Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00724:reg:5
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Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 5219–8026

5          Definitions
In this instrument:
academic staff (Faculties) member: see section 11(1).
academic staff (Institute) member: see section 10(1).

       ANUSA means The Australian National University Students' Association Incorporated, an association incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 1991 (ACT).
appointed member means a Council member appointed by the Minister.
close of nominations, for an election for a staff or student member, means the date and time by which nominations in the election must reach the returning officer for the election.

       dean: see the ANU Act, section 3 (Interpretation).

       deans and research school heads member: see section 9(1).

       executive office: see the ANU Act, section 3 (Interpretation).
Institute: see the ANU Act, section 3 (Interpretation).
member, of the Council, includes the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor.
postgraduate student member: see section 13(1).
professional staff means members of staff of the University other than:

(a)    the holders of the executive offices; and

(b)    the academic staff of the Institute; and

(c)    the academic staff of The Faculties.
[Note: The professional staff are referred to in the ANU Act as the 'general staff'.]
professional staff member: see section 12(1).
returning officer, for an election conducted under this instrument, means the person who is the returning officer appointed under section 28 (Appointment of returning officer etc.) to conduct the election.

       staff or student member means any of the following Council members:

(a)    the academic staff (Faculties) member;

(b)    the academic staff (Institute) member;

(c)    the deans and research school heads member;

(d)    the postgraduate student member;

(e)    the professional staff member;

(f)    the undergraduate student member.

       student member means the postgraduate student member or the undergraduate student member.

       The Faculties: see the ANU Act, section 3 (Interpretation).
undergraduate student member: see section 14(1).

        Part 2—The University

General note for Part 2
     The University is continued in existence by the ANU Act (see section 4(1)).
     Under the Act, the University is, and has the functions of, an independent, self-governing institution of higher learning that conducts research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level (see especially section 5(1)).
     The University is a body corporate (see section 4(2)(a)), and has a broad range of particular functions and powers (see especially sections 5 and 6).
     The Act gives the University responsibilities as Australia's national university (see section 5(1)(b) and (2)).
     Subject to the ANU Act, the Council decides how the University is to be organised (see section 7).