UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ACT 1998 - As at 1 February 2024 - Act 5 of 1998
- As at 1 February 2024
- Act 5 of 1998
Table of Provisions
PART 1 - PRELIMINARY
PART 2 - THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS SENATE
Division 1 - University establishment and general functions and powers
- 4 Establishment of university
- 5 Functions of university
- 6 General powers of university
Division 2 - Senate establishment and general functions and powers
- 7 Establishment of senate
- 8 Functions of senate
- 9 Powers of senate
- 10 Senate to promote university’s interests
- 11 Delegation
Division 3 - Senate membership
- 12 Membership of senate
- 13 Official members
- 14 Appointed members
- 15 Elected members
- 16 Additional members
- 17 When senate is taken to be properly constituted
- 18 Appointed member’s term of office
- 19 Elected member’s term of office
- 20 Additional member’s term of office
- 20A Dealing with casual vacancy in office of an elected member
- 21 Failure to elect elected members
- 22 Casual vacancies
- 23 Ineligibility for membership of senate
- 24 Vacation of office
- 25 Discretion where appointed member convicted of indictable offence
- 26 Discretion where elected or additional member convicted of indictable offence
Division 3A - Senate elections
- 26AA Election policy
- 26AB Conduct of election
- 26AC Eligibility to vote
Division 4 - Members’ function, and removing elected, appointed and additional members from office
- 26A Member’s function, and obligations about function
- 26B Senate may remove member from office
Division 5 - Extending terms of office
- 26C Minister may extend terms of office
Division 6 - Meetings of the senate
- 27 Who is to preside at meetings
- 28 Quorum
- 29 Conduct of meetings
PART 3 - CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE UNIVERSITY
- 30 Chancellor
- 31 Deputy chancellor
- 32 Vice-chancellor
PART 4 - BODIES CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY
Division 1 - (Repealed)
Division 2 - Academic board
- 35 Establishment of academic board
- 35A President of academic board
Division 3 - Application of Corporations legislation to bodies
- 35B Excluded matters for Corporations legislation
PART 4A - MATTERS RELATING TO OFFICES OF CHANCELLOR, DEPUTY CHANCELLOR, VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT
- 35C Disqualification from office
- 35D Senate may remove chancellor, vice-chancellor or president from office
- 35E Particular matters about removal of vice-chancellor
- 35F Vacation of office
PART 5 - PROPERTY AND FINANCE
Division 1 - Property held on trust or conditions
- 36 Definition for div 1
- 37 Amendment of terms of trusts and gifts
- 38 Selection of designated purpose
- 39 Property to be held for designated purpose
- 40 Certain persons to be given notice of scheme
- 41 Amendment of scheme
- 42 University’s powers under other laws not limited
- 43 University may carry out conditions of gift etc.
Division 2 - Dealing with State land by senate
Division 3 - Finance
PART 6 - (Repealed)
PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS
- 55 Forming and taking part in corporations
- 56 Use of facilities and staff
- 56A Protection from liability
- 56B Report about person’s criminal history
- 56C Delegation by Minister
- 56D Requirement to disclose particular matters
- 56E Restrictions on disclosing protected information
- 57 Control of traffic and conduct on university land
- 58 Regulation-making power
- 59 Repealed Act references
PART 8 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
Division 1 - Transitional provision for continuing in office particular members holding office in 2004
- 60 Continuation of particular members
Division 2 - Transitional provisions for the University Legislation Amendment Act 2005
Subdivision 1 - Preliminary
- 61 Definitions for div 2
Subdivision 2 - Provisions about membership of senate
- 62 Continuation of official members
- 63 Appointment of new appointed members
- 64 Continuation of appointed members
- 65 Continuation of elected members
- 66 Ballot, and term of office, for elected members
- 67 Appointment of new additional members
- 68 Continuation of additional members
- 69 Senate need not include additional members
- 70 Dealing with casual vacancy in office of elected member
Subdivision 3 - Constitution of senate
- 71 Constitution of senate
Division 3 - Expiry of statutes
- 73 Definition for division
- 74 Particular references to senate election
- 75 Repeal of university statutes
