Australian Capital Territory

University of Canberra (Academic Board) Amendment Statute 2007 (No 1)*

DI2007/218

Table of Provisions

1.	Citation
2.	Commencement
3.	Interpretation
4.	Amendment of Section 2 of the Principal Statute
5.	Amendment of Section 3 of the Principal Statute - Membership of the 	Board
6.	Amendment of Section 4 of the Principal Statute - Terms of Office

Citation
1.	This Statute may be cited as the University of Canberra (Academic Board) Amendment Statute 2007 (No 1).

Commencement

2.	This Statute commences on the date of notification.

Interpretation 
3.	In this Statute: 

Principal Statute means the Academic Board Statute 1990;
Act has the same meaning as in the Academic Board Statute 1990;
Board has the same meaning as in the Academic Board Statute 1990;
Chairperson has the same meaning as in the Academic Board Statute 1990;
designate body has the same meaning as in the Academic Board Statute 1990;
student has the same meaning as in the Academic Board Statute 1990;
faculty has the same meaning as in the Academic Board Statute 1990.

Amendment of Section 2 of the Principal Statute 
4.	Section 2 of the Principal Statute is amended by inserting the following definition:
academic division means an ‘other body’ determined by the Council under section 8 of the Act;

Amendment of Section 3 of the Principal Statute - Membership of the Board
5.	New subsection 3(1) 

	5.1	Omit the existing subsection 3(1) and substitute the following:

	3.(1)	The Board consists of the following members: 
	(a)	the Vice-Chancellor or his or her nominee; and
	(b)	the Chairperson appointed by Council under section 21 of the 	Act; and
	(c)	the heads of academic divisions (or faculties) determined by 	Council under section 8 of the Act; and
	(d)	the heads of other bodies designated by Council under 	paragraph 20(d) of the Act; and
	(e)	up to four professors, who are not members of the Board under 	another paragraph of this subsection, elected by the members of 	the academic staff who have been appointed as professor by the 	Council; and
	(f)	one member of the academic staff of each academic division (or 	faculty) elected by the academic staff members of that division 	(or faculty), under rules made under this Statute; and 
	(g)	the member of the general staff elected by members of that staff 	to be the member of Council under paragraph 11(1)(f) of the 	Act and appointed to Academic Board by Council under 	paragraph 20(g) of the Act; and
	(h)	one member of the academic staff elected by members of that 	staff to be a member of the Council, under paragraph 11(1)(e) 	of the Act; and
	(i)	one undergraduate and one postgraduate student elected from 	among their number by the students of the University, under 	rules made under this Statute; and 
	(j)	the person or persons (if any) appointed by the Council after 	receiving the advice of the Board, under paragraph 20(g) of the 	Act.

	3.(2)	Not more than six people (including any appointment made 		under paragraph 3(1)(g) of this Statute) may hold appointments 		under paragraph 20(g) of the Act at any one time. 

Amendment of Section 4 of the Principal Statute - Terms of Office
6.	Section 4 - Terms of Office
	6.1	Subsection 4.(2) 

		Omit the reference to paragraph 3(1)(f) or (g) and substitute ‘paragraph 		3(1)(e) or (f)’
6.2	Subsection 4.(4) 

		Omit the reference to paragraph 3(1)(f), (g), (i) or (j) and substitute 		‘paragraph 3(1)(e), (f), (i) or (j)’

 The foregoing Statute is made by Council under section 40 of the University of Canberra Act 1989.

Given under the seal of the University of Canberra on 13 August 2007.

Stephen Parker
Vice-Chancellor

Gregory Jones
Secretary of Council

Under subsection 42(2) of the University of Canberra Act 1989 the foregoing Statute is approved by the Executive.

Andrew Barr MLA					Jon Stanhope MLA
Minister for Education				Chief Minister
and Training

Dated 5 September 2007				Dated 5 September 2007