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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
1 Short title and commencement 3
2 Definitions 3
3 Establishment of Trinity College 4
4 College to be a body corporate 5
5 Government of College 5
6 Relationship of College to Melbourne University 5
7 College successor in law of Unincorporated College 6
8 Trinity College (Melbourne) Trusts Corporation to be dissolved 7
9 Transfer of property of Unincorporated College to the College 8
10 Interpretation of trust instruments 8
11 Gifts trusts wills etc. 9
12 Powers of investment of trust funds 10
13 Repealed 10
THE SCHEDULE—The Constitution of Trinity College 11
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ENDNOTES 22
General Information 22
Table of Amendments 23
Explanatory Details 24
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Version No. 002
Trinity College Act 1979
No. 9281 of 1979
Version incorporating amendments as at 1 July 2010
An Act to incorporate Trinity College, being a college affiliated
to and connected with the University of Melbourne, to dissolve
The Trinity College (Melbourne) Trusts Corporation, to amend
the Janet Clarke Hall Act 1961 and for other purposes.
Preamble
WHEREAS Trinity College (hereinafter in these
recitals called "the College") was founded in the
year 1870 "in the name of God Almighty Father
Son and Holy Spirit to aid in the advancement of
sound learning and religious education by
providing a home where students of the University
of Melbourne may reside under Christian
discipline and receive religious instruction in
accordance with the Liturgy and the Articles of the
Church of England and also by supplying means
for the training and instruction of candidates for
Holy Orders in the said Church":
AND WHEREAS by Crown grant in the year 1871
land was granted to trustees for Trinity College and
the College was thereafter governed according to
regulations made by the trustees of that grant:
AND WHEREAS under the Trinity College Act
1927 certain provisions were made to remove
doubts that had arisen relating to the admission of
students to the College without distinction of
religious belief and to the holding of certain
scholarships exhibitions bursaries and prizes and
for the vesting of the College site in The Trinity
College (Melbourne) Trusts Corporation, a
company limited by guarantee incorporated under
the Companies Act 1915:
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AND WHEREAS, since the enactment of the
Trinity College Act 1927, Trinity College has
been governed by rules and regulations made by
The Trinity College (Melbourne) Trusts
Corporation:
AND WHEREAS by the Trinity College Act
1957 The Trinity College (Melbourne) Trusts
Corporation was empowered to mortgage, charge,
sell, transfer, convey, lease, exchange, or dispose
of the land of the College:
AND WHEREAS under the Janet Clarke Hall
Act 1961 certain provisions were made with
respect to the separation of Janet Clarke Hall,
being that part of Trinity College set aside for
women students, from Trinity College and its
establishment as a separate women's residential
college affiliated to the University of Melbourne
and for the transfer to Janet Clarke Hall, a
company incorporated pursuant to the Companies
Act 1958, of part of the land of Trinity College and
of certain trust funds:
AND WHEREAS Trinity College is a college
affiliated to the University of Melbourne:
AND WHEREAS it will conduce to the
advancement of learning and to the welfare of
Trinity College that the College be incorporated
and that provision be made for the future
government of the College and that all real and
personal property held by The Trinity College
(Melbourne) Trusts Corporation and all other
property belonging to the College be vested in the
incorporated College:
AND WHEREAS it is expedient to incorporate
Trinity College, to make provisions relating to the
College and to make certain other provisions
relating to the incorporation of the College:
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AND WHEREAS The Trinity College
(Melbourne) Trusts Corporation, the Council of
Trinity College, the Council of Janet Clarke Hall
and the Council of the University of Melbourne
have given the necessary assents:
BE IT THEREFORE ENACTED by the Queen's Most
Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the
Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly of Victoria
in this present Parliament assembled and by the authority of
the same as follows (that is to say):
1 Short title and commencement
(1) This Act may be cited as the Trinity College Act
1979.
(2) This Act shall be read and construed as one with
the Trinity College Act 1927 and the Trinity
College Act 1957.
(3) This Act shall come into operation on a day to be
fixed by proclamation of the Governor in Council
published in the Government Gazette.
2 Definitions
In this Act, unless the contrary intention
appears—
College means Trinity College established under
section 3;
Constitution means the Constitution of the
College referred to in section 5 for the time
being in force;
Council means the Council of the College
appointed for the time being under the
Constitution;
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property includes real and personal property of
any description whether legal or equitable
and includes every estate or interest in
property;
Unincorporated College means Trinity College as
established and existing immediately before
the commencement of this Act.
3 Establishment of Trinity College
(1) There shall be established a college to be known
as Trinity College consisting of the members of
the College.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the members of the
College are—
(a) persons enrolled as resident or non-resident
students at the College;
(b) persons who have at any time been enrolled
as resident or non-resident students for not
less than three terms, whether or not
consecutive, at the College or at the
Unincorporated College;
(c) persons who are or have been tutors of the
College or of the Unincorporated College;
(d) persons who are or have been members of
the Council or of the council of the
Unincorporated College;
(e) persons who are or have been fellows of the
College or of the Unincorporated College;
and
(f) such other persons as the Council may from
time to time elect as members.
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(3) The Council may determine that a person ceases
to be a member of the College if, after giving him
such due notice and such opportunity to be heard
as is reasonably practicable, in its discretion it
considers termination of the membership of that
person to be in the best interests of the College.
4 College to be a body corporate
(1) The College shall be a body corporate and politic
and shall have perpetual succession and a
common seal and shall be capable in law of suing
and being sued.
(2) The College may take purchase hold demise sell
transfer convey mortgage or otherwise dispose of
property and do and suffer all acts matters and
things which bodies corporate may by law do or
suffer.
5 Government of College
(1) The College shall, subject to this Act, be
administered and governed according to the
Constitution contained in the Schedule.
(2) An act or decision of the Council is not invalid by
reason only of a vacancy or vacancies in the office
of a member of the Council or a defect or
irregularity in the appointment of a member of the
Council.
(3) An act or decision of an officer of the College is
not invalid by reason only of a defect or
irregularity in his appointment, nomination or
election.
6 Relationship of College to Melbourne University
(1) The Melbourne University Act 1958 applies to
and in relation to the College in the same manner
and to the same extent as it applied to the
Unincorporated College immediately before the
commencement of this Act.
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(1A) On and from the commencement of the
University of Melbourne Act 2009, that Act
applies to and in relation to the College in the
same manner and to the same extent as the
Melbourne University Act 1958 applied to the
College immediately before the repeal of that Act.
(2) The College is affiliated to and connected with the
University of Melbourne in the same manner and
to the same extent as the Unincorporated College
was affiliated to and connected with the
University of Melbourne immediately before the
commencement of this Act.
7 College successor in law of Unincorporated College
(1) The College is the successor in law of the
Unincorporated College.
(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection
(1)—
(a) a person who, immediately before the
commencement of this Act, was an officer or
employé of the Unincorporated College shall
without further or other authority than this
Act, be an officer or employé of the College
holding an office or employment
corresponding with that held by him in the
Unincorporated College immediately before
that commencement and no act matter or
thing relating to his office or employment
shall be abated or prejudicially affected by
his transfer or the transfer of his services to
the College; and
(b) a person who, immediately before the
commencement of this Act, was a fellow or
student of the Unincorporated College shall,
without further or other authority than this
Act, be a fellow or student of the College
with a status corresponding with that held by
S. 6(1A)
inserted by
No. 78/2009
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him in the Unincorporated College
immediately before that commencement and
no act matter or thing relating to his status as
a fellow or student shall be abated or
prejudicially affected by his ceasing to be a
fellow or student of the Unincorporated
College by reason of this Act.
8 Trinity College (Melbourne) Trusts Corporation to
be dissolved
(1) The Trinity College (Melbourne) Trusts
Corporation, a company limited by guarantee
incorporated under the Companies Act 1915, is
dissolved and the College is the successor in law
of that Corporation.
(2) Without affecting the generality of subsection
(1)—
(a) the property which, immediately before the
commencement of this Act, was vested in
The Trinity College (Melbourne) Trusts
Corporation shall, by reason of this Act, vest
in the College without necessity for any
conveyance, transfer or other assurance of
property; and
(b) all contracts deeds bonds agreements debts
liabilities securities duties and obligations
and all powers authorities immunities rights
and privileges of The Trinity College
(Melbourne) Trusts Corporation or made by
or with or vested in exerciseable by or
imposed or binding upon or available to The
Trinity College (Melbourne) Trusts
Corporation immediately before the
commencement of this Act shall be deemed
to be the contracts deeds bonds agreements
debts liabilities securities duties obligations
powers authorities immunities rights and
privileges of the College and shall be
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enforceable or exerciseable by or against the
College as fully and effectually as they
would have been by or against The Trinity
College (Melbourne) Trusts Corporation if
this Act had not been enacted.
9 Transfer of property of Unincorporated College to
the College
(1) All property which, immediately before the
commencement of this Act, was vested in or
otherwise belonged to the Unincorporated College
shall, upon that commencement, vest in or belong
to the College without necessity for any transfer
or other assurance of property.
(2) All contracts debts liabilities duties and
obligations of the Unincorporated College existing
immediately before the commencement of this
Act shall be deemed to be the contracts debts
liabilities duties and obligations of the College
and shall be enforceable or exerciseable by or
against the College as fully and effectually as they
would have been by or against the Unincorporated
College if this Act had not been enacted.
10 Interpretation of trust instruments
(1) Where any property was held in trust immediately
before the commencement of this Act and the
terms of the instrument governing the trust
required or authorized the trustees at any time or
in any circumstances or upon some condition or
conditions that will or may occur after that
commencement to apply any part of the capital or
income of the trust property to or on behalf of
Trinity College or any of its purposes or for the
purpose of providing stipends scholarships
studentships exhibitions bursaries prizes or other
emoluments to or for the benefit of any person in
connexion with Trinity College, the instrument
governing the trust shall be construed as requiring
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or authorizing, as the case may be, the trustees to
apply the trust property to the same extent and at
the same times and in the same circumstances and
upon the same conditions for the purpose of
making payments whether of capital or income or
to be applied as capital or income to or on behalf
of the College or any of its purposes or for the
purpose of providing stipends scholarships
studentships exhibitions bursaries prizes or other
emoluments to or for the benefit of any person in
connexion with the College.
(2) A person authorized under the Constitution to give
full and sufficient receipts for moneys paid to the
College is authorized to give full and sufficient
receipts to the trustee or trustees for the time being
of an instrument governing a trust referred to in
subsection (1).
11 Gifts trusts wills etc.
On and after the commencement of this Act—
(a) a donation gift disposition or trust of
property made or declared whether by deed
or otherwise (other than by a will codicil or
other testamentary disposition) before that
commencement; and
(b) a bequest or other disposition or trust of
property under a will codicil or other
testamentary disposition made before that
commencement (whether or not the testator
died before that commencement)—
shall have effect, unless a contrary intention is
expressly declared, as if in the deed or other
instrument or declaration or in the will codicil or
other testamentary disposition—
(c) a reference to the Unincorporated College
were a reference to the College; and
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(d) a reference to an officer of the
Unincorporated College or of the council of
the Unincorporated College were a reference
to a corresponding officer of the College or
of the Council.
12 Powers of investment of trust funds
(1) Any funds held by the College as trustee may be
invested for the time being in the investments
authorized by the Trustee Act 1958 or, unless the
investments is expressly prohibited by the
instrument creating the trust, in any of the
following investments—
(a) leasehold property;
(b) securities of a body corporate formed or
incorporated in a State or Territory of
Australia or of any foreign company within
the meaning of the Companies Act 1961
that is registered in a State or Territory of
Australia or of any recognized company
within the meaning of that Act.
(2) In this section securities includes—
(a) stocks and shares; and
(b) any debenture, debenture stock, bond, note
or other security.
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THE SCHEDULE
THE CONSTITUTION OF TRINITY COLLEGE
Definitions
(1) In this Constitution, unless the contrary intention appears—
"Council" means the Council of the College;
"section" means section of this Constitution;
"the Act" means the Trinity College Act 1979;
"the College" means the College incorporated under the
Act under the name and style of Trinity College;
"the Unincorporated College" means Trinity College as
established and existing immediately before the
commencement of the Act;
"Warden" means the Warden of the College appointed in
accordance with section 10 and includes a person
appointed to act as Warden.
(2) In this Constitution, a reference to the Anglican Church of
Australia shall, until the commencement of the Anglican
Church of Australia Constitution (Amendment) Act
1977, be deemed to be a reference to the Church of England
in Australia.
(3) In this Constitution—
(a) a reference to the Trinity College Associated Clubs is
a reference to the body of that name whose
constitution is for the time being approved by the
Council; and
(b) a reference to the Union of the Fleur-de-Lys is a
reference to the body of that name whose constitution
is for the time being approved by the Council.
Objects of the College
The objects of the College are—
(a) to provide an academic community—
(i) in which the Christian faith, sound learning,
critical discussion, social responsibility and
ideals of community service are encouraged;
and
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(ii) where students from a wide range of disciplines
are able to share in the academic, social and
recreational opportunities of collegiate life;
(b) to make provision for the teaching and study of
theology and for the preparation of candidates for
ordained ministry in the Anglican Church of Australia
or in a church in communion with the Anglican
Church of Australia;
(c) to maintain a community of Fellows and tutors
through whose example, guidance and teaching the
objects of the College may be advanced; and
(d) to provide opportunity for regular corporate Christian
worship and instruction according to the liturgy and
doctrine of the Anglican Church of Australia.
3. The Council
(1) There shall be a Council of the College consisting of—
(a) the persons for the time being holding the offices of—
(i) Archbishop of Melbourne;
(ii) Warden;
(iii) Dean of the College;
(iv) Bursar of the College;
(v) Chaplain of the College;
(vi) Director of the Theological School of the
College;
(vii) President of the Senior Common Room;
(viii) Senior Student of the College;
(b) two bishops (other than the Archbishop of
Melbourne) elected by the Archbishop and the
Bishops of Ballarat, Bendigo, Gippsland and
Wangaratta from their own number;
(c) two persons, one appointed by the Bishop in Council
of one of those two of the Dioceses of Ballarat,
Bendigo, Gippsland and Wangaratta whose bishop is
not elected under paragraph (b) of this sub-section and
the other appointed by the Bishop in Council of the
other of those two dioceses;
(d) one person appointed by the Archbishop in Council of
the Diocese of Melbourne;
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(e) two senior members of the staff of the University of
Melbourne appointed by the Council of the
University;
(f) subject to sub-section (3) of this section, two Fellows
of the College elected by the Fellows of the College;
(g) two students of the College who are residents of the
College appointed by the Trinity College Associated
Clubs Committee;
(h) two persons who were resident student members of
the College, or were resident students in the
Unincorporated College, appointed by the Committee
of the Union of the Fleur-de-Lys; and
(i) four persons co-opted by the members of the Council.
(2) A person shall not be co-opted by the members of the
Council under paragraph (i) of sub-section (1) of this section
unless the co-optation is agreed to by a majority of the
members of the Council holding office immediately before
the co-optation is made.
(3) If at any time there are less than four Fellows of the College,
the members of the Council referred to in paragraph (f) of
sub-section (1) of this section shall not be appointed or, if a
member of the Council holds office under that paragraph, he
shall cease to hold office and, in respect of any period
during which there are less than four Fellows, paragraph (i)
of sub-section (1) of this section shall be read as a reference
to six persons of whom two shall be co-opted as members
holding office, subject to sub-section (4) of this section,
during the period during which there are not more than four
Fellows of the College.
(4) Subject to sub-section (7) of this section, the term of office
of a member of the Council referred to in paragraph (b), (c),
(d), (e), (f), (h) or (i) of sub-section (1) of this section is four
years from the date of his appointment or co-optation but,
subject to this section, the member is eligible for re-
appointment or for co-optation for a further term of office.
(5) Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section—
(a) one of each of the members of the Council first
appointed under paragraph (b), (c), (e), (f) or (h) of
sub-section (1) of this section, shall be appointed for a
term of two years; and
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(b) one-half of the members of the Council first co-opted
under paragraph (i) of sub-section (1) of this section,
shall be co-opted for a term of two years—
and sub-section (4) of this section shall apply in respect of
their appointment as if the reference to four years in that
sub-section were a reference to two years.
(6) The student members of the Council referred to in
paragraph (g) of sub-section (1) of this section shall be
appointed by the Trinity College Associated Clubs
Committee in or about September each year and each
member so appointed holds office until the appointment of
the next student members in or about the following
September or until he sooner resigns or is removed from
office or ceases to be a resident student, whichever first
occurs.
(7) A member of the Council (other than a member for the time
being holding an office referred to in paragraph (a) of sub-
section (1) of this section) ceases to hold office—
(a) upon the expiration of his term of office;
(b) in the case of a bishop elected under paragraph (b) of
sub-section (1) of this section, upon ceasing to be the
bishop of the diocese of which he was bishop when
elected;
(c) upon attaining the age of 70 years; or
(d) upon resigning or being removed from office—
whichever first occurs.
(8) Where under sub-section (6) or (7) of this section a member
of the Council ceases to hold office before the expiration of
the term for which he was appointed, or a person appointed
to fill a vacancy in the office held by such a member ceases
to hold office before the expiration of the remainder of that
term, a person eligible for appointment to that office shall be
appointed in accordance with this section to fill the vacancy
for the remainder of that term of office or until he attains the
age of 70 years or sooner resigns or is removed from office
or ceases to be so eligible, whichever first occurs.
(9) A member of the Council referred to in paragraph (b), (c),
(d), (e), (f), (g), (h) or (i) of sub-section (1) of this section,
may resign his office by notice in writing given to the
Secretary of the Council.
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(10) A member of the Council may not act through a delegate or
representative except insofar as the Council determines that
a member may vote by another member as proxy.
4. President of Council and Acting Chairman
(1) The Archbishop of Melbourne shall be President of the
Council and shall preside at meetings of the Council at
which he is present and wishes to preside.
(2) If, at or during a meeting of the Council, the President is not
present or does not wish to preside, the members present
shall elect one of their number to preside during the absence
of the President or while he does not wish to preside.
5. Secretary of Council
There shall be a Secretary of the Council appointed by the
Council from time to time.
6. Meetings of Council
(1) The Council shall meet at least three times in each year.
(2) Meetings of the Council shall be held at such times as the
Council determines.
(3) Where the Secretary of the Council receives a request from
the Archbishop of Melbourne or from the Warden, or a
request in writing from at least five other members of the
Council, the Secretary shall call a meeting of the Council to
be held on a day not later than 21 days after he receives the
request.
7. Delegation
The Council shall not delegate—
(a) a function of the Council; or
(b) any of its powers relating to the appointment of the
Warden, the approval of the erection of new buildings
or its powers under section 9 or section 25.
8. Quorum and business of Council
(1) A question shall not be determined at a meeting of the
Council unless at least eight members of the Council are
present.
(2) Minutes shall be kept of proceedings of meetings of the
Council.
(3) Subject to the Act and this Constitution, the procedure of the
Council is in its discretion.
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9. Committees
(1) Subject to the Act and this Constitution, the Council may
from time to time establish such committees as it thinks fit
to exercise powers delegated by the Council.
(2) A committee established by the Council shall consist of the
Warden (unless the Council otherwise determines) and such
number of members of the Council and such lesser number
of other members as the Council from time to time
determines.
(3) A committee may co-opt a person as a member unless, after
the co-operation, the number of members of the committee
who are members of the Council equals or is less than the
number of other members of the committee.
(4) A committee shall not delegate any of its powers.
(5) The Council shall determine the number of members of a
committee required to be present when a question is
determined at a meeting of the committee.
(6) Subject to this section, the procedure of a committee is in its
discretion.
(7) The Council may at any time dissolve a committee
established under sub-section (1).
10. Warden
(1) There shall be a warden of the College who shall be a
person appointed by the Council who—
(a) is a graduate of the University of Melbourne or of a
University recognized by the University of
Melbourne; and
(b) is a communicant member of the Anglican Church of
Australia, unless on the recommendation of the
Council, the Archbishop of Melbourne determines, in
a particular case, that the Warden need not be such a
communicant member.
(2) The Warden shall be appointed for such period and upon
such terms and conditions as the Council determines.
(3) The Warden shall be the chief executive officer of the
College and shall perform such duties as the Council from
time to time determines in relation to—
(a) the appointment and employment of teaching staff
(other than lecturers and tutors in the Theological
School) and other staff;
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(b) the good government of the College; and
(c) the education and teaching of students.
(4) If for any reason the Warden is unable to perform the duties
of his office, the Council may appoint a person eligible to be
appointed Warden to perform the duties of the Warden
during the period of inability.
11. Dean
(1) There shall be a dean of the College appointed by the
Council for such period and upon such terms and conditions
as the Council determines.
(2) The duties of the Dean shall be as determined from time to
time by the Council.
12. Bursar
(1) There shall be a bursar of the College appointed by the
Council for such period and upon such terms and conditions
as the Council determines.
(2) The duties of the Bursar shall be as determined from time to
time by the Council.
13. Chaplain
(1) There shall be a chaplain of the College appointed by the
Council on the recommendation of the Archbishop of
Melbourne and the Warden for such period and upon such
terms and conditions as the Council determines.
(2) The duties of the Chaplain shall be as determined from time
to time by the Council.
14. President of the Senior Common Room
There shall be a President of the Senior Common Room of
the College appointed by the Warden, after consultation
with the resident tutors of the College, who shall hold office
for such period and shall perform such duties as the Warden
from time to time determines.
15. Senior Student
(1) There shall be a senior student of the College who shall be a
student resident in the College elected by the Trinity College
Associated Clubs.
(2) The Senior Student shall hold office for the period for which
he is elected or until he sooner resigns or ceases to be a
student resident in the College, whichever first occurs.
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16. Fellows of College
(1) The Council may, in accordance with sub-section (2) of this
section, elect as a Fellow of the College a person who has
played a distinguished part in academic, ecclesiastical or
public life and who has contributed to the life or work of the
College or of the Unincorporated College or who is believed
likely to contribute to the life or work of the College,
whether or not he holds or has held an office within the
College.
(2) The Council may, at a meeting of which notice in writing is
given or posted by the Secretary of the Council to each
member of the Council at least two weeks before the date of
the meeting, elect a person as a Fellow by a number of votes
that is not less than two-thirds of the votes of the members
of the Council voting in person or by proxy.
(3) The Council shall not elect a person as a Fellow if the
number of persons holding office as Fellows would, after
that election, exceed 20.
(4) The Council may, subject to the Act and this Constitution,
from time to time confer rights or impose obligations on the
Fellow of the College.
(5) A Fellow holds office until he dies, unless he sooner resigns
or his fellowship is terminated under sub-section (7) of this
section.
(6) A Fellow may resign his fellowship by notice in writing
given to the Secretary of the Council.
(7) The Council may, at a meeting of which notice in writing is
given or posted by the Secretary of the Council to each
member of the Council at least two weeks before the date of
the meeting, terminate the fellowship of a Fellow by a
majority of the votes of the members of the Council or
where the number of votes cast at the meeting in person or
by proxy is greater than half the number of the members of
the Council, by a number of votes that is not less than three-
quarters of those votes.
17. Theological School
There shall be a theological school within the College for
the teaching and study of theology and for the preparation of
candidates for ordained ministry in the Anglican Church of
Australia or in a church in communion with the Anglican
Church of Australia.
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18. Bishops to oversee Theological School
The bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of Victoria—
(a) shall determine the principles upon which, and the
manner in which, the Theological School shall
operate; and
(b) may give approval for the participation of the
Theological School in programmes of theological
education carried on by other bodies.
19. Annual meeting
In connexion with performing their functions under
section 18, the bishops shall confer with the Warden and
Chaplain of the College and the Director of the Theological
School in February each year or at some other time before
the beginning of each academic year.
20. Director of Theological School
There shall be a director of the Theological School
appointed by the bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of
Victoria in consultation with the Warden, for such period
and upon such terms and conditions as the bishops
determine, subject to ratification by the Council of the
College.
21. Duties of Director
The Director of the Theological School—
(a) shall, subject to section 18 and to the authority of the
Warden and the Dean, be responsible for the effective
operation of the Theological School;
(b) shall, subject to the authority of the Warden and the
Dean of the College, be responsible for the welfare of
the students in the Theological School; and
(c) shall report on the operation of the Theological
School to the bishops of the Ecclesiastical Province of
Victoria at the annual meeting held in accordance
with section 19.
22. Students
The Director of the Theological School—
(a) may approve the admission to the school of any
person who is a member of the College; and
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(b) may approve the admission to the school of a person
as a candidate for ordained ministry in the Anglican
Church of Australia or in a church in communion with
the Anglican Church of Australia if he is—
(i) a member of the College; and
(ii) sponsored as an ordination candidate by a
diocesan bishop of the Anglican Church of
Australia or of a church in communion with the
Anglican Church of Australia.
23. Lecturers and tutors
(1) There shall be such lecturers and tutors in the Theological
School appointed by the Director of the school, with the
consent of the Warden, as the Director determines.
(2) A lecturer or a tutor shall be appointed for such period and
upon such terms and conditions as the Warden determines.
24. Accounts of the College
(1) The Council shall cause to be kept proper accounts and
records of the transactions and affairs of the College and
shall do all things necessary to ensure that all payments of
moneys are correctly made and properly authorized and that
adequate control is maintained over the assets of the College
and over the incurring of liabilities by the College.
(2) The Council shall cause the accounts of the College to be
audited once in each year by a registered company auditor.
(3) The annual accounts of the College shall be open for
inspection at such times and places and subject to such
conditions as the Council thinks fit by members of the
College and by such other persons as the Council from time
to time determines.
(4) The Bursar shall as soon as practicable after the end of each
financial year present to a meeting of the Council such
audited income and expenditure accounts, balance-sheets
and reports as properly record the affairs of the College
during that financial year.
(5) As soon as practicable after the accounts, balance-sheets and
reports presented under sub-section (4) of this section to a
meeting of the Council are approved by the Council, the
Council shall send a copy of the accounts, balance-sheets
and reports to the Archbishop in Council of the Diocese of
Melbourne.
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25. Alteration of Constitution
(1) Subject to this section, the Council may alter or repeal any
provision of this Constitution, other than this section, and
may amend this Constitution by the addition of new
provisions not inconsistent with this section.
(2) An alteration or repeal of a provision of, or an amendment
of, this Constitution under sub-section (1) of this section
shall not be made unless a resolution for the alteration repeal
or amendment is agreed to by at least two-thirds of the
number of persons at that time holding office as members of
the Council.
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ENDNOTES
General Information
The Trinity College Act 1979 was assented to on 10 July 1979 and came
into operation on 1 September 1979: Government Gazette 29 August 1979
page 2679.
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2. Table of Amendments
This Version incorporates amendments made to the Trinity College Act
1979 by Acts and subordinate instruments.
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Statute Law Revision (Repeals) Act 1982, No. 9863/1982
Assent Date: 5.1.83
Commencement Date: 5.1.83: s. 1(2)
Current State: All of Act in operation
University of Melbourne Act 2009, No. 78/2009
Assent Date: 1.12.09
Commencement Date: S. 65 on 1.7.10: Government Gazette 24.6.10 p. 1273
Current State: This information relates only to the provisions
amending the Trinity College Act 1979
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3. Explanatory Details
No entries at date of publication.
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