South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The
University—
(a) may
confer, in accordance with the statutes of the University, appropriate
academic awards on those persons who have attained the standards approved by
the University; and
(b) may
confer, in accordance with the statutes of the University, honorary awards on
persons who the University thinks merit special recognition by the University;
and
(c) may
permit a graduate of the University, for any reason the University thinks fit,
to surrender an academic or other award previously conferred on him or her by
the University.
(1a) The power to
confer academic awards under subsection (1) includes the power to confer
academic awards jointly with—
(a)
another university; or
(b) a
registered training organisation; or
(c)
another body specified in regulations made under subsection (1b).
(1b) The Governor may,
on the recommendation of the Council, make regulations for the following
purposes:
(a)
specifying a body for the purposes of subsection (1a);
(b)
excluding a registered training organisation from the ambit of the
definition of "registered training organisation".
(2) The University may
exercise its powers within or outside the State (including outside Australia).
(3) The University
must not alienate (except by way of lease for a term not exceeding
21 years), mortgage or charge land vested in or conveyed to the
University on trust except with, and in accordance with any terms or
conditions of, an approval given by the Governor.
(4) To avoid doubt,
subsection (3) does not confer any power to alienate land contrary to the
terms of a trust relating to the land.
(5) In this
section—
"registered training organisation" means a training organisation registered
under the Training and Skills Development Act 2003 but does not include a
training organisation excluded from the ambit of this definition by
regulations made under subsection (1b).