New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY ACT 1993 - SECT 3

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act:
"commercial functions" of the University means the commercial functions described in section 6 (3) (a).
"Council" means the Council of the University.
"University" means the Southern Cross University established by this Act.

(2) In this Act, a reference to a graduate of the University is a reference to a person who is the recipient of a degree or diploma, or of such other award or certificate as may be prescribed by the by-laws, conferred or awarded by or on behalf of:

(a) the University, or

(b) any former institution that is currently a part of the University (having become a part of the University or any predecessor of the University pursuant to the Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989 or otherwise), or

(c) any predecessor of the University or of any institution referred to in paragraph (b).

(3) In this Act:

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(4) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.