputy chancellor  
   26.     Vice-Chancellor  
   27.     Other officers  

   PART 5--UNIVERSITY STATUTES AND UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS

   28.     Council may make university statutes and university regulations  
   29.     Specific subject matter for university statutes and university regulations  
   30.      University statutes may provide for making of university regulations  
   31.      Manner of making university statutes and university regulations  
   32.      Commencement  
   33.     Application of laws to university statutes and university regulations  
   34.      Judicial notice of university statute or university regulation  

   PART 6--PROPERTY, FINANCE AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

           Division 1--Property generally

   35.     Powers relating to property  

           Division 2--Land

   36.     Acquisition of land  
   37.     Disposal of land  
   38.     Disposal of investment lands  

           Division 3--Trust funds and related matters

   39.     Creation and administration of trust funds and other funds  
   40.     Establishment of investment common funds  
   41.     Distribution of income of investment common funds  
   42.     Commissions etc.  
   43.     Delegation  

           Division 4--Finance

   44.     Revenue  
   45.     Borrowing powers  
   46.     Investments  
   47.     Audit of income and expenditure of University  

           Division 5--Joint ventures and companies

   48.     Corporations and joint ventures  
   49.     Audit of limited company  
   50.     Audit of other companies  
   51.     Audits under sections 49 and 50 generally  

           Division 6--Guidelines

   52.     Declarations—university commercial activity  
   53.     University may submit guidelines to the Minister  
   54.     Consultation  
   55.     Ministerial approval of guidelines and power to make guidelines  
   56.     Publication and availability  
   57.     Guidelines and university statutes  
   58.     Council to ensure compliance  
   59.     Reports to Minister  
   60.     Referral to Auditor-General  

   PART 7--GENERAL

   61.     Fine is civil debt recoverable summarily  
   62.     Certificate is evidence of amount of fine  
   63.     Orders in Council  

   PART 8--REPEALS, CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

           Division 3--Transitional provisions

   67.     Definitions for this Division  
   68.     Operation of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984  
   69.     University  
   70.     Council  
   71.     Members of Council  
   72.     Affiliated colleges  
   73.     Staff  
   74.     Construction of references  
   75.     Gifts, trusts and other dispositions  
   76.     University statutes and university regulations  
   77.      Regulations dealing with transitional matters  

           Division 4--Further transitional provisions

   78.     Definition for this Division  
   79.     Operation of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984  
   81.     Saving of reconstituted Council  
   82.     Members of Council  

           Division 5--Further transitional provisions

   83.     Transitional provisions—Education Legislation Amendment (TAFE and University Governance Reform) Act 2015  

           Division 6--Further transitional provisions

   84.     Transitional provision—Education Legislation Amendment (Victorian Institute of Teaching, TAFE and Other Matters) Act 2018  
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