Explanatory statement

University of Canberra (University Facilities) Amendment Statute 2006

Section 40 of the University of Canberra Act 1989 gives the University Council the power to make Statutes.

The University Facilities Statute 1992 (the Principal Statute) empowers the Council to make rules with respect to the management, good government and discipline of a prescribed facility. Prescribed facilities are listed in a Schedule to the Statute.

The University of Canberra (University Facilities) Amendment Statute 2006 seeks to amend the Principal Statute by omitting the Computer Services Centre from the Schedule and replacing it with the Information and Communication Technology Network. This will enable rules to be made covering the whole University IT infrastructure, which nowadays are delivered in a wired and wireless networked environment, and no longer at a single ‘centre’.

Section 42 of the University of Canberra Act 1989 requires that a Statute, once made by Council, be submitted by the Chancellor to the Executive for approval.