Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00377:section:50:p1
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2014C00377
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 50 (pt 1/3)
Character Range: 31303–34080

50  Statutes
 (1) The Council may make Statutes, not inconsistent with this Act or the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, prescribing matters:
 (a) required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed by the Statutes; or
 (b) necessary or convenient to be prescribed by the Statutes for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
 (2) The powers of the Council under subsection (1) include, but are not limited to, the power to make Statutes with respect to the following matters:
 (a) the management, good government and discipline of the University;
 (b) the imposition, by or on behalf of the University, of penalties upon:
 (i) students of the University; or
 (ii) persons employed by the University;
  for contravention of, or failure to comply with, a Statute made under paragraph (a);
 (c) the method of any election provided for by this Act, and the determination of questions raised in relation to the conduct or result of any such election;
 (d) the persons who are to be regarded, for the purposes of this Act, as members of the academic staff of the Institute or as members of the academic staff of The Faculties;
 (e) the persons who are to be regarded, for the purposes of this Act, as undergraduate students, or postgraduate students, of the University;
 (f) in relation to each University body:
 (i) the manner and time of convening, holding and adjourning its meetings;
 (ii) voting at such meetings (including postal or proxy voting);
 (iii) disclosure of pecuniary interests at meetings of the Convocation; and
 (iv) the appointment, powers and duties of chairpersons at such meetings;
 (v) the conduct and recording of business at such meetings;
 (vi) the appointment of committees of the University body; and
 (vii) the quorums for meetings of committees mentioned in subparagraph (vi), and the powers and duties of such committees;
 (g) the resignation of the following persons:
 (i) the Chancellor;
 (ii) the Pro‑Chancellor;
 (iii) any person holding an executive office;
 (h) the exercise and performance by a Deputy Vice‑Chancellor, in specified circumstances, of the powers and duties of the Vice‑Chancellor;
 (i) the tenure of the holder of any office or place established by or under this Act in respect of which this Act does not:
 (i) specify a term of office; or
 (ii) provide for the fixing of the term of office otherwise than by the Statutes;
 (j) the employment of members of staff of the University, including the terms and conditions of such employment and the termination of such employment;
 (k) the appointment of persons to positions of responsibility within the University, the terms and conditions of such appointments and the termination of such appointments;
 (l) the admission and enrolment of students;
 (m)