Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACT 1991 No. 131 of 1991 - SECT 5

5. (1) The functions of the University include the following:

   (a)  advancing and transmitting knowledge, by undertaking research and
        teaching of the highest quality;

   (b)  encouraging, and providing facilities for, research and postgraduate
        study, both generally and in relation to subjects of national
        importance to Australia;

   (c)  providing facilities and courses for higher education generally,
        including education appropriate to professional and other occupations,
        for students from within Australia and overseas;

   (d)  providing facilities and courses at higher education level and other
        levels in the visual and performing arts, and, in so doing, promoting
        the highest standards of practice in those fields;

   (e)  awarding and conferring degrees, diplomas and certificates in its own
        right or jointly with other institutions, as determined by the
        Council;

   (f)  providing opportunities for persons, including those who already have
        post-secondary qualifications, to obtain higher education
        qualifications;

   (g)  engaging in extension activities.

(2) In the performance of its functions, the University must pay attention to
its national and international roles and to the needs of the Australian
Capital Territory and the surrounding regions.