Australian National University Amendment Act (No. 2) 1981 (Cth)

Australian National University Amendment Act (No. 2) 1981

No. 166 of 1981

 

An Act to amend the Australian National University Act 1946

[Assented to 26 November 1981]

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

Short title, &c.

1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Australian National University Amendment Act (No. 2) 1981.

(2) The Australian National University Act 19461 is in this Act referred to as the Principal Act.

Commencement

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

Constitution of Council

3. Section 11 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraphs (1) (k) and (l) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(k) a student of the University elected from among their number by the students of the University who are enrolled for study for degrees other than degrees of Bachelor or for the degree of Bachelor of Letters or who, not being so enrolled, are not included among students to whom paragraph (l) applies;

“(1) 2 students of the University elected from among their number by the students of the University who are enrolled for study for degrees of

 

Bachelor (other than the degree of Bachelor of Letters) or who, not being enrolled for degrees of Bachelor, are students declared by the Statutes to be students to whom this paragraph applies;”.

Statutes

4. Section 27 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting paragraph (1) (m) and substituting the following paragraphs:

“(m) The admission of persons who are undertaking or have undertaken studies at another institution to any corresponding status or of persons who hold degrees, diplomas or other awards granted by other institutions to any corresponding degree, diploma or other award without examination;

“(ma) The exemption of persons undertaking a course leading to a degree, diploma or other award from the requirement to undertake particular work that would otherwise be required to be undertaken for the purposes of that course, whether or not on condition that other work be undertaken in the place of the work the subject of the exemption;”.

 

NOTE

1. No. 22, 1946, as amended. For previous amendments, see Nos. 21 and 56, 1947; No. 3, 1960; No. 9, 1963; No. 108, 1965; No. 93, 1966; No. 65, 1967; No. 1, 1971; No. 96, 1973; No. 216, 1973 (as amended by No. 20, 1974); No. 94, 1975; No. 36, 1978; No. 190, 1979; and No. 106, 1981.