47Functions

47 Functions

47 Functions

(1) The Vice-Chancellor is responsible for promoting the interests and furthering the development of the University.

(2) The Vice-Chancellor is, under the Senate and subject to this By-law or any rule or resolution of the Senate, to:

(a) manage and supervise the administrative, financial and other business of the University, and

(b) collect and prepare for the Senate and Finance Committee of the Senate all information required by those bodies about the administration, finance and other business of the University, and

(c) consult with and advise the Senate and its committees, the Academic Board, and all other University boards, faculties, committees, professors and heads of department, and

(d) exercise general supervision over the staff and students of the University, and

(e) subject to any delegations of authority approved by the Senate, apportion administrative authority throughout the University, and

(f) exercise supervision over the discipline of the University, in accordance with and subject to any law or rule dealing with discipline or misconduct of staff or students, and

(g) give effect to this By-law, any rules, or any resolutions made, or reports adopted, by the Senate, and

(h) have such functions of the Senate as the Senate may, from time to time, delegate to the Vice-Chancellor.

(3) The Vice-Chancellor:

(a) is, ex officio, a member of every board, faculty or committee, and

(b) may preside at any meeting of such board, faculty or committee.

(4) Nothing in this Chapter affects the precedence or authority of the Chancellor or the Deputy Chancellor.

(5) In this clause, student includes a person registered in a unit of study or course conducted by the University who is not admitted to candidature in an award course of the University.

cl 47: Am 2010 (195), Sch 1 [8]; 2017 (120), cl 3 (3).