UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1911

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1911

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title
           Preamble

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- Establishment of the University  

   3.      The University of Western Australia
            
   4.      University to consist of Senate, Convocation, staff and students
            
   5.      Senate is governing authority
            
   6.      University is a body corporate

   PART 3 -- Visitor  

   7.      Governor is the Visitor

   PART 4 -- Senate, officers and Convocation

           Division 1 -- Senate  

   8.      Members
            
   9A.     Nominations Committee
            
   9.      Terms of members
            
   10.     Duties of members (Sch. 1 Div. 1)
            
   11.     People disqualified from being Chancellor, Pro-Chancellor or Senate member
            
   11A.    Removal of members for breach of certain duties and suspension pending removal
            
   11B.    Remuneration and allowances for Senate members

           Division 2 -- Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor  

   12.     Chancellor
            
   12A.    Pro-Chancellor

           Division 3 -- Powers of Senate  

   13.     Appointment of officers and management of affairs
            
   14.     Control and management of property
            
   14A.    Sale of endowment land
            
   15.     Leasing University lands
            
   15A.    Trust moneys not immediately required may be used to erect buildings etc.
            
   15B.    Borrowing and other ways of raising money
            
   15C.    Notice of borrowing
            
   15D.    Guarantees
            
   15E.    Charges for guarantee
            
   15F.    Power of University to provide residential accommodation for staff and students
            
   16.     Disposal of property acquired by gift etc.
            
   16AA.   Authorised persons
            
   16A.    By-laws regulating use etc. of University lands
            
   16B.    Approval, publication, disallowance and proof of by-laws
            
   16C.    Penalties
            
   16D.    By-laws to be made readily available to public
            
   16E.    Regulations
            
   16EA.    Relief of Senate members from liability
            
   16F.    Certain certificates of Chancellor etc. to be prima facie evidence
            
   16G.    Delegation by Senate

           Division 4 -- Convocation  

   17.     Members
            
   18A.    Functions of Convocation
            
   18.     Warden

           Division 5 -- Vacancies  

   19.     Resignation
            
   20.     Vacation of Senate office
            
   22.     Casual vacancies
            
   23.     Reappointment

           Division 6 -- Proceedings  

   23A.    Chair of Senate
            
   24.     Chair of Convocation
            
   24A.    Disclosure of interests (Sch. 1 Div. 2)
            
   25.     Quorum
            
   26.     Proceedings not invalidated in certain circumstances

           Division 7 -- Vice-Chancellor  

   27.     Vice-Chancellor

   PART 5 -- Student Guild  

   28.     Student Guild
            
   28A.    Amenities and services fee
            
   28B.    Senate to include detail in Statute

   PART 6 -- Instruction, degrees, examination  

   29.     Courses of study and degrees
            
   30.     Examinations

   PART 7 -- Statutes  

   31.     Power to make Statutes
            
   33.     Approval, publication, disallowance and proof of Statutes
            
   34A.    Statutes to be made readily available to public
            
   34.     Affiliated institutions

   PART 8 -- Endowment and revenue  

   35.     Endowment of Crown lands etc.
            
   36.     Exemption from rate or tax
            
   38.     Application of fees etc.

   PART 9 -- General provisions  

   41.     Application of Financial Management Act 2006 and Auditor General Act 2006

   PART 10 -- Transitional provisions for Universities Legislation Amendment Act 2016  

   43.     Term used: commencement day
            
   44.     Transitional provisions (Senate)
            
   45.     Transitional provisions (Chancellor and Pro-Chancellor)
            
   46.     Transitional provisions (guarantees)
            
   47.     Transitional provisions (by-laws)
            
   48.     Transitional provisions (Statutes)
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Senate members
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