Queensland Consolidated Acts

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ACT 1998

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions

           Part 2--The university and its senate

           Division 1--University establishment and general functions and powers

   4.      Establishment of university
   5.      Functions of university
   6.      General powers of university

           Division 2--Senate establishment and general functions and powers

   7.      Establishment of senate
   8.      Functions of senate
   9.      Powers of senate
   10.     Senate to promote university's interests
   11.     Delegation

           Division 3--Senate membership

   12.     Membership of senate
   13.     Official members
   14.     Appointed members
   15.     Elected members
   16.     Additional members
   17.     When senate 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 senate
   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 4--Members' function, and removing elected, appointed and additional members from office

   26A.    Member's function, and obligations about function
   26B.    Senate may remove member from office

           Division 5--Extending terms of office

   26C.    Minister may extend terms of office

           Division 6--Meetings of the senate

   27.     Who is to preside at meetings
   28.     Quorum
   29.     Conduct of meetings

           Part 3--Certain officers of the university

   30.     Chancellor
   31.     Deputy chancellor
   32.     Vice-chancellor

           Part 4--Bodies connected with the university

           Division 1--Colleges

   34.     Establishment of colleges

           Division 2--Academic board

   35.     Establishment of academic board
   35A.    President of academic board

           Division 3--Application of Corporations legislation to bodies

   35B.    Excluded matters for Corporations legislation

           Part 4A--Matters relating to offices of chancellor, deputy chancellor, vice-chancellor and president

   35C.    Disqualification from office
   35D.    Senate may remove chancellor, vice-chancellor or president from office
   35E.    Particular matters about removal of vice-chancellor
   35F.    Vacation of office

           Part 5--Property and finance

           Division 1--Property held on trust or conditions

   36.     Definition for div 1
   37.     Amendment of terms of trusts and gifts
   38.     Selection of designated purpose
   39.     Property to be held for designated purpose
   40.     Certain persons to be given notice of scheme
   41.     Amendment of scheme
   42.     University's powers under other laws not limited
   43.     University may carry out conditions of gift etc.

           Division 2--Dealing with State land by senate

   44.     Application of Land Act 1994

           Division 3--Finance

   45.     University is statutory body under the Financial Accountability Act 2009
   46.     University is statutory body under the Statutory Bodies Financial Arrangements Act 1982
   47.     Trust funds
   48.     Investment common fund
   49.     Application of revenue
   50.     Financial review
   51.     University's financial year

           Part 6--University statutes

   52.     Making of university statutes
   53.     University statute's status
   54.     University rules

           Part 7--Miscellaneous

   55.     Forming and taking part in corporations
   56.     Use of facilities and staff
   56A.    Protection from liability
   56B.    Report about person's criminal history
   56C.    Delegation by Minister
   57.     Control of traffic and conduct on university land
   58.     Regulation-making power
   59.     Repealed Act references

           Part 8--Transitional provisions

           Division 1--Transitional provision for continuing in office particular members holding office in 2004

   60.     Continuation of particular members

           Division 2--Transitional provisions for the University Legislation Amendment Act 2005
           Subdivision 1--Preliminary

   61.     Definitions for div 2
           Subdivision 2--Provisions about membership of senate
   62.     Continuation of official members
   63.     Appointment of new appointed members
   64.     Continuation of appointed members
   65.     Continuation of elected members
   66.     Ballot, and term of office, for elected members
   67.     Appointment of new additional members
   68.     Continuation of additional members
   69.     Senate need not include additional members
   70.     Dealing with casual vacancy in office of elected member
           Subdivision 3--Constitution of senate
   71.     Constitution of senate

           Division 3--Expiry of statutes

   72.     Expiry of statutes
           SCHEDULE 1 -- CONTROL OF TRAFFIC AND CONDUCT ON UNIVERSITY LAND

           Part 1--Authorised persons
           1. Appointment
           2. Limitation of authorised person's powers
           3. Terms of appointment
           4. Identity cards
           5. Proof of authority

           Part 2--Traffic control
           6. Persons authorised to control traffic on university's land
           7. Regulatory notice
           8. Information notices
           9. Removal and detention of illegally parked or abandoned vehicles
           10. Disposal of unclaimed vehicles
           11. Application of proceeds of sale

           Part 3--Conduct on university land
           12. Conduct causing a public nuisance
           13. Power to deal with persons causing a public nuisance
           SCHEDULE 2 -- DICTIONARY
           Endnotes