Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Melbourne College of Divinity Act 1910 - SECT 7

Composition of Council

7. Composition of Council



(1) The Council consists of-

   (a)  the Dean of the College;

   (b)  the Chairperson of the Academic Board;

   (c)  not more than 2 persons appointed by each of the following-

   (i)  the Standing Committee of the Provincial Council of the Anglican
        Church of Australia in Victoria;

   (ii) the Baptist Union of Victoria;

   (iii) the Conference of the Churches of Christ in Victoria and Tasmania;

   (iv) the Episcopal Conference of the Melbourne Province of the Roman
        Catholic Church in Victoria;

   (v)  the Synod within the meaning of The Uniting Church in Australia Act
        1977;

   (d)  3 persons appointed by the Council;

   (e)  not more than 6 other persons appointed in accordance with subsection
        (2).

(2) With the agreement of two-thirds of the appointed members of the Council,
and of the heads of churches represented on the Council, any other church may
appoint not more than 2 members to the Council.





(3) Of the persons appointed under subsection (1)-

   (a)  2 must be persons with financial expertise with relevant
        qualifications and experience in financial management at a senior
        level;

   (b)  one must be a person with commercial expertise at a senior level.

(4) Of the persons appointed by each of the churches under subsection (1) or
(2)-

   (a)  not more than one shall be a person employed by the Council or a
        recognised teaching institution or a student of the College; and

   (b)  none shall be a member of the Parliament of Victoria or of the
        Commonwealth or of any other State or Territory of Australia.

(5) None of the persons appointed by the Council under subsection (1) shall be
a person employed by the Council or a recognised teaching institution or a
student of the College.

(6) At least half the members of the Council must be persons who are neither
enrolled as a student nor employed by the Council or a recognised teaching
institution.