Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Monash University Act 1958 - SECT 28

Power to Council to make Statutes

28. Power to Council to make Statutes



(1) Subject to this Act the Council may make Statutes for or with respect to
all matters concerning the University and in particular without affecting the
generality of the foregoing for or with respect to-

   (a)  the discipline of the University;

   (b)  the number remuneration and manner of appointment and dismissal of the
        professors and the teaching staff and the officers and servants of the
        University;

   (c)  the matriculation of students;

   (d)  the examinations for fellowships, scholarships, prizes, exhibitions,
        degrees and diplomas, and the granting thereof;

   (e)  the recognition, in lieu of or for the purpose of any examination or
        course of study, of prior learning, including but not limited to any
        course of study completed or examination passed in any educational
        institution;

   (f)  the fees to be charged for matriculation or for any examination degree
        or diploma or any certificate;

   (g)  the fees to be charged for all classes and lectures within the
        University;

   (h)  the manner and time of convening meetings of the Council;





        (i)    the affiliation with the University of any educational,
               commercial, cultural, sporting or other institution,
               organisation or body if-

   (i)  the affiliation would assist in attaining any of the objects of the
        University; and

   (ii) the governing body of the institution, organisation or body has
        consented to the affiliation;

   (j)  the licensing of boarding houses intended for the accommodation of
        students, and the revocation of such licences;

   (k)  the establishment by the Council of hostels and halls of residence for
        students and the management control and closing of any such hostels
        and halls;

   (l)  the exercising by agreement with the owner or governing body of any
        hostel or hall not established by the Council of powers of control and
        management of and in relation to that hostel or hall;

   (m)  the arrangement of accommodation for students;

   (n)  the making of loans from the students' loan fund, the number of such
        loans to be made in each year, the terms and conditions of such loans,
        including the interest payable thereon and the manner of repayment;

   (na) elections conducted by or on behalf of the Council including voting by
        post, electronic voting and preferential voting;





   (o)  generally prescribing or providing for any matter or thing authorized
        or directed to be prescribed or provided for by this Act or necessary
        or expedient to be prescribed or provided for for the good government
        of the University-

and the Council may by a later Statute revoke or amend any such Statute.

(2) Any Statute made by the Council may provide for-

   (a)  the making of regulations, either by the Council or (subject to such
        conditions as the Statute may impose) by any faculty or by the
        Academic Board or other body or person specified in the Statute, for
        or with respect to prescribing or providing for any matter or thing
        for the purposes of the Statute;

   (b)  the manner of promulgation of any such regulation; and

   (c)  the revocation or amendment of any such regulation.