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SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ACT 2010 (NO. 4 OF 2010)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Purposes  
  • 2 Commencement  
  • 3 Definitions  

PART 2--CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY

Division 1--The University

  • 4 Swinburne University of Technology  
  • 5 Objects of the University  
  • 6 General powers and functions of the University  
  • 7 Common seal  

Division 2--The Council

  • 8 The Council  
  • 9 Powers and functions of the Council  
  • 10 Power of Council to confer degrees and grant other awards  
  • 11 Council membership  
  • 12 Appointed members  
  • 13 Council appointed members  
  • 14 Limitations on membership  
  • 15 Responsibilities of Council members  
  • 16 Remuneration  
  • 17 Membership and procedure of Council  
  • 18 Power to delegate  
  • 19 Indemnities  

PART 3--PERSONS AND BODIES CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY

  • 20 Academic board  
  • 21 Faculties, departments, divisions, centres, units, schools and institutes of the University  
  • 22 Visitor  
  • 23 Acting Visitor  

PART 4--OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY

  • 24 Chancellor  
  • 25 Deputy chancellor  
  • 26 Vice-Chancellor  
  • 27 Other officers  

PART 5--UNIVERSITY STATUTES AND UNIVERSITY REGULATIONS

  • 28 Council may make university statutes and university regulations  
  • 29 Specific subject matter for university statutes and university regulations  
  • 30 University statutes may provide for making of university regulations  
  • 31 Manner of making university statutes and university regulations  
  • 32 Commencement  
  • 33 Application of laws to university statutes and university regulations  
  • 34 Judicial notice of university statute or university regulation  

PART 6--PROPERTY, FINANCE AND COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES

Division 1--Property generally

  • 35 Powers relating to property  

Division 2--Land

  • 36 Acquisition of land  
  • 37 Disposal of land  
  • 38 Disposal of investment lands  

Division 3--Trust funds and related matters

  • 39 Creation and administration of trust funds and other funds  
  • 40 Establishment of investment common funds  
  • 41 Distribution of income of investment common funds  
  • 42 Commissions etc.  
  • 43 Delegation  

Division 4--Finance

  • 44 Revenue  
  • 45 Borrowing powers  
  • 46 Investments  
  • 47 Audit of income and expenditure of University  

Division 5--Joint ventures and companies

  • 48 Corporations and joint ventures  
  • 49 Audit of limited company  
  • 50 Audit of other companies  
  • 51 Audits under sections 49 and 50 generally  

Division 6--Guidelines

  • 52 Declarations—university commercial activity  
  • 53 University may submit guidelines to the Minister  
  • 54 Consultation  
  • 55 Ministerial approval of guidelines and power to make guidelines  
  • 56 Publication and availability  
  • 57 Guidelines and university statutes  
  • 58 Council to ensure compliance  
  • 59 Reports to Minister  
  • 60 Referral to Auditor-General  

PART 7--GENERAL

  • 61 Fine is civil debt recoverable summarily  
  • 62 Certificate is evidence of amount of fine  

PART 8--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL MATTERS

Division 1--Repeals and amendments

  • 63 Repeal  

Division 2--Transitional provisions

Division 3--Repeal of Division 1

  • 74 Repeal of spent provisions  

Division 1--is repealed on 1 January 2012.

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