Version No. 007
Deakin University Act 2009
No. 71 of 2009
Version incorporating amendments as at
15 October 2018
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purposes
2Commencement
3Definitions
Part 2—Constitution and governance of the University
Division 1—The University
4Deakin University
5Objects of the University
6General powers and functions of University
7Common seal
Division 2—The Council
8The Council
9Powers and functions of the Council
10Power of Council to confer degrees or grant other awards
11Council membership
11ACouncil membership pending Order under section 63
12Government appointed members
13Council appointed members
14Limitations on membership
15Responsibilities of Council members
16Remuneration
17Membership and procedure of Council
18Power to delegate
19Indemnities
Part 3—Persons and bodies connected with the University
20Academic board
21Faculties, departments, divisions, centres, units, schools and institutes of the University
22Visitor
23Acting Visitor
Part 4—Officers of the University
24Chancellor
25Deputy chancellor
26Vice-Chancellor
27Other officers
Part 5—University statutes and university regulations
28Council may make university statutes and university regulations
29Specific subject matter for university statutes and university regulations
30University statutes may provide for making of university regulations
31Manner of making university statutes and university regulations
32Commencement
33Application of laws to university statutes and university regulations
34Judicial notice of university statute or university regulation
Part 6—Property, finance and commercial activities
Division 1—Property generally
35Powers relating to property
Division 2—Land
36Acquisition of land
37Disposal of land
38Disposal of investment lands
Division 3—Trust funds and related matters
39Creation and administration of trust funds and other funds
40Establishment of investment common funds
41Distribution of income of investment common funds
42Commissions etc.
43Delegation
Division 4—Finance
44Revenue
45Borrowing powers
46Investments
47Audit of income and expenditure of University
Division 5—Joint ventures and companies
48Corporations and joint ventures
49Audit of limited company
50Audit of other companies
51Audits under section 49 and 50 generally
Division 6—Guidelines
52Declarations—university commercial activity
53University may submit guidelines to the Minister
54Consultation
55Ministerial approval of guidelines and power to make guidelines
56Publication and availability
57Guidelines and university statutes
58Council to ensure compliance
59Reports to Minister
60Referral to Auditor-General
Part 7—General
61Fine is civil debt recoverable summarily
62Certificate is evidence of amount of fine
63Orders in Council
Part 8—Repeals and transitional matters
Division 2—Transitional provisions
64Definitions for this Division
65Operation of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
66University
67Council
68Members of Council
69Staff
70Construction of references
71Gifts, trusts and other dispositions
72University statutes and university regulations
73Regulations dealing with transitional matters
Division 3—Further transitional provisions
74Definition for this Division
75Operation of Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984
77Saving of reconstituted Council
78Members of Council
Division 4—Further transitional provisions
79Transitional provisions—Education Legislation Amendment (TAFE and University Governance Reform) Act 2015
Division 5—Further transitional provisions
80Transitional provision—Education Legislation Amendment (Victorian Institute of Teaching, TAFE and Other Matters) Act 2018
Schedule 1—Membership and procedure of the Council
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Endnotes
1 General information
2 Table of Amendments
3 Amendments Not in Operation
4 Explanatory details
Version No. 007
Deakin University Act 2009
No. 71 of 2009
Version incorporating amendments as at
15 October 2018
Preamble
Deakin University was established by the Deakin University Act…