Victorian Current Acts

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY ACT 2010 - SECT 3

In this Act—

S. 3 def. of appointed member repealed by No. 73/2012 s. 97(1).

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"Chancellor" means the person appointed to the office of Chancellor of the University under section 24;

"Council" means the Council established under section 8 ;

"Council appointed member" means a member of the Council appointed under section 13;

S. 3 def. of elected member repealed by No. 73/2012 s. 97(1), new def. of elected member inserted by No. 69/2015 s. 122 .

"elected member" means a member of the Council referred to in section 11(4A);

S. 3 def. of government appointed member inserted by No. 73/2012 s. 97(2).

"government appointed member" means a member of the Council appointed under section 12(1) or (2);

"graduate" means a person upon whom has been conferred or granted, or who has been admitted without examination to, any degree, diploma, certificate, licence or other award under any Act relating to the University for the time being in force and whether before or after the passing of this Act;

"guidelines" means the guidelines approved by the Minister under section 55 and includes any interim guidelines made under section 55(2) ;

"limited company", in Division 5 of Part 6, means a limited company within the meaning of the Corporations Act;

"official member" means a member of the Council referred to in section 11(2);

"staff" means persons employed by the University;

"student" means—

        (a)     a person enrolled at the University in a course leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, licence or other award; or

        (b)     a person who is designated as a student or is of a class of persons designated as students by the Council;

"University" means Victoria University referred to in section 4 ;

"university commercial activity" means any commercial activity engaged in by, or on behalf of, the University and—

        (a)     includes any activity declared under section 52 to be a university commercial activity;

        (b)     does not include any commercial activity declared under section 52 not to be a university commercial activity;

"university regulations" means the regulations of the University made under Part 5;

"university statutes" means the statutes of the University made under Part 5;

"Vice-Chancellor" means the person appointed to the office of Vice-Chancellor and President under section 26 and includes—

        (a)     an interim Vice-Chancellor appointed under section 26(3); or

        (b)     an acting Vice-Chancellor;

"Visitor" means the Visitor under section 22 and includes an acting Visitor;

"Western Metropolitan region of Melbourne" means the following—

        (a)     Brimbank City Council;

        (b)     Hobson's Bay City Council;

        (c)     Maribyrnong City Council;

        (d)     Moonee Valley City Council;

        (e)     Hume City Council;

        (f)     Wyndham City Council;

        (g)     Melton Shire.

Part 2—Constitution and governance of the University

Division 1—The University