South Australian Consolidated Acts

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA ACT 1990 - SECT 5

5—Functions of the University

        (1)         The functions of the University are as follows:

            (a)         to preserve, extend and disseminate knowledge through teaching, research, scholarship, consultancy or any other means; and

            (b)         to provide tertiary education in such disciplines and areas of study as the University thinks appropriate to meet the needs of industry, commerce, the professions or any other section of the community; and

            (c)         to provide such tertiary education programmes as the University thinks appropriate to meet the needs of the Aboriginal people; and

            (d)         to provide such tertiary education programmes as the University thinks appropriate to meet the needs of groups within the community that the University considers have suffered disadvantages in education; and

            (e)         to provide educational programmes for the benefit of the wider community or programmes for the enhancement of the diverse cultural life of the community, as the University thinks fit; and

            (f)         to foster and further an active corporate life within the University; and

            (g)         to perform any functions that are ancillary or incidental to the functions referred to in the preceding paragraphs.

        (2)         The University must strive for excellence in teaching and research and for attainment of the highest standards in education.