GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY ACT 1998 - As at 1 February 2024 - Act 3 of 1998
- As at 1 February 2024
- Act 3 of 1998
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS COUNCIL
Division 1 - University establishment and general functions and powers
- 4 Establishment of university
- 5 Functions of university
- 6 General powers of university
Division 2 - Council establishment and general functions and powers
- 7 Establishment of council
- 8 Functions of council
- 9 Powers of council
- 10 Council to promote university’s interests
- 11 Delegation
Division 3 - Council membership
- 12 Membership of council
- 13 Official members
- 14 Appointed members
- 15 Elected members
- 16 Additional members
- 17 When council is taken to be properly constituted
- 18 Appointed member’s term of office
- 19 Elected member’s term of office
- 20 Additional member’s term of office
- 20A Dealing with casual vacancy in office of an elected member
- 21 Failure to elect elected members
- 22 Casual vacancies
- 23 Ineligibility for membership of council
- 24 Vacation of office
- 25 Discretion where appointed member convicted of indictable offence
- 26 Discretion where elected or additional member convicted of indictable offence
Division 3A - Council elections
- 26AA Election policy
- 26AB Conduct of election
- 26AC Eligibility to vote
Division 4 - Members’ function, and removing elected, appointed and additional members from office
- 26A Member’s function, and obligations about function
- 26B Council may remove member from office
Division 5 - Extending terms of office
- 26C Minister may extend terms of office
Division 6 - Meetings of the council
- 27 Who is to preside at meetings
- 28 Quorum
- 29 Conduct of meetings
PART 3 - CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Division 1 - Chancellor, deputy chancellor and vice-chancellor
- 30 Chancellor
- 31 Deputy chancellor
- 32 Vice-chancellor
Division 2 - Matters about disqualification or removal from office
- 32A Disqualification from office
- 32B Council may remove chancellor or vice-chancellor from office
- 32C Particular matters about removal of vice-chancellor
- 32D Vacation of office
PART 4 - BODIES CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY
Division 1 - Convocation
- 33 Establishment of convocation
Division 2 - University student council
Division 3 - Gold Coast Student Guild
Division 4 - Application of Corporations legislation to bodies
- 44A Excluded matters for Corporations legislation
PART 5 - PROPERTY AND FINANCE
Division 1 - Property held on trust or conditions
- 45 Definition for div 1
- 46 Amendment of terms of trusts and gifts
- 47 Selection of designated purpose
- 48 Property to be held for designated purpose
- 49 Certain persons to be given notice of scheme
- 50 Amendment of scheme
- 51 University’s powers under other laws not limited
- 52 University may carry out conditions of gift etc.
Division 2 - Dealing with State land by council
Division 3 - Finance
PART 6 - (Repealed)
PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 65 Forming and taking part in corporations
- 66 Use of facilities and staff
- 66A Protection from liability
- 66B Report about person’s criminal history
- 66C Delegation by Minister
- 66D Requirement to disclose particular matters
- 66E Restrictions on disclosing protected information
- 67 Control of traffic and conduct on university land
- 68 Regulation-making power
- 69 Repealed Act references
PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Division 1 - Transitional provisions for the Education (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2002
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
- 70 Definitions for div 1
Subdivision 2 - Provisions about the council
- 71 Conduct of ballot for elected members
- 72 When particular members’ term of office ends
Subdivision 3 - Provisions about Gold Coast student body
- 73 Continuation of Gold Coast student body
- 74 Student guild is legal successor
- 75 Continuation of constitution
- 76 Board members and office holders continue in office
- 77 Assets and liabilities etc.
- 78 Proceedings
- 79 References to Gold Coast student body
Subdivision 4 - Provision about colleges
- 80 Dissolution of colleges
Division 2 - Transitional provisions for the University Legislation Amendment Act 2005
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
- 81 Definitions for div 2
Subdivision 2 - Provisions about council membership
- 82 Continuation of official member
- 83 Appointment of new appointed members
- 84 Continuation, and term of office, of appointed members
- 85 Continuation of elected members
- 86 Ballot, and term of office, for elected members
- 87 Appointment of new additional members
- 88 Continuation, and term of office, of additional members
- 89 Council need not include additional members
- 90 Dealing with casual vacancy in office of elected member
Subdivision 3 - Constitution of council
- 91 Constitution of council
- 92 Definition for division
- 93 Particular references to council election
- 94 Repeal of university statutes
