Australian Capital Territory
University of Canberra (Transfer) Act 1997     No 74
Republication No 1
Republication date: 18 February 2002
Act not amended up to this date
Provisions effective to 1 December 1997

Unauthorised version prepared by ACT Parliamentary Counsel's Office
About this republication
The republished law
This is a republication of the University of Canberra (Transfer) Act 1997 as in force on 18 February 2002.  It includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting the republished law up to 1 December 1997 and any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes).  
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3 and 4. 
Kinds of republications
The Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):
•	authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies
•	unauthorised republications.
The status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.
Editorial changes
The Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial amendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.  Editorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).  The changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.  
When preparing the authorised version of this republication amendments were made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
Uncommenced provisions and amendments
If a provision of the republished law has not commenced or is affected by an uncommenced amendment, the symbol  U  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the uncommenced provision or amendment appears only in the last endnote.
Modifications
If a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol  M  appears immediately before the provision heading.  The text of the modifying provision appears in the endnotes.  For the legal status of modifications, see Legislation Act 2001, section 95.
Penalties
The value of a penalty unit for an offence against this republished law at the republication date is—
	(a)	if the person charged is an individual—$100; or
	(b)	if the person charged is a corporation—$500.

Provisions effective to
1 December 1997

Australian Capital Territory
University of Canberra (Transfer) Act 1997

Contents
	Page
Part 1	Preliminary
	1	Short title	2
	3	Definitions for Act	2
Part 4	Savings and transitional provisions
	22	Continuance in office of vice-chancellor	3
	23	Existing council members	3
	24	Terms and conditions of employment of University employees	3
	25	Acting appointments	3
	26	Financial statements in first year	4
	27	First annual report	4
	28	Application of provisions relating to statutes	4
	29	Continued operation of part 5	4
	30	Occupational health and safety	4
Part 5	Miscellaneous
	31	Regulation-making power	6
Endnotes
	1	About the endnotes	7
	2	Abbreviation key	7
	3	Legislation history	8
	4	Amendment history	8

Provisions effective to
1 December 1997

Australian Capital Territory
University of Canberra (Transfer) Act 1997

An Act to amend the University of Canberra Act 1989 and certain other laws, and to make certain transitional arrangements, consequent on the transfer of responsibility for the University of Canberra from the Commonwealth to the Territory

    

Part 1	Preliminary
1	Short title
This Act may be cited as the University of Canberra (Transfer) Act 1997.
3	Definitions for Act
In this Act:
Note	A definition applies except so far as the contrary intention appears (see Legislation Act 2001, s 155).
commencement means 1 December 1997.
Principal Act means the University of Canberra Act 1989 (Cwlth) as in force immediately before commencement.

Part 4	Savings and transitional provisions
22	Continuance in office of vice-chancellor
The person who held office immediately before the commencement as the vice-chancellor of the University of Canberra shall, on and after the commencement, continue to hold office as the vice-chancellor and president of the University of Canberra.
23	Existing council members
A person who was a member of the council immediately before the commencement under an appointment or election under the Principal Act, section 11 shall, subject to the Principal Act as amended by this Act, continue to hold office as such a member for the remainder of the term of the earlier appointment or election as if he or she had, on the commencement, been appointed or elected, as the case requires, under the Principal Act, section 11 as so amended for the remainder of that term.
24	Terms and conditions of employment of University employees
If a person was employed by the university immediately before the commencement, this Act does not affect the terms and conditions (including any accrued entitlement to benefits) of that employment.
25	Acting appointments
Despite the repeal of the Principal Act, section 27 a person appointed to act under an appointment under that section that was in force immediately before the commencement shall, on and after the commencement, be taken to have been appointed to act under the University of Canberra Act 1989, section 27 as amended by this Act.
26	Financial statements in first year
The annual financial statements of the university under the Financial Management Act 1996, section 59 (1), as modified by this Act, relating to the calendar year in which the commencement occurs shall relate only to that part of the calendar year after the University of Canberra Act 1989 became an enactment.
27	First annual report
The first annual report of the university prepared after the commencement shall relate only to that part of the calendar year after the University of Canberra Act 1989 became an enactment.
28	Application of provisions relating to statutes
The University of Canberra Act 1989, section 42 as amended by this Act applies only in relation to statutes made on or after the commencement.
29	Continued operation of part 5
Despite the repeal of part 5 of the Principal Act, a provision in that part that would, but for that repeal, have continued to apply in relation to a person, matter or thing after the University of Canberra Act 1989 became an enactment shall continue to apply in relation to that person, matter or thing.
30	Occupational health and safety
	(1)	A group of employees who, immediately before the commencement, was a designated work group in relation to the university under the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (Cwlth) shall, on and after the commencement, be taken to be a designated work group in relation to the university under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989.
	(2)	A person who, immediately before the commencement, was a health and safety representative in relation to the university under the Occupational Health and Safety (Commonwealth Employment) Act 1991 (Cwlth) shall, on and after the commencement, be taken to be a health and safety representative in relation to the university under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 1989.

Part 5	Miscellaneous
31	Regulation-making power
The Executive may make regulations for this Act.
Note	Regulations must be notified, and presented to the Legislative Assembly, under the Legislation Act 2001.

Endnotes
1	About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history.  Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history.  Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are listed in the legislation history and the amendment history.  These details are underlined.  Uncommenced provisions and amendments are not included in the republished law but are set out in the last endnotes.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.  
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
If the republished law includes penalties, current information about penalty unit values appears on the republication inside front cover.
2	Abbreviation key

am = amended	ord = ordinance	
amdt = amendment	orig = original	
ch = chapter	p = page	
cl = clause	par = paragraph	
def = definition	pres = present	
dict = dictionary	prev = previous	
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative 	(prev...) = previously	
Assembly	prov = provision	
div = division	pt = part	
exp = expires/expired	r = rule/subrule	
Gaz = Gazette	reg = regulation/subregulation	
hdg = heading	renum = renumbered	
ins = inserted/added	reloc = relocated	
LA = Legislation Act 2001	R[X] = Republication No	
LR = legislation register	s = section/subsection	
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996	sch = schedule	
mod = modified / modification	sdiv = subdivision	
No = number	sub = substituted	
o = order	SL  = Subordinate Law	
om = omitted/repealed	underlining = whole or part not commenced	
3	Legislation history
University of Canberra (Transfer) Act 1997 No 74
notified 25 November 1997 (Gaz 1997 No S360)
s 1, s 2 commenced 25 November 1997 (s 2 (1))
remainder commenced 1 December 1997 (s 2 (2))
4	Amendment history
Commencement
s 2	om R1 LA
University of Canberra Act 1989
pt 2 hdg	om R1 LA
Long title
s 4	om R1 LA
Interpretation
s 5	om R1 LA
Insertion
s 6	om R1 LA
Values and principles of the University
s 6A	om R1 LA
Constitution of council
s 7	om R1 LA
Meetings of council
s 8	om R1 LA
Insertion
s 9	om R1 LA
Vice-chancellor and president
s 10	om R1 LA
Substitution
s 11	om R1 LA
Insertion
s 12	om R1 LA
Heading to pt 3
s 13	om R1 LA
Substitution
s 14	om R1 LA
Approval and publication of statutes
s 15	om R1 LA
Repeal of pt 5
s 16	om R1 LA
Repeal of regulations
s 17	om R1 LA
Formal amendments
s 18	om R1 LA
Amendments of other Acts
pt 3 hdg	om R1 LA
Public Sector Management Act 1994
s 19	om R1 LA
Sewerage Rates Act 1968
s 20	om R1 LA
Water Rates Act 1959
s 21	om R1 LA
Schedule
sch	om R1 LA

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