THE AUSTRALIANNATIONALUNIVERSITY
Programs and Awards Statute 2004
HONORARY DEGREES RULES 2005
The Council of the AustralianNationalUniversity makes these Rules under section 7 of the Programs and Awards Statute2004.
Dated:10 December 2004.
Peter Baume AO
Chancellor
The Council of the Australian National University
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1HONORARY DEGREE RULES
Citation Name of Rules and commencement
1.A.(1)TheseRules Rules may be cited asare the Honorary Degrees Rules. 20054.
(2)These Rules commence on 31 December 2004, immediately after the commencement of the Rules (Repeal) Rules 2004.
2Definitions
12(1).In these Rules, unless the contrary intention appears:-
"Committee" means the Honorary Degrees Committee established under these Rules;.
honorary degreemeans a degree that may be awarded under rule 3.
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The hHonorary degrees
23.(1)Honorary degrees may be awarded for:
(a)(a)distinguished creative achievement as a scholar in any field of scholarship, letters or the arts; or
(b)(b)the performance of distinguished creative contributions in the service of society; or
(c)(c)the performance of outstanding service to the University.
23.(2)Any degreeof the University, except the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, may be awarded as an honorary degree.except the Doctor of Philosophy
23.(3) )The honorary degree of Doctor of the University is normallymay be awarded for outstanding service to the University as a whole.
4Proposals
3.4(1))A proposal for the admission to an honorary degree: -
(a) )shall is to be in writing signed by the proposer or one or more of the following persons as proposers, who shall benamely, the Vice-Chancellor, a member of the Council, a Dean of a fF aculty, a Director of a , a Director of a Research School or a Director of a University Centre; and
(b) )shall must give the reasons which make it particularly appropriate that the person proposed should receive an honorary degree of The Australian Nationalthe University; and
(c) )shall must contain supporting information, and may include supporting opinions and suggestions as to persons appropriate to be consulted in relation to the proposal.
(2)The Council shall not consider a proposal unless the proposer or proposers have expressed personal responsibility.
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(32))A proposal shall must be addressed and delivered to the Chair of the Committee and delivered to the Head, Council and Boards Secretariat who shall transmitmust send each proposalit to the Committee for consideration and, if supported by the Committee, for recommendation to the Council.
H5Honorary Degrees Committee
4.5(1)There is established as a Committee of the Council, an Honorary Degrees Committee consisting of:
(a) )the Chancellor; and
(b), the Pro-Chancellor, ; and
(c)the Vice-Chancellor, ; and
(d)the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) ); and
(e)the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research); and
(bf) )3 members of the Council appointed by the Council, none of whom is:
(i) )a member of the Committee underreferred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or
- (ii)
a member of the staff of the University; or
- (iii)
a student at the University; and
(ii) a member of the staff of, or a student at, the University; and
(cg) )1 member of the academic staff of the Institute of Advanced Studies appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, after appropriate consultation; and
(dh) )1 member of the academic staff of The Faculties appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor, after appropriate consultation; and
(ei) )the Dean of the Graduate School; and
(fj) )either the President of the Australian National University Postgraduate and Research Students' Association Inc. or the President of the Australian National University Students' Association, as appointed by the Vice-Chancellor, after consultation with both Presidents, shall appoint.
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(2))The Vice-Chancellor may appoint a member of the Council, being a person who is not:
(a) )already a member of the Committee; or
(b)a member of the staff of the University; or
(c) )a student at the University;
as an alternate member of the Committee for the purposes of a meeting which a member appointed under paragraph (1) (a) or , (b), (c) or (f) is unable to attend.
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(3)The Vice-Chancellor may appoint an appropriate member of the academic staff of the University as an alternate member of the Committee for the purposes of a meeting which a member appointed under paragraph (1) (cg) or (dh) is unable to attend.
5(4))A person who is a member of the Committee by virtue of holding an office of the kind referred to in paragraph (1)(a), ) to (e) o,r (fi) or (j) ceases to be a member of the Committee if that person ceases to hold that office.
(6)A person who is appointed to be a member of the Committee under paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) shall hold office for 3 years from the date of that appointment but may not be reappointed.
6Procedure of the Committee
6(1)The Chancellor is to be the Chair at meetings of the Committee.
6(2)In the absence of the Chancellorat a meeting, the Pro-Chancellor or, in the absence of the Pro-Chancellor, a member of the Committee elected bythe Committee, must act as Chair for the meeting.
5.(1)The Chancellor, or, in the absence of the Chancellor, the Pro-Chancellor, shall be chairman at meetings of the Committee, and in the absence of both, the Committee shall elect a chairman for the meeting from among its members.
6(23))Subject to these Rules, the Committee shall determine its own procedure.
6(34))The quorum of the Committee for a meeting to consider a proposal for admission to a degree under paragraphsubrule 2 3(1) (a) is 9, of whom 5 must be members of the academic staff of the University.
(4)The quorumfor a meeting to consider a proposal for admission to a degree under paragraph 2 (1) (b) or (c) is 9, of whom 5 must not be members of the academic staff of the University or students at the University.
(6(55))A proposal for admission to an honorary degree shall may be adopted by the Committee only if it is supported by at least four fifths80% of the number of members present at the meeting.
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Confidentiality
67.(1)A proposal for the award of an honorary degree shall must be considered highly confidential until the Council has resolvedresolves to admit the person concerned to the degree.
(7(2))If the Committee decides not to accept a proposal, the Head, Council and Boards Secretariat shall must inform the proposers accordingly.
C8Council
78.(1) )When the Committee accepts a proposal for the award of an honorary degree, the Head, Council and Boards Secretariat shall must ascertain the proposed recipient's willingness to be admitted to the degree.
8(2))Where If the proposed recipient is willing to be admitted to the degree, the Committee's acceptance of the proposal, should must be transmitted sent by the Chair of the Committeeto the Council for consideration.
(3)A proposal for the award of an honorary degree and the action of the Committee in respect of such a proposal shall not be subject to amendment or debate by the Council.
C9Conferring
89.(1))The conferring of an honorary degree shall is to be at such time and place as is convenient to both the University and the recipient.
(9(2))Honorary degrees shall may