Title: University of Adelaide Act 1971
Author: Office of Parliamentary Counsel
Category: as.at
Document comments: 1.7.2021

Version: 1.7.2021

University of Adelaide Act 1971—1.7.2021

1.7.2021—University of Adelaide Act 1971

University of Adelaide Act 1971—1.7.2021
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1.7.2021—University of Adelaide Act 1971
Schedule

University of Adelaide Act 1971—1.7.2021
Legislative history

1.7.2021—University of Adelaide Act 1971
Legislative history

South Australia
University of Adelaide Act 1971
An Act to provide for the continuance and administration of The University of Adelaide; and for other purposes.

Contents
1	Short title
3	Interpretation
4	Continuance and powers of University
4A	Object of University
5A	Declaration of logo and official titles
5B	Protection of proprietary interests of University
6	Power to confer awards
7	Chancellor and Deputy Chancellors
8	Vice-Chancellor
9	Council to be governing body of University
10	Delegation
11	Conduct of business of the Council
12	Constitution of Council
12A	Term of office
13	Casual vacancies
14	Saving clause
15	Duty of Council members to exercise care and diligence etc
16	Duty of Council members to act in good faith etc
17	Duty of Council members with respect to conflict of interest
17A	Removal of Council members for contravention of section 15, 16 or 17
17B	Civil liability for contravention of section 16 or 17
18	Annual meeting
21	The Adelaide University Union
22	Statutes and rules
23	By-laws
24	Proceedings
25	Annual report
26	Special provision with regard to certain lands
27	Exemption from land tax
28	Special provision as to chairs founded by W.W. Hughes
29	Indemnities
30	Creation and administration of trust funds and other funds
31	Establishment of investment common funds
32	Distribution of income of investment common funds 
33	Commissions etc
Schedule
Legislative history

The Parliament of South Australia enacts as follows:
1—Short title
This Act may be cited as the University of Adelaide Act 1971.
3—Interpretation
In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—
Academic Board means—
	(a)	the board established by the Council under that title; or
	(b)	if another body is prescribed by the statutes of the University for the purposes of this definition—that other body;
the academic staff means the officers or employees of the University classified by the Council as members of the academic staff;
the Council means the Council of the University;
the general staff means the officers or employees of the University classified by the Council as members of the general staff;
graduate means a person on whom the University has conferred an academic award, including an honorary award and an award conferred jointly with another body under section 6;
Graduate Association means the graduate association prescribed by the statutes or rules of the University for the purposes of this definition;
logo means a design (the copyright of which is vested in the University) declared under this Act to be a logo;
official insignia means a logo, an official symbol or an official title;
official symbol means a combination of a logo and an official title;
official title means a name or title declared under this Act to be an official title;
postgraduate student means a student enrolled at the University in an academic program designated by the statutes or rules to be a postgraduate program;
staff member means a member of the academic staff or a member of the general staff;
student means an undergraduate student or a postgraduate student;
undergraduate student means a student enrolled at the University in an academic program designated by the statutes or rules to be an undergraduate program;
the University means The University of Adelaide;
University grounds means all land owned or occupied by the University or of which the University has the care, control and management.
4—Continuance and powers of University
	(1)	The University of Adelaide continues in existence.
	(2)	The University consists of the Council, members of the academic staff, members of the general staff, graduates and students.
	(3)	Subject to subsection (5), the University is a body corporate invested with full juristic capacity and unfettered discretion, subject to the laws of this State, to conduct its affairs in the manner it thinks fit.
	(4)	The University may exercise its powers within or outside the State (including outside Australia).
	(5)	The University must not alienate (except by way of lease for a term not exceeding 21 years), mortgage or charge land vested in or conveyed to the University under—
	(a)	section 16 of The Adelaide University Act 1874;
	(b)	the University Site Act 1876;
	(c)	the University Land Act 1929;
	(d)	section 6 of the Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Merger of Tertiary Institutions) Act 1990 to the extent that it applies to land vested in the Roseworthy Agricultural College under the Roseworthy Agriculture College Act 1973;
	(e)	section 26 of the Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Merger of Tertiary Institutions) Act 1990;
	(f)	the Waite Trust,
except with, and in accordance with any terms or conditions of, an approval given by the Governor.
	(6)	The University is not an instrumentality or agency of the Crown.
	(7)	To avoid doubt, subsection (5) does not confer any power to alienate land contrary to the terms of a trust relating to the land.
4A—Object of University
The object of the University is the advancement of learning and knowledge, including the provision of university education.
5A—Declaration of logo and official titles
	(1)	The Minister may, by notice in the Gazette, declare a design to be a logo in respect of the University.
	(2)	The University of Adelaide and Adelaide University are official titles.
5B—Protection of proprietary interests of University
	(1)	The University has a proprietary interest in all official insignia.
	(2)	A person must not, without the consent of the University, in the course of a trade or business—
	(a)	use a name in which the University has a proprietary interest under this section for the purpose of promoting the sale of services or the provision of any benefits; or
	(b)	sell goods marked with official insignia; or
	(c)	use official insignia for the purpose of promoting the sale of goods or services.
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
	(3)	A person must not, without the consent of the University, assume a name or description that consists of, or includes, official insignia.
Maximum penalty: $20 000.
	(4)	A consent under this section—
	(a)	may be given with or without conditions (including conditions requiring payment to the University); and
	(b)	must be given in writing addressed to the applicant for the consent; and
	(c)	may be revoked by the University for a breach of a condition by notice in writing given personally or by post to a person who has the benefit of the consent.
	(5)	The Supreme Court may, on the application of the University, grant an injunction to restrain a breach of this section.
	(6)	The court by which a person is convicted of an offence against this section may, on the application of the University, order the convicted person to pay compensation of an amount fixed by the court to the University.
	(7)	Subsections (5) and (6) do not derogate from any civil remedy that may be available to the University apart from those subsections.
6—Power to confer awards
	(1)	The University has power to confer upon any persons after examination and in accordance with the statutes and rules of the University such degrees, diplomas or other awards as the University may have constituted.
	(1a)	The power of the University to confer academic awards under subsection (1) includes the power to confer academic awards jointly with—
	(a)	another university; or
	(b)	a registered training organisation; or
	(c)	another body specified in regulations made under subsection (4).
	(2)	The University has power, in accordance with the statutes and rules of the University, to confer without examination a degree upon a person who has been admitted to a degree at another University or has obtained some other qualification at an institution of higher learning that is, in the opinion of the University, of equivalent or higher status.
	(2a)	The University has power, in accordance with the statutes and rules of the University, to confer an honorary award on a person who the University thinks merits special recognition by the University.
	(3)	The University has power to permit a graduate of the University, for reasons deemed adequate by the University, to surrender a degree, diploma or other award previously conferred upon him or her by the University.
	(4)	The Governor may, on the recommendation of the Council, make regulations for the following purposes:
	(a)	specifying a body for the purposes of subsection (1a);
	(b)	excluding a registered training organisation from the ambit of the definition of registered training organisation.
	(5)	In this section—
registered training organisation has the same meaning as in the South Australian Skills Act 2008 but does not include a training organisation excluded from the ambit of this definition by regulations made under subsection (4).
7—Chancellor and Deputy Chancellors
	(1)	The Council must, whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Chancellor, appoint a suitable person to be the Chancellor.
	(2)	The Chancellor will be appointed for a term of 2 years on terms and conditions fixed by the Council and is, on the expiration of a term of office, eligible for reappointment.
	(3)	An employee or student of the University is not eligible for appointment to the office of Chancellor.
	(5)	The Council must elect from its own members (not being members of the Council ex officio, staff members and students of the University) a Deputy Chancellor who will hold office for a term of 2 years on conditions fixed by the Council, but a Deputy Chancellor ceases to hold that office on ceasing for any reason to be a member of the Council.
8—Vice-Chancellor
	(1)	The Council must, whenever a vacancy occurs in the office of Vice-Chancellor, appoint a suitable person to be Vice-Chancellor.
	(2)	The Vice-Chancellor is the principal academic and chief executive officer of the University and is responsible to the Council for the academic standards, management and administration of the University.
	(3)	Subject to subsection (4), the Vice-Chancellor holds office for such term and upon such conditions as are fixed by the statutes of the University and such other conditions as may be fixed by the Council and is, upon the expiration of a term of office, eligible for re-appointment.
	(4)	No reduction in the salary, and no alteration of the conditions of appointment, of a Vice-Chancellor may be made during his or her term of office unless the Vice-Chancellor consents to it.
9—Council to be governing body of University
	(1)	The Council is the governing body of the University and has the following as its primary responsibilities:
	(a)	appointing the Vice-Chancellor as the chief executive officer of the University, and monitoring his or her performance;
	(b)	approving the mission and strategic direction of the University, as well as the annual budget and business plan;
	(c)	overseeing and reviewing the management of the University and its performance;
	(d)	establishing policy and procedural principles, consistent with legal requirements and community expectations;
	(e)	approving and monitoring systems of control and accountability, including general overview of any entities controlled by the University (within the meaning of section 50AA of the Corporations Act 2001);
	(f)	overseeing and monitoring the assessment and management of risk across the University, including commercial undertakings;
	(g)	overseeing and monitoring the academic activities of the University;
	(h)	approving significant commercial activities of the University.
	(2)	The Council must in all matters endeavour to advance the interests of the University.
10—Delegation
	(1)	The Council may delegate any of its powers or functions under this Act to—
	(a)	a member of the Council; or
	(b)	an employee of the University; or
	(c)	the holder of a particular office or position in the University; or
	(d)	any committee of the Council or the University.
	(2)	A delegation under this section—
	(a)	must be by instrument in writing; and
	(b)	may be absolute or conditional; and
	(c)	does not derogate from the power of the Council to act in any matter; and
	(d)	is revocable at will by the Council.
	(3)	A power or function delegated under this section to the Vice‑Chancellor, or to a committee of the Council or the University, may, if the instrument of delegation so provides, be further delegated.
11—Conduct of business of the Council
	(1)	A quorum of the Council consists of one half of the total number of members of the Council (ignoring any fraction resulting from the division) plus 1, and no business may be transacted at a meeting of the Council unless a quorum is present.
	(2)	Each member present at a meeting of the Council is entitled to 1 vote on a matter arising for decision at the meeting, but the person presiding at the meeting has, in the event of an equality of votes, a casting vote as well as a deliberative vote.
	(3)	A decision carried by a majority of the votes cast by the members present and voting at a meeting is a decision of the Council.
	(4)	A meeting of the Council will be presided over—
	(a)	by the Chancellor; or
	(b)	in the absence of the Chancellor, by the Deputy Chancellor; or
	(c)	in the absence of the Chancellor and the Deputy Chancellor, by a member of the Council elected by those present at the meeting.
12—Constitution of Council
	(1)	Subject to this section, the Council consists of not less than 12 and not more than 16 members, of whom—
	(a)	1 will be the Chancellor ex officio; and
	(b)	1 will be the Vice‑Chancellor ex officio; and
	(c)	1 will be the presiding member of the Academic Board ex officio (or, if the Vice‑Chancellor is the presiding member of the Academic Board, a member of the Academic Board elected by the Academic Board (not being a member appointed or elected to the Academic Board as a student of the University)); and
	(d)	up to 7 will be persons appointed by the Council on the recommendation of a selection committee (which consists of the Chancellor and 6 other persons, 3 of whom are appointed by the Chancellor and 3 by the presiding member of the Graduate Association (but at least 3 members of the selection committee must be graduates of the University) in accordance with guidelines determined by the Council); and
	(e)	1 will be a member of the academic staff, elected by the academic staff; and
	(f)	1 will be a member of the general staff, elected by the general staff; and
	(g)	1 will be a postgraduate student, appointed or elected in a manner determined by the Council; and
	(h)	1 will be an undergraduate student, appointed or elected in a manner determined by the Council; and
	(i)	1 will be a graduate (not being a current staff member nor student of the University), elected by graduates in a manner determined by the Council after consultation with the presiding member of the Graduate Association; and
	(j)	1 may, if the Council so determines, be a person co‑opted and appointed by the Council.
	(2)	Where a person is appointed to the Council, the appointing authority must recognise that the Council is, as far as practicable, to be constituted of equal numbers of men and women who—
	(a)	have a commitment to education and, in particular, to higher education; and
	(b)	have an understanding of, and commitment to, the principles of equal opportunity and social justice and, in particular, to access and equity in education.
	(3)	Of the members of the Council appointed on the recommendation of the selection committee, at least 2 must have financial management expertise and at least 1 must have commercial expertise (demonstrated by relevant qualifications or relevant experience at a senior level in the public or private sector).
	(4)	A member of the academic or general staff or student of the University is not eligible to be appointed to the Council by the Council.
	(6)	A selection committee established for the purpose of making an appointment under subsection (1)(d) cannot recommend 1 of their number for appointment.
	(7)	An undergraduate student is not eligible for appointment or election to the Council unless he or she has been enrolled as an undergraduate for the semester last preceding the date of the appointment or election.
12A—Term of office
	(1)	Subject to subsection (6), a member appointed to the Council by the Council will be appointed for a term of between 2 and 4 years to be determined—
	(a)	in the case of a member appointed on the recommendation of a selection committee—by that selection committee; and
	(b)	in the case of a member co-opted and appointed by the Council—by the Council.
	(2)	A member of the academic or general staff of the University elected to the Council will be elected for a term of 2 years.
	(3)	A student of the University appointed or elected to the Council will be appointed or elected for a term of 2 years.
	(4)	A graduate elected by graduates to the Council will be elected for a term of 2 years.
	(5)	Subject to subsection (6), at the expiration of a term of office, a member appointed or elected to the Council is eligible for reappointment or re-election.
	(6)	A person may not, except by resolution of the Council, be appointed or elected as a member of the Council if the appointment or election (as the case requires) would result in the person being a member of the Council for more than 12 years.
13—Casual vacancies
	(1)	The Council may remove an appointed or elected member of the Council from office for—
	(a)	mental or physical incapacity to carry out official duties satisfactorily; or
	(b)	failing, without reasonable excuse, to comply with the Council's requirements in relation to attendance at Council meetings; or
	(c)	conviction of an indictable offence; or
	(d)	serious misconduct.
	(2)	The office of an appointed or elected member becomes vacant if the member—
	(a)	dies; or
	(b)	completes a term of office and is not reappointed or re-elected; or
	(c)	does not continue in the capacity in which he or she was appointed or elected to membership of the Council (unless the date of the next appointment or election to his or her office is within 3 months from the date on which the member ceased to continue in the capacity in which he or she was appointed or elected); or
	(d)	resigns by notice in writing addressed to the Chancellor; or
	(e)	is removed from the office by the Council under subsection (1); or
	(f)	is disqualified from managing corporations under Chapter 2D Part 2D.6 of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth.
	(2a)	An appointed or elected member of the Council may only be removed under subsection (1)(d) by resolution passed by at least a two-thirds majority of the members of the Council.
	(3)	If a member of the Council is appointed by the Council to the office of Chancellor or Vice-Chancellor, a casual vacancy occurs in the office held by that member.
	(3a)	If a member of the Council elected under section 12(1)(h) becomes a staff member or student of the University during his or her term of office, a casual vacancy occurs in the office held by that member.
	(4)	On the office of an appointed or elected member of the Council becoming vacant under this section, a person must be appointed or elected, as the case may require, to the vacant office in accordance with this Act.
	(5)	Subject to this Act, a member appointed or elected to fill a casual vacancy in the membership of the Council holds office for the balance of the term of his or her predecessor.
14—Saving clause
No decision or proceedings of the Council is invalid by reason only of a vacancy in the office of any member of the Council, or any defect in the appointment or election of a person to the Council.
15—Duty of Council members to exercise care and diligence etc
A member of the Council must at all times in the performance of his or her functions—
	(a)	exercise a reasonable degree of care and diligence; and
	(b)	act in the best interest of the University.
16—Duty of Council members to act in good faith etc
	(1)	A member of the Council must at all times act in good faith, honestly and for a proper purpose in the performance of the functions of his or her office, whether within or outside the State.
	(1a)	A member of the Council must not improperly use his or her position to gain an advantage for himself or herself or another person, whether within or outside the State.
	(2)	Subsection (1) does not apply to conduct that is merely of a trivial character and does not result in significant detriment to the interest of the University.
17—Duty of Council members with respect to conflict of interest
	(1)	A member of the Council who has a direct or indirect personal or pecuniary interest in a matter decided or under consideration by the Council—
	(a)	must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, disclose in writing to the Council full and accurate details of the interest; and
	(b)	must not take part in any discussion by the Council relating to that matter; and
	(c)	must not vote in relation to that matter; and
	(d)	must be absent from the meeting room when any such discussion or voting is taking place.
	(2)	A member of the Council will not be taken to have a direct or indirect interest in a matter for the purposes of this section by reason only of the fact that the member has an interest in the matter that is shared in common with a substantial section of the public, or with staff members or students of the University generally, or with a substantial number of staff members or students of the University.
	(3)	If a member of the Council makes a disclosure of interest and complies with the other requirements of subsection (1) in respect of a proposed contract—
	(a)	the contract is not liable to be avoided by the University; and
	(b)	the member of the Council is not liable to account to the University for profits derived from the contract.
	(4)	If a member of the Council fails to make a disclosure of interest or fails to comply with any other requirement of subsection (1) in respect of a proposed contract, the contract is liable to be avoided by the University.
	(5)	A contract may not be avoided under subsection (4) if a person has acquired an interest in property the subject of the contract in good faith for valuable consideration and without notice of the contravention.
	(6)	If a member of the Council has or acquires a personal or pecuniary interest, or is or becomes the holder of an office, such that it is reasonably foreseeable that a conflict might arise with his or her duties as a member of the Council, the member must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, disclose in writing to the Council full and accurate details of the interest or office.
	(7)	A disclosure under this section must be recorded in the minutes of the Council.
	(8)	Without limiting the effect of this section, a member of the Council will be taken to have an interest in a matter for the purposes of this section if a relative of the member has an interest in the matter.
	(9)	This section does not apply in relation to a matter in which a member of the Council has an interest while the member remains unaware that he or she has an interest in the matter, but in any proceedings against the member the burden will lie on the member to prove that he or she was not, at the material time, aware of his or her interest.
	(10)	In this section—
domestic partner means a person who is a domestic partner within the meaning of the Family Relationships Act 1975, whether declared as such under that Act or not;
relative of a member means the spouse, domestic partner, parent or remoter linear ancestor, son, daughter or remoter issue or brother or sister of the member;
spouse—a person is the spouse of another if they are legally married.
17A—Removal of Council members for contravention of section 15, 16 or 17
Non-compliance by a member of the Council with a duty imposed under section 15, 16 or 17 will be taken to be serious misconduct and a ground for removal of the member from office.
17B—Civil liability for contravention of section 16 or 17
If a person who is a member of the Council or a former member of the Council is guilty of a contravention of section 16 or 17, the University may recover from the person by action in a court of competent jurisdiction—
	(a)	if the person or any other person made a profit as a result of the contravention—an amount equal to the profit; and
	(b)	if the University suffered loss or damage as a result of the contravention—compensation for the loss or damage.
18—Annual meeting
	(1)	The Council must, within 2 months of the commencement of each financial year, convene and attend an annual meeting of the University community.
	(2)	The Vice-Chancellor, or in the absence of the Vice-Chancellor, a member of the Council chosen by the Council, must preside at a meeting convened under subsection (1).
	(3)	At least 28 days notice of a meeting under subsection (1) must be given in a manner determined by the Council.
	(4)	The business and procedures of a meeting under subsection (1) will be determined by the Council.
	(5)	In this section—
University community means the Council, members of the academic staff, members of the general staff, graduates and students.
21—The Adelaide University Union
	(1)	The Adelaide University Union continues in existence.
	(2)	The union is a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal and—
	(a)	is capable of suing and being sued; and
	(b)	is, subject to its constitution and rules, capable of—
	(i)	acquiring, holding, dealing with and disposing of real and personal property; and
	(ii)	acquiring or incurring any other rights or liabilities that may properly attach to a body corporate; and
	(c)	has the powers, authorities, obligations and functions conferred or imposed upon it by—
	(i)	its constitution and rules; and
	(ii)	any statutes of the University made with the concurrence of the union.
	(3)	The constitution and rules of the union may, with the concurrence of the Council, be altered in accordance with the procedures provided by the constitution and rules.
	(4)	The union must, not later than 1 June in each year, provide the Council with—
	(a)	the financial statements of the union for the previous calendar year, audited in a manner approved by the Council; and
	(b)	the proposed fee (including entrance fee and annual fee) for union membership for the following calendar year.
	(5)	The union must, not later than 30 August in each year, provide the Council with a financial report in a form determined by the Council for the 6 months ending 30 June of that year.
	(6)	The union must, not later than 1 December in each year, provide the Council with the budget for income and expenditure of the union in a form determined by the Council for the following calendar year (including proposed allocations to bodies affiliated with the union).
	(7)	The union must not set membership fees except with the approval of the Council.
22—Statutes and rules
	(1)	The Council has power to make statutes or rules for any of the following purposes:
	(a)	regulating the conduct of any election; and
	(b)	regulating the discipline of the University; and
	(c)	establishing within the University faculties, departments academic divisions or units, or groups of them and providing for, and regulating, their administration; and
	(ca)	providing for, and regulating, the admission and matriculation of students; and
	(d)	regulating the appointment or dismissal of officers and employees of the University and prescribing their duties and the manner in which they are to be performed; and
	(e)	prescribing the conditions governing the award of fellowships, scholarships, prizes, exhibitions or other awards; and
	(f)	prescribing the fees to be paid in respect of instruction, tuition, applications for awards, or any other matters; and
	(fa)	prescribing, with the concurrence of the Adelaide University Union, the fees for membership of the union, and providing for the collection and recovery of those fees by the University on behalf of the union; and
	(g)	regulating the convening of the Council; and
	(h)	constituting, and providing for the award of, any degree, diploma or certificate; and
	(ha)	constituting and regulating the Academic Board and other boards of the University; and
	(i)	providing for the admission to degrees ad eundem gradum of persons who have been admitted to degrees or obtained other qualifications that are, in the opinion of the University, of equivalent status; and
	(ia)	providing for the admission of persons to an honorary award; and
	(j)	providing for the affiliation with the University, upon mutually satisfactory terms, of any college or educational establishment; and
	(l)	prescribing any other matter contemplated by this Act, or pertaining to the University.
	(1a)	The Council has power to make statutes—
	(a)	establishing a tribunal to hear and determine proceedings against any student or staff member of the University in relation to any offence under the statutes, rules or by-laws of the University, and prescribing penalties that may be awarded by the tribunal upon proof of the commission of such an offence; and
	(b)	providing that an offence under a specified statute, rule or by-law of the University allegedly committed by a student or staff member be tried by a tribunal established under paragraph (a) of this subsection.
	(2)	The Council may—
	(a)	by statute, vary or revoke a statute; or
	(b)	by rule, vary or revoke a rule.
	(3)	A statute does not come into operation until confirmed by the Governor.
	(4)	Section 10 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 does not apply to or in relation to a statute or rule made under this section.
23—By-laws
	(1)	The Council has power to make by-laws for any of the following purposes:
	(a)	to prohibit persons from trespassing upon the University grounds and to empower any person authorised in writing by the Council to remove any person found trespassing; and
	(b)	to prevent damage to the University grounds, any appurtenances, or any property or object (whether moveable or immoveable) on the grounds; and
	(c)	to prevent persons from climbing on fences or buildings or walking over gardens or lawns on the University grounds; and
	(ca)	to regulate the use of any libraries of the University and of books or other material of those libraries; and
	(d)	to regulate the speed at which vehicles may be driven on the University grounds; and
	(e)	to prohibit dangerous or careless driving of vehicles within the University grounds; and
	(f)	to regulate, restrict or prohibit the entrance and exit of vehicles and pedestrians to and from the University grounds, and to prescribe the course and direction of vehicular traffic within the University grounds; and
	(g)	to regulate, restrict or prohibit the parking of vehicles upon the University grounds, and to prohibit the parking of vehicles within the University grounds by any person or class of persons; and
	(h)	to empower any person authorised in writing by the Council to remove vehicles from the University grounds; and
	(i)	generally to regulate traffic of all kinds within the University grounds and to empower any person authorised in writing by the Council to direct traffic; and
	(j)	to regulate, restrict or prohibit manufacture of alcoholic liquor on the University grounds or the bringing of alcoholic liquor onto the University grounds or the supply or consumption of alcoholic liquor on the grounds; and
	(k)	to empower any person authorised in writing by the Council to remove any intoxicated person from the University grounds, and to search for and to seize any alcoholic liquor upon the University grounds in contravention of a by-law, and to empower the Council to confiscate any such alcoholic liquor; and
	(l)	to regulate, restrict or prohibit the bringing of offensive weapons onto the University grounds and to empower any person authorised in writing by the Council to search for and seize any offensive weapon upon the University grounds in contravention of a by-law and to empower the Council to confiscate any such weapon; and
	(m)	to prohibit disorderly conduct or indecent language in the University grounds, and to empower any person authorised in writing by the Council to remove from the grounds any person guilty of disorderly conduct or indecent language; and
	(n)	to prevent the interruption of lectures or meetings by noise or unseemly behaviour and to prevent undue noise from motor vehicles upon the University grounds; and
	(o)	to regulate the conduct of meetings and assemblies within the University grounds; and
	(oa)	to empower any person authorised in writing by the Council to require any person whom he or she suspects on reasonable grounds of having contravened a by-law to state his or her name and address, and to provide that any person so requested must comply with the request; and
	(p)	to impose fines, not exceeding $200, for offences against the by-laws; and
	(pa)	to fix expiation fees, not exceeding $75, for alleged offences against the by-laws; and
	(q)	to empower the University to recover on complaint compensation for any damage done to the University grounds or any property of the University.
	(2)	A by-law may provide that it applies to portion only of the University grounds specified in the by-law and where such provision is made, the by-law applies accordingly.
	(3)	No by-law may be made—
	(a)	except at a meeting of the Council of which at least 14 days' prior notice has been given in writing to each member of the Council setting out the by-laws intended to be proposed; and
	(b)	except upon a resolution supported by a majority of the total number of the members of the Council.
	(3a)	A by-law must be transmitted to the Governor for confirmation.
	(4)	A by-law does not come into operation until confirmed by the Governor.
	(5)	For the avoidance of doubt, section 10 of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978 applies to a by-law made under this section.
24—Proceedings
	(2)	The Council may direct that a student or staff member of the University who is alleged to have committed an offence against the by-laws of the University be tried by a tribunal established by statute of the University and, if the offence is proved, that he or she be dealt with in an appropriate manner provided by statute of the University.
	(3)	In any proceedings relating to an offence against a by-law—
	(aa)	it will be presumed conclusively that the by-law, or purported by-law, was duly made; and
	(a)	an allegation in a complaint that any place constitutes part of the University grounds will be taken to be proved in the absence of evidence to the contrary; and
	(b)	an allegation in a complaint that a person named in the complaint was the owner of a specified vehicle on a specified day will be taken to be proved in the absence of evidence to the contrary; and
	(c)	where it is proved that a vehicle was parked in the University grounds in contravention of a by-law it will be presumed, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that the vehicle was so parked by the owner of the vehicle.
	(5)	Any fine recovered in respect of a contravention of a by-law will be paid to the University.
25—Annual report
	(1)	The Council must, not later than 30 June in each year, present to the Minister a report on the operation of the University during the year ending on the preceding 31 December.
	(2)	The report must include a copy of the audited accounts of the University, and of every statute of the University confirmed by the Governor, and every rule made by the Council, during the year ending on the preceding 31 December.
	(3)	The Minister must, within 12 sitting days of receiving a report under this section, cause a copy of the report to be laid before each House of Parliament.
26—Special provision with regard to certain lands
The land granted to the University pursuant to section 16 of The Adelaide University Act and to The University Site Act 1876 and to the University Land Act 1929 will be held by the University for purposes approved by the Governor.
27—Exemption from land tax
Any land in respect of which the University would, but for this section, be liable to pay land tax is exempt from land tax.
28—Special provision as to chairs founded by W.W. Hughes
The trusts established under the instrument a copy of which appears in the Schedule affecting the 2 chairs or professorships founded by Walter Watson Hughes so far as they are not exhausted, continue in operation.
29—Indemnities
The University must indemnify and keep indemnified—
	(a)	each member of the Council; and
	(b)	any member of a committee constituted or appointed by resolution of the Council or by or under a statute or rule; and
	(c)	any member of the Academic Board,
against all actions or claims (whether arising during or after the term of office of that member) in respect of any act or thing done or omitted to be done in good faith in the exercise or purported exercise of any power or duty conferred or imposed—
	(d)	on the Council, any committee or the Academic Board; or
	(e)	on any member or members of the Council, committee or the Academic Board,
by or under this Act.
30—Creation and administration of trust funds and other funds
Subject to this Act, the University may create and administer—
	(a)	trust funds; or
	(b)	funds for any other purpose.
31—Establishment of investment common funds
	(1)	The University may establish 1 or more investment common funds for the collective investment of any trust funds and other funds held by or in the custody of the University.
	(2)	Without liability for breach of trust, the University may bring into or withdraw from any investment common fund the whole or any part of any trust fund or other fund held by or in the custody of the University.
	(3)	Subsection (2) applies despite any direction to the contrary, whether express or implied, contained in the trust instrument.
32—Distribution of income of investment common funds 
	(1)	Subject to subsection (2), the University must, in accordance with the instrument that established the investment common fund, periodically distribute income from each investment common fund among the funds participating in the pool.
	(2)	From time to time, the University, if it considers it expedient to do so, may—
	(a)	add some portion of the income of each investment common fund to the capital of the common fund; or
	(b)	establish a fund or funds as a provision against capital depreciation or reduction in income.
33—Commissions etc
	(1)	The University may periodically deduct an amount (not exceeding an amount determined by the Council of the total funds under management as part of the common fund) as commission for the administration of a common fund.
	(2)	Despite section 10, the Council must not delegate the power to make a determination under subsection (1).
	(3)	The commission deducted under subsection (1) is to be received and accepted by the University or fund manager (as the case requires) as full payment for the costs of administration of the common fund.
	(4)	The University must not make any other charges on the trust fund in addition to the commission received under subsection (3) except in accordance with the trust instrument.

Schedule
	
This indenture made the twenty-fourth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-two, between Walter Watson Hughes, of Torrens Park, near Adelaide, in the Province of South Australia, Esquire, of the one part, and Alexander Hay, of Adelaide, aforesaid, Esquire, Treasurer of the Executive Council of the University Association of the other part:
Whereas the said Walter Watson Hughes is desirous that a University should be established in the said Province, to be called "The Adelaide University", and has agreed to assist in the foundation of such University, by contributing the sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds in endowing by the income thereof two chairs or professorships in the said University, one for Classical and Comparative Philology and Literature, and the other for English Language and Literature and Mental and Moral Philosophy:
And whereas the said Walter Watson Hughes, his executors or administrators is or are entitled to nominate and appoint the two first Professors to such chairs:
And whereas an Association has been formed, and has undertaken to endeavour to found and establish such University, and has appointed an Executive Council:
And whereas the said Alexander Hay has been appointed Treasurer of the said Executive Council:
Now this Indenture witnesseth that, in consideration of the premises, the said Walter Watson Hughes doth hereby for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators covenant with the said Alexander Hay, his executors and administrators, that he, the said Walter Watson Hughes, his executors, or administrators, shall and will, on or before the expiration of ten years from the date hereof, pay to the said Alexander Hay, as such Treasurer, or to the said Executive Council, or if the said University is incorporated within such period, then to such Corporation the sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds sterling:
And will, in the meantime, pay interest thereon, or on such portion thereof as may remain unpaid at the rate of Six Pounds per centum per annum, from the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three, such interest to be paid by equal quarterly payments:
And it is agreed and declared that the interest and annual income of the said sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds shall be applied in two equal sums in endowing the said two chairs with salaries for the two Professors, or occupiers of such chairs:
And it is hereby also declared and agreed that the said Walter Watson Hughes has appointed the Reverend Henry Read, M.A., Incumbent of the Church of England, in the District of Mitcham, to occupy, and that the said Henry Read shall occupy the first of such chairs as Professor of Classics and Comparative Philology and Literature:
And that the said Walter Watson Hughes has appointed the Rev. John Davidson, of Chalmers Church, Adelaide, to occupy, and that the said John Davidson shall occupy the first of the other such chairs as Professor of English Language and Literature, and Mental and Moral Philosophy:
And it is hereby agreed and declared that the annual income and interest of the said sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds shall be applied for the purposes aforesaid in equal sums quarterly, and for no other purpose whatever:
And it is also declared and agreed that the said sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds shall be held by the Treasurer of the said University, or by the Corporation thereof, when the said University shall become incorporated, for the purpose of paying and applying the annual interest and income thereof equally in endowing two chairs or professorships in the said University, one of such chairs or professorships being Classics and Comparative Philology and Literature, and the other of such chairs or professorships being English Language and Literature, and Mental and Moral Philosophy:
And it is also declared and agreed that the said sum of Twenty Thousand Pounds shall, when the same is received by the Treasurer of the said University or by the University when incorporated, be invested upon South Australian Government Bonds, Debentures, or Securities, and the interest and annual income arising from such investments paid and applied quarterly in endowing the said two chairs or professorships in the said University as aforesaid:
In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

Signed, sealed and delivered by the said Walter Watson Hughes, in the presence of Richard B. Andrews, Solicitor, Adelaide. | } | W.W. HUGHES (L.S.)

Legislative history
Notes
	•	Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.
	•	Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.
	•	For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.
Repeal of Act
The University of Adelaide Act 1971 will be repealed by Sch 1 cl 1 of the Adelaide University Act 2023.
Legislation repealed by principal Act
The University of Adelaide Act 1971 repealed the following:
University of Adelaide Act 1935
University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1936
University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1937
University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1942
University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1943
University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1946
University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1950
University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1964
Principal Act and amendments
New entries appear in bold.
Year | No | Title | Assent | Commencement
1971 | 41 | University of Adelaide Act 1971 | 29.4.1971 | 29.4.1971
1972 | 4 | University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1972 | 16.3.1972 | 16.3.1972
1978 | 40 | University of Adelaide Act Amendment Act 1978 | 6.4.1978 | 6.4.1978 (Gazette 6.4.1978 p1112) except s 15—23.11.1977: s 2 and except s 14—27.4.1978 (Gazette 27.4.1978 p1485) and except s 8—22.11.1978 (Gazette 17.8.1978 p556)
1990 | 65 | Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Merger of Tertiary Institutions) Act 1990 | 13.12.1990 | 1.1.1991 (Gazette 13.12.1990 p1755)
1996 | 34 | Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996 | 2.5.1996 | Sch (cl 41)—3.2.1997 (Gazette 19.12.1996 p1923)
1996 | 72 | Statutes Amendment (University Councils) Act 1996 | 22.8.1996 | Pt 3, Sch 1 (cl 2) & Sch 2—6.3.1997 (Gazette 6.3.1997 p1114)
1999 | 88 | Statutes Amendment (Universities) Act 1999 | 2.12.1999 | Pt 4 (s 6)—23.12.1999 (Gazette 23.12.1999 p3670)
2003 | 47 | University of Adelaide (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2003 | 13.11.2003 | 4.12.2003 (Gazette 4.12.2003 p4375) except new s 12(1)(ab) (as inserted by s 14(1)), ss 14(5), (7), 18—8.3.2004 (Gazette 4.3.2004 p648) and except ss 4(6), 14(3), (6), (10), (11), 15—14.5.2004 (Gazette 13.5.2004 p1272)
2005 | 29 | Statutes Amendment (Universities) Act 2005 | 7.7.2005 | Pt 3 (ss 18—31) & Sch 1 (cl 2)—28.7.2005 (Gazette 28.7.2005 p2524)
2006 | 43 | Statutes Amendment (Domestic Partners) Act 2006 | 14.12.2006 | Pt 88 (s 214)—1.6.2007 (Gazette 26.4.2007 p1352)
2017 | 39 | Statutes Amendment (Universities) Act 2017 | 10.10.2017 | Pt 3 (ss 15—20) & Sch 1 (cl 2)—10.10.2017
2020 | 40 | Training and Skills Development (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2020 | 19.11.2020 | Sch 1 (cl 10)—1.7.2021 (Gazette 24.6.2021 p2260)
Provisions amended since 3 February 1976
	•	Legislative history prior to 3 February 1976 appears in marginal notes and footnotes included in the consolidation of this Act contained in Volume 11 of The Public General Acts of South Australia 1837-1975 at page 240.
New entries appear in bold.
Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.
Provision | How varied | Commencement
Long title | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 2 | deleted by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 3 | |
Academic Board | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(1) | 4.12.2003
academic staff | deleted by 40/1978 s 3(a) | 6.4.1978
the academic staff | inserted by 40/1978 s 3(d) | 6.4.1978
the ancillary staff | inserted by 40/1978 s 3(d) | 6.4.1978
| deleted by 72/1996 s 10(a) | 6.3.1997
the convocation of electors | amended by 40/1978 s 3(e) | 6.4.1978
| deleted by 72/1996 s 10(a) | 6.3.1997
the general staff | inserted by 72/1996 s 10(b) | 6.3.1997
graduate | inserted by 65/1990 s 58(a) | 1.1.1991
| substituted by 47/2003 s 4(2) | 4.12.2003
| amended by 29/2005 s 18 | 28.7.2005
Graduate Association | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(3) | 4.12.2003
logo | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(3) | 4.12.2003
official insignia | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(3) | 4.12.2003
official symbol | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(3) | 4.12.2003
official title | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(3) | 4.12.2003
parliamentary member | deleted by 72/1996 s 10(a) | 6.3.1997
postgraduate degree or diploma | amended by 40/1978 s 3(b) | 6.4.1978
| deleted by 47/2003 s 4(4) | 4.12.2003
postgraduate member | substituted by 40/1978 s 3(c) | 6.4.1978
| deleted by 72/1996 s 10(a) | 6.3.1997
postgraduate student | substituted by 47/2003 s 4(5) | 4.12.2003
the repealed Act | deleted by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
the Senate | deleted by 47/2003 s 4(6) | 14.5.2004
staff member | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(7) | 4.12.2003
student | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(7) | 4.12.2003
undergraduate member | deleted by 72/1996 s 10(a) | 6.3.1997
undergraduate of the University | inserted by 40/1978 s 3(f) | 6.4.1978
| amended by 65/1990 s 58(b) | 1.1.1991
| amended by 72/1996 s 10(c) | 6.3.1997
| deleted by 47/2003 s 4(8) | 4.12.2003
undergraduate student | inserted by 47/2003 s 4(8) | 4.12.2003
University grounds | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| substituted by 47/2003 s 4(8) | 4.12.2003
s 4 | |
s 4(1) | substituted by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 4(2) and (3) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| substituted by 47/2003 s 5 | 4.12.2003
s 4(4)—(6) | inserted by 47/2003 s 5 | 4.12.2003
s 4(7) | inserted by 29/2005 s 19 | 28.7.2005
s 4A | inserted by 29/2005 s 20 | 28.7.2005
s 5 | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| deleted by 47/2003 s 6 | 4.12.2003
ss 5A and 5B | inserted by 47/2003 s 7 | 4.12.2003
s 6 | |
s 6(1) | amended by 65/1990 s 59(a) | 1.1.1991
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 8(1) | 4.12.2003
s 6(1a) | inserted by 47/2003 s 8(2) | 4.12.2003
| amended by 29/2005 s 21(1) | 28.7.2005
s 6(2) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 8(3) | 4.12.2003
s 6(2a) | inserted by 40/1978 s 4 | 6.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| substituted by 47/2003 s 8(4) | 4.12.2003
s 6(3) | amended by 65/1990 s 59(b) | 1.1.1991
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 6(4) | inserted by 29/2005 s 21(2) | 28.7.2005
s 6(5) | inserted by 29/2005 s 21(2) | 28.7.2005
registered training organisation | amended by 40/2020 Sch 1 cl 10 | 1.7.2021
s 7 | |
s 7(1) | amended by 72/1996 ss 11(a), 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 7(2) | substituted by 72/1996 s 11(b) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 9(1) | 4.12.2003
s 7(3) | substituted by 72/1996 s 11(b) | 6.3.1997
s 7(4) | deleted by 72/1996 s 11(b) | 6.3.1997
s 7(5) | amended by 40/1978 s 5(a) | 6.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 9(2) | 4.12.2003
s 7(6) | inserted by 40/1978 s 5(b) | 6.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| deleted by 47/2003 s 9(3) | 4.12.2003
s 8 | |
s 8(1) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 8(2) | deleted by 72/1996 s 12 | 6.3.1997
| inserted by 47/2003 s 10 | 4.12.2003
s 8(3) | amended by 40/1978 s 6 | 6.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 8(4) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 8(5) | deleted by 72/1996 s 12 | 6.3.1997
s 9 | substituted by 72/1996 s 13 | 6.3.1997
s 9(1) | s 9 redesignated as s 9(1) by 47/2003 s 11 | 4.12.2003
| substituted by 29/2005 s 22 | 28.7.2005
s 9(2) | inserted by 47/2003 s 11 | 4.12.2003
s 10 | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| substituted by 47/2003 s 12 | 4.12.2003
| substituted by 39/2017 s 15 | 10.10.2017
s 11 | amended by 40/1978 s 7 | 6.4.1978
| substituted by 72/1996 s 14 | 6.3.1997
s 11(1) | substituted by 47/2003 s 13(1) | 4.12.2003
s 11(4) | amended by 47/2003 s 13(2), (3) | 4.12.2003
s 12 | amended by 40/1978 s 8 | 22.11.1978
| substituted by 72/1996 s 14 | 6.3.1997
s 12(1) | amended by 47/2003 s 14(1), (2), (4) | 4.12.2003
| amended by 47/2003 s 14(1), (5) | 8.3.2004
| (c) deleted by 47/2003 s 14(3) | 14.5.2004
| amended by 47/2003 s 14(6) | 14.5.2004
| (ab) and (ac) deleted by 29/2005 s 23(1) | 28.7.2005
| amended by 29/2005 s 23(2), (3) | 28.7.2005
| substituted by 39/2017 s 16(1) | 10.10.2017
s 12(3) | amended by 29/2005 s 23(4) | 28.7.2005
s 12(5) | deleted by 47/2003 s 14(7) | 8.3.2004
s 12(6) | amended by 39/2017 s 16(2) | 10.10.2017
s 12(7) | amended by 47/2003 s 14(8) | 4.12.2003
s 12(8) | amended by 47/2003 s 14(9) | 4.12.2003
| deleted by 29/2005 s 23(5) | 28.7.2005
s 12(9) | deleted by 47/2003 s 14(10) | 14.5.2004
s 12(10) and (11) | deleted by 29/2005 s 23(5) | 28.7.2005
s 12(11a) | inserted by 47/2003 s 14(11) | 14.5.2004
| deleted by 29/2005 s 23(5) | 28.7.2005
s 12(12) | deleted by 29/2005 s 23(5) | 28.7.2005
s 12A | inserted by 29/2005 s 24 | 28.7.2005
s 12A(3) | amended by 39/2017 s 17 | 10.10.2017
s 13 | amended by 40/1978 s 9 | 6.4.1978
| substituted by 72/1996 s 14 | 6.3.1997
s 13(2) | amended by 29/2005 s 25(1) | 28.7.2005
s 13(2a) | inserted by 29/2005 s 25(2) | 28.7.2005
s 13(3a) | inserted by 47/2003 s 15 | 14.5.2004
s 14 | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 16 | 4.12.2003
s 15 | amended by 40/1978 s 10 | 6.4.1978
| deleted by 72/1996 s 15 | 6.3.1997
| inserted by 47/2003 s 17 | 4.12.2003
| substituted by 29/2005 s 26 | 28.7.2005
s 16 | amended by 40/1978 s 11 | 6.4.1978
| deleted by 72/1996 s 15 | 6.3.1997
| inserted by 47/2003 s 17 | 4.12.2003
s 16(1) | amended by 29/2005 s 27(1) | 28.7.2005
s 16(1a) | inserted by 29/2005 s 27(2) | 28.7.2005
s 17 | amended by 40/1978 s 12 | 6.4.1978
| deleted by 72/1996 s 15 | 6.3.1997
| inserted by 47/2003 s 17 | 4.12.2003
s 17(8) | amended by 43/2006 s 214(1) | 1.6.2007
s 17(10) | substituted by 43/2006 s 214(2) | 1.6.2007
s 17A | inserted by 47/2003 s 17 | 4.12.2003
| amended by 29/2005 s 28 | 28.7.2005
s 17B | inserted by 47/2003 s 17 | 4.12.2003
s 18 before substitution by 47/2003 | |
s 18(1) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 18(2) | amended by 40/1978 s 13(a) | 6.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 18(3) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 18(4) | amended by 40/1978 s 13(b) | 6.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 18(4a), (5) and (6) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 18 | substituted by 47/2003 s 18 | 8.3.2004
s 19 before deletion by 47/2003 | |
s 19(1), (2), (4) and (5) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 19 | deleted by 47/2003 s 18 | 8.3.2004
s 20 | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| deleted by 88/1999 s 6 | 23.12.1999
s 21 | |
s 21(1) | substituted by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 21(2) | substituted by 40/1978 s 14 | 27.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 21(4)—(7) | inserted by 47/2003 s 19 | 4.12.2003
s 22 | |
s 22(1) | amended by 40/1978 s 15(a)—(c) | 23.11.1977
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 20(1)—(5) | 4.12.2003
s 22(1a) | inserted by 47/2003 s 20(6) | 4.12.2003
s 22(2) | substituted by 47/2003 s 20(7) | 4.12.2003
s 22(2a) | inserted by 40/1978 s 15(d) | 23.11.1977
| deleted by 47/2003 s 20(7) | 4.12.2003
s 22(2b) and (2c) | inserted by 40/1978 s 15(d) | 23.11.1977
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| deleted by 47/2003 s 20(7) | 4.12.2003
s 22(3) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| substituted by 47/2003 s 20(7) | 4.12.2003
s 22(4) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 20(8) | 4.12.2003
s 23 | |
s 23(1) | amended by 40/1978 s 16 | 6.4.1978
| amended by 34/1996 s 4 (Sch cl 41) | 3.2.1997
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 21(1), (2) | 4.12.2003
s 23(2) and (3) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 23(3a) | inserted by 47/2003 s 21(3) | 4.12.2003
| amended by 29/2005 s 29 | 28.7.2005
s 23(4) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 23(5) | inserted by 47/2003 s 21(4) | 4.12.2003
s 24 | |
s 24(1) | deleted by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 24(2) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 22 | 4.12.2003
s 24(3) | amended by 40/1978 s 17(a) | 6.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 24(4) | amended by 40/1978 s 17(b) | 6.4.1978
| deleted by 34/1996 s 4 (Sch cl 41) | 3.2.1997
s 24(5) | inserted by 40/1978 s 17(c) | 6.4.1978
| amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 25 before substitution by 39/2017 | |
s 25(1) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 29/2005 s 30 | 28.7.2005
s 25(2) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 25(3) | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| amended by 47/2003 s 23 | 4.12.2003
s 25 | substituted by 39/2017 s 18 | 10.10.2017
ss 26—28 | amended by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
s 29 | inserted by 40/1978 s 18 | 6.4.1978
| amended by 65/1990 s 60 | 1.1.1991
| deleted by 72/1996 s 16 (Sch 2) | 6.3.1997
| inserted by 29/2005 s 31 | 28.7.2005
| substituted by 39/2017 s 19 | 10.10.2017
ss 30—33 | inserted by 39/2017 s 20 | 10.10.2017
Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments
Statutes Amendment and Repeal (Common Expiation Scheme) Act 1996
5—Transitional provision
An Act repealed or amended by this Act will continue to apply (as in force immediately prior to the repeal or amendment coming into operation) to an expiation notice issued under the repealed or amended Act.
Statutes Amendment (University Councils) Act 1996, Sch 1—Transitional provisions
2	The offices of the appointed and elected members of the Council of the University of Adelaide are vacated on the commencement of Part 3 of this Act.
University of Adelaide (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2003, Sch—Transitional provisions
1	On the commencement of section 14(3) of this Act (which must coincide with the commencement of section 14(6) of this Act), each member of the Council elected under section 12(1)(c) of the principal Act (or, if a person has been appointed to fill a casual vacancy under clause 2 of this Schedule—that person) will vacate his or her office, and 2 graduates elected under section 12(1)(h) of the principal Act will assume office.
2	If a casual vacancy occurs in the office of a member elected under section 12(1)(c) of the principal Act or in the office of a member appointed under this clause, the Council must appoint a graduate nominated by the presiding member of the Graduate Association to fill that casual vacancy.
3	On the commencement of section 14(4) of this Act, the member of the Council who was elected under section 12(1)(e) of the principal Act with the least number of votes at the most recent election will vacate his or her office.
4	On the commencement of section 14(5) of this Act, a member of the Council holding office under section 12(1)(g) of the principal Act will vacate his or her office, and the Council may, in a manner determined by the Council after consultation with the presiding member of the Students Association of the University, appoint 1 postgraduate student and 1 undergraduate student to the Council.
Statutes Amendment (Universities) Act 2005, Sch 1—Transitional provisions
2—Council members
	(1)	A member of the Council holding office under section 12(1)(ab) of the University of Adelaide Act 1971 immediately before the commencement of this clause will, subject to that Act as amended by this Act, continue to hold office until the expiration of his or her term of office as if he or she were a student appointed or elected under section 12(1)(g) of that Act.
	(2)	A member of the Council holding office under section 12(1)(ac) of the University of Adelaide Act 1971 immediately before the commencement of this clause will, subject to that Act as amended by this Act, continue to hold office until the expiration of his or her term of office as if he or she were a graduate elected under section 12(1)(h) of that Act.
Statutes Amendment (Universities) Act 2017, Sch 1—Transitional provisions
2—Members of Council of University of Adelaide to continue to hold office for remainder of term
	(1)	A member of the Council who, immediately before the commencement of section 16 of this Act, held office under section 12 of the University of Adelaide Act 1971 will continue to hold office until—
	(a)	they are removed from office under that Act; or
	(b)	the completion of their term of office,
whichever occurs first.
	(2)	To avoid doubt, nothing in this clause affects the operation of section 12A(5) of the University of Adelaide Act 1971.
Historical versions
Reprint No 1—1.1.1991 |
Reprint No 2—3.2.1997 |
Reprint No 3—6.3.1997 |
Reprint No 4—23.12.1999 |
Reprint No 5—4.12.2003 |
Reprint No 6—8.3.2004 |
14.5.2004 |
28.7.2005 |
1.6.2007 |
10.10.2017 |

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