Australian National University Act 1975 (Cth)

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACT

1975

No. 94 of 1975

An Act to amend the Australian National University Act 1946-1973, and for other purposes.

 

BE IT ENACTED by the Queen, the Senate and the House of Representatives of Australia, as follows:—

Short title and citation.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Australian National University Act 1975.

(2) The Australian National University Act 1946-1973is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

(3) The Principal Act, as amended by this Act, may be cited as the Australian National University Act 1946-1975.

Commencement.

2. This Act shall come into operation on the day on which it receives the Royal Assent.

Constitution of Council.

3. (1) Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting after paragraph (j) of sub-section (1) the following paragraph:—

“(jaa) 2 members of the non-academic staff of the University elected by the members of that staff;

(b) by omitting from paragraph (l) of sub-section (1) the words “a student” and substituting the figure and word “2 students”; and

(c) by adding at the end thereof the following sub-section:—

“(6) For the purposes of paragraph (jaa) of sub-section (1), the members of the non-academic staff of the University are the officers and employees of the University, other than—

(a) the persons referred to in paragraph (d) of sub-section (1); and

(b) members of the academic staff of the Institute or of the School.”.

(2) A person who, immediately before the commencement of this section, held office as the member of the Council provided for by paragraph 11(1)(l) of the Principal Act continues to hold office as a member of the Council as if he had been elected as one of the 2 members provided for by paragraph 11(1)(l) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act and, subject to the Principal Act as amended by this Act, shall hold that office for the term for which he would have held office if this section had not been enacted.

(3) An election for 1 of the 2 members referred to in paragraph 11(1)(l) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act shall be held as soon as possible after the commencement of this Act and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided by or under the Statutes of the University, but subject to the Principal Act as amended by this Act, the period of office, as a member of the Council, of the person elected at that election ends on 29 September 1976, but nothing in this section prevents that person from being re-elected.

Statutes.

4. (1) Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by inserting in paragraph (h) of sub-section (1), after the word “matriculation”, the words admission and enrolment”; and

 

(b) by omitting paragraph (o) of sub-section (1) and substituting the following paragraph: —

“(o) The payment to the University of—

(i) fees the payment of which is voluntary;

(ii) fees payable in respect of the provision to students of amenities or services that are not of an academic nature;

(iii) fees payable in respect of an organization of students, or of students and other persons;

(iv) fees in respect of residential accommodation; or

(v) fees payable in connexion with, or in connexion with attendance for the purposes of, studies that are not included in the studies that are required or permitted to be undertaken for the purpose of obtaining a degree or diploma;

(2) The amendments made by paragraph (1)(b) do not affect the continuance in force of the Statutes made before the commencement of this Act in so far as they relate to fees of a kind referred to in paragraph 27(1)(o) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.

5. (1) Section 29 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:—

Fees.

“29. Fees are not payable to the University except as provided by Statutes made under paragraph (o) of sub-section (1) of section 27.”.

(2) The Minister may direct that fees specified in the direction that became payable to the University before the date of the direction in relation to the year 1974 or the year 1975 shall be deemed not to have been payable.