Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Melbourne University Act 1958 - SECT 15

Council to appoint staff and to have entire management of the University

15. Council to appoint staff and to have entire management of the University



(1) Subject to this Act and the statutes and regulations, the Council may on
any terms and conditions that it determines, employ persons in teaching or
other positions in the University.

(1AA) The council may terminate the employment of any member of staff employed
by it.



(1A) Without limiting the generality of section 5(1), the council shall have,
and shall be deemed always to have had, power to establish and conduct the
repertory company known, at the commencement of this subsection, as The
Melbourne Theatre Company and previously known as the Union Theatre Repertory
Company.

			(2)     (a)	Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) of this section the council may appoint and dismiss an officer who shall be styled the vice-chancellor and principal;


   (b)  Subject to this Act, the vice-chancellor and principal shall be the
        chief executive officer of the University and shall as such have such
        powers and duties as are conferred or imposed upon him by statutes or
        regulations of the University;



   (ba) Unless otherwise expressly provided by the statutes or regulations,
        the vice-chancellor and principal may delegate any of his powers and
        duties to any person or persons;

   (bb) Every delegation under paragraph (ba) may be revoked by the
        vice-chancellor and principal and shall not prevent the exercise or
        performance by the vice-chancellor and principal of any of his powers
        and duties;

   (bc) If a person is appointed pursuant to the statutes of the University as
        an acting vice-chancellor and principal during the absence or
        ill-health of the vice-chancellor and principal or otherwise, the
        person so appointed shall, during the period of his appointment, have
        all the powers and duties of the vice-chancellor and principal and
        shall be a member of the council ex officio in place of the
        vice-chancellor and principal;



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   (c)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1) of this section the
        council may appoint and dismiss one or more officers each of whom
        shall be styled a deputy vice-chancellor;



   (d)  Subject to this Act the deputy vice-chancellors shall as such have
        such powers and duties as are conferred or imposed on them by statutes
        or regulations of the University.



			(3)     (a)	Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the council may annually appoint one or more pro-vice-chancellors, one of whom shall be the person who, at the date of the appointment, is president of the academic board;






   (b)  Subject to this Act, a pro-vice-chancellor shall as such have such
        powers and duties as are conferred or imposed upon him by statutes or
        regulations of the University.