MURDOCH UNIVERSITY ACT 1973 - SECT 17
MURDOCH UNIVERSITY ACT 1973 - SECT 17
17 . Functions of Senate, its powers and duties
(1) The governing body
of the University shall be the Senate.
(2) Subject to the
provisions of this Act, the Senate —
(a)
shall have the entire control and management of the affairs and concerns of
the University and may act in all matters concerning the University in the
manner which to it appears most likely to promote the objects and interests of
the University;
(b)
shall appoint, and may vary or terminate the appointment of, the academic and
other staff, officers and employees of the University;
(c) in
the name and on behalf of the University and in accordance with the Statutes
and regulations made under section 26, shall have the power to award degrees
and other academic distinctions, and may grant honorary degrees and other
distinctions on approved persons, and may for good cause deprive persons of
any degree or other distinction granted or awarded by the University;
(d) in
the name and on behalf of the University, may, with the approval of the
Governor and in the manner and to the extent by this Act provided, make, alter
and repeal by-laws for the purpose of managing, preserving and protecting the
lands of the University and regulating the use of those lands by any person
and the conduct of persons when on or upon those lands;
(e) may,
with the approval of the Governor and in the manner by this Act provided,
make, alter and repeal Statutes with respect to the constitution, management,
good government and discipline of the University.
[Section 17 amended: No. 103 of 1975 s. 2; No. 48
of 1989 s. 17; No. 32 of 2016 s. 104.]