South Australian Consolidated Acts

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA ACT 1990 - SECT 24

24—Power to make statutes

        (1)         The Council may make, alter and repeal statutes for all or any of the following purposes, or with respect to all or any of the following matters:

            (a)         the conduct of the business and proceedings of the Council; and

            (b)         the election of members of the Council; and

            (c)         the appointment and dismissal of staff; and

            (d)         the terms and conditions upon which the Chancellor, Deputy Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor or any other member of the Council, or officer or employee of the University, holds office; and

            (e)         the management and organisation of the University; and

            (f)         the qualification required for admission to any course of education provided by the University and the credits to be given for the purposes of any such course in respect of work completed elsewhere; and

            (g)         the conferring of fellowships, degrees, diplomas, certificates, scholarships, exhibitions, prizes or other awards; and

            (h)         the imposition, collection, application and administration of fees in relation to anything done by the University; and

                  (i)         the abatement or waiver of fees; and

            (j)         courses of instruction, lectures and classes to be provided by the University; and

            (k)         examinations and other methods of assessing the academic attainments and performance of students; and

            (l)         residential accommodation for students and licensing of boarding houses for students; and

            (m)         the establishment and management of branches of the University; and

            (n)         co-operation between the University and any other university, college or educational institution, and the affiliation of educational institutions with the University; and

            (o)         the maintenance of good order and discipline in the University; and

            (p)         the establishment of a board of discipline and its practice, procedure, jurisdiction and powers (which may include powers to punish by a monetary penalty, by expulsion or suspension from the University or by exclusion from rights, privileges or benefits conferred by or arising under this Act or the statutes); and

            (q)         the establishment of an appellate committee and its practice, procedure, jurisdiction and powers; and

            (r)         the establishment and administration of a fund for the purpose of assisting students in necessitous circumstances; and

            (s)         any other matter affecting the administration of the University.

        (2)         A statute made pursuant to this Act—

            (a)         must be submitted to the Governor for confirmation; and

            (b)         takes effect on the day on which it is confirmed by the Governor or on a later day prescribed in the statute.

        (3)         The Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 does not apply to or in relation to a statute made under this section.

        (5)         A monetary penalty imposed for an offence against a statute is a debt due to the University and is recoverable by the University by action in a court of competent jurisdiction.