University of Tasmania Act 1992 (Tas)

University of Tasmania Act 1992

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the University of Tasmania [Royal Assent 10 December 1992]

Be it enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:

PART 1 - Preliminary

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the University of Tasmania Act 1992 .

2. Commencement (1) This Act commences on 1 January 1993. (2) . . . . . . . .

3. Interpretation In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears – Academic Senate means the Academic Senate of the University; academic staff means the Vice-Chancellor, Provost, any Deputy Vice-Chancellor, any Pro Vice-Chancellor and members of the staff of the University engaged, either full-time or for fractional time, in teaching and research, research only or teaching only but not including casual employees; Alumni means an association of graduates of the University as established by Ordinance; Amalgamation Act means the Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1990 ; body includes committee; by-law means a by-law of the University made by the Council under section 20 and in force under this Act; Chancellor means the Chancellor of the University elected under section 14 ; commencement day means 1 January 1993; Council means the Council of the University; Deputy-Chancellor means a Deputy-Chancellor of the University elected under section 15 ; financial year means a period of 12 months ending on 31 December in any year; graduate means – (a) a person upon whom the University, or one of the University's predecessors in law, has conferred a degree, diploma or certificate; or (b) any other person who holds an award specified, by Ordinance, for the purposes of this definition; intellectual property means all copyright including future copyright, trademarks, designs, patents registered and unregistered, plant breeders' rights, trade secrets and know-how, semiconductor or circuit layouts and all other intellectual property as defined in the convention of 1967 establishing the World Intellectual Property Organisation; Ordinance means an Ordinance of the University made by the Council under section 18 and in force under this Act; professional staff means the staff of the University, engaged full-time or for fractional time, but not including casual employees or the academic staff; rule means a rule made, and in force, under an Ordinance; student means a person who is for the time being enrolled as a student of the University; University means the University of Tasmania; University land means – (a) the land vested in the University specified in Schedule 3 ; and (b) any other land occupied by the University; Vice-Chancellor means the Vice-Chancellor of the University appointed under section 16 .