Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACT 1991 No. 131 of 1991 - SECT 3

3. In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears:

"academic staff of The Faculties" means the persons who are to be regarded as
members of the academic staff of The Faculties because of Statutes made under
paragraph 50 (2) (d);

"academic staff of the Institute" means the persons who are to be regarded as
members of the academic staff of the Institute because of Statutes made under
paragraph 50 (2) (d);

"Arts Institute" means the Canberra Institute of the Arts established by the
Arts Institute Ordinance;

"Arts Institute Ordinance" means the Canberra Institute of the Arts Ordinance
1988;

"certificate holder", in relation to an institution, means a person who has
been awarded a certificate by the institution;

"Chancellor" means the Chancellor of the University appointed under section
32;

"commencement" means the commencement of this Act;

"Council" means the Council referred to in section 8;

"dean" means the head, by whatever name called, of:

   (a)  the Institute of the Arts; or

   (b)  any faculty;

"Deputy Vice-Chancellor" means a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University
appointed under section 35;

"elect" includes re-elect;

"executive office" means:

   (a)  the office of Vice-Chancellor; or

   (b)  the office or offices of Deputy Vice-Chancellor;

"ex officio member", in relation to the Council, means:

   (a)  the Chancellor; or

   (b)  the Pro-Chancellor; or

   (c)  the Vice-Chancellor; or

   (d)  the Chairperson of the Board of the Institute; or

   (e)  the Chairperson of the Board of The Faculties; or

   (f)  the president of the postgraduate students' association; or

   (g)  the president of the undergraduate students' association;

"general staff" means members of the staff of the University other than:

   (a)  the holders of the executive offices;

   (b)  the academic staff of the Institute; and

   (c)  the academic staff of The Faculties;

"Institute" means the Institute of Advanced Studies referred to in paragraph 7
(1) (a);

"Institute of the Arts" means the Institute of the Arts referred to in
subparagraph 7 (1) (b) (i);

"original Act" means the Australian National University Act 1946;

"president of the postgraduate students' association" means the head (by
whatever name called) of the body recognised by the Council as representing
postgraduate students of the University;

"president of the undergraduate students' association" means the head (by
whatever name called) of the body recognised by the Council as representing
undergraduate students of the University;

"Pro-Chancellor" means the Pro-Chancellor of the University appointed under
section 33;

"professor" does not include an assistant professor or an associate professor;

"Statute" means a Statute of the University made by the Council under Part 4;

"statutory Board" means the Board of the Institute or the Board of The
Faculties;

"The Faculties" means the group of faculties and other bodies referred to in
paragraph 7 (1) (b);

"University" means the Australian National University continued in existence
under subsection 4 (1);

"University body" means:

   (a)  the Council; or

   (b)  Convocation; or

   (c)  a statutory Board;

"Vice-Chancellor" means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under
section 34.