(1) The University of Western Sydney Rules 1999, endorsed by the Board of Trustees on 8 September 1999, are repealed. (2) Any act, matter or thing that had effect under those repealed rules is taken to have effect under these Rules. (3) In particular, any rule made under the authority of the repealed rules is taken to have been made under the authority of the corresponding provision of these Rules. (4) In these Rules: (5) Where the University or its agent is required to serve, transmit or communicate any written notice to another person or entity (“the other party”) it may do so in any one or more of the following ways: (6) The University may specify the mode of service to be employed to the exclusion of the preceding clause (3) in any written agreement with another party or entity for any reason. (7) The University may stipulate the mode of service it intends to employ by providing a notice in writing stipulating that mode of service to the intended recipient for reasons of equity, compliance, commercial efficiency, or convenience. (8) Once a person has been served with a notice in accordance with the preceding clauses the person to whom the notice is addressed is taken to have received it on the day of delivery, unless he or she can prove otherwise. (9) The Board must hold an ordinary meeting at least four times each year. (10) The Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor may call a special meeting of the Board to consider any business which he or she considers urgent. (11) If 5 or more members of the Board: (12) If there is an equality of votes on any motion before the Board, the motion lapses. (13) The Board may make rules or standing orders (or both) governing the procedure for calling and conducting its meetings, but must obey the Act, the By-law and Rules. (14) The Vice-Chancellor, as the chief executive officer of the University is the academic and administrative head of the University, and is responsible to the Board for implementing the Board's decisions. (15) The Vice-Chancellor is also responsible for: (16) The Vice-Chancellor may, without specific appointment, exercise the right of membership of any committee established by the Board. (17) The Chancellor may authorise a Deputy Vice-Chancellor to exercise the functions of the Vice-Chancellor if: (18) In exercising his or her functions, the Vice-Chancellor has whatever authority is necessary or convenient to carry out the Act, the By-law, the Rules and the Board's resolutions. (19) The Board may, from time to time, make determinations about the title of the Vice-Chancellor. (20) The Academic Senate is the peak academic body in the University, and as a forum for academic debate, policy development and decision-making, is responsible to the Board for: (21) Subject to the By-law and to any decision of the Board, the Academic Senate will decide the University's policies and procedures on: (22) Subject to the By-law and to any decision of the Board, the Academic Senate will advise the Board and the Vice-Chancellor on: (23) The Academic Senate must oversee and coordinate advice from its standing committees by: (24) The Academic Senate consists of: (25) The Official Members of the Academic Senate are: (26) The Elected Members of the Academic Senate are: (27) The appointed members of the Academic Senate are 3 staff or student members appointed by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chair of the Academic Senate for the purposes of achieving gender balance and an informed perspective on matters under consideration. (28) The qualifications for election and voting for the elected members of the Academic Senate are the same as those set out in clause 26(1) of the By-law governing elections for the Board. (29) The procedure for electing the academic staff members of the Academic Senate is the same as that set out in Part 4 of the By-law governing elections for the Board. (30) The relevant student organisation must conduct the elections for the 1 undergraduate student member, and the 1 postgraduate student member, of the Academic Senate. (31) The Board may make rules governing the procedure for conducting these elections. (32) Members of the Academic Senate may not nominate other people to represent them in their absence, unless that absence is the result of academic study leave, sudden illness or misadventure and then with the agreement of the Chair of Academic Senate. Absent officio members may be represented by the acting incumbent of the position. (33) The person representing the member in those limited circumstances may attend meetings of the Academic Senate with the approval of the Chair of the Senate, and at those meetings has all the rights and functions of the absent substantive member. (34) An elected member of the Academic Senate, including the Chair and the Deputy Chair, holds office for 2 years, and is eligible to renominate for one further term. (35) If, however, at the time of his or her election to the Academic Senate, an elected student member is in the final year of his or her course of study, that elected student member holds office for 1 year, and is not eligible to renominate for that category of membership for a further term. (36) An appointed member of the Academic Senate holds office for the term (not exceeding 2 years) specified in the member's instrument of appointment. (37) The Academic Senate must meet at least 4 times each year. (38) The Chair presides at meetings of the Academic Senate. If the Chair is absent from a meeting, the Deputy Chair presides. (39) If the Chair and Deputy Chair are both absent from a meeting, the members of the Academic Senate present must elect a Chair for that meeting. (40) At any meeting of the Academic Senate, a quorum is one-half (or if one-half is not a whole number, the whole number next higher than one-half) of the total number of its members then in office. (41) The Board may make other rules about the functions, responsibilities, membership, conduct and procedure of the Academic Senate and any committees which it establishes. (42) Rules made by the Board govern the form of academic dress to be worn: (43) Those other rules also govern the occasions on which academic dress is to be worn. (44) The Board may adopt a University emblem. (45) The Board may approve how, when and where the University emblem may be used, depicted or displayed. Once the Board decides this, no-one may use or depict or display the emblem in any other circumstances. (46) The Board may authorise someone else to give this approval on its behalf. (47) The Board may grant affiliation, accreditation or endorsement with or by the University on any terms as it thinks fit to any individual, corporation, institution or entity after consideration of a written proposal to the Board from the individual, corporation, institution or entity outlining the nature of the proposed affiliation, accreditation or endorsement. (48) The Board may rescind, cancel, suspend or withdraw affiliation, accreditation or endorsement at any time with 14 days notice to the subject party, or immediately without notice where there has been a breach of the provision of this Rule. (49) The granting of affiliation, accreditation or endorsement in clause (48) of this Rule does not in itself grant the affiliated, accredited or endorsed party the right to use, apply or refer to the name of The University of Western Sydney or any truncation, abbreviation or modification thereof. The Board must specifically and expressly authorise such use and shall do so in a way that specifies: (50) Student associations and student-related entities are subject to this Rule and for the purposes of clarity such associations and entities will need to submit a proposed Constitution, proposed financial management and audit arrangements, and other relevant enabling documents to the Board as a minimum requirement of complying with clause (48) of this Rule. The Board must be satisfied that the proposed association or entity: (51) The University reserves its rights to pursue such remedies at law as may be available to it to protect its reputation and intellectual property and may do so notwithstanding compliance or otherwise with this Rule. (52) The University notes the established body of scientific evidence that smoking is harmful to human health and also notes the policies of tobacco companies and in the marketing of their products. (53) The University shall not accept funding or other forms of support, other than by taxation or government levies, from any tobacco manufacturing company or foundations primarily funded by such companies, or agents known to be acting on their behalf. (54) The Board may grant affiliation with the University to any residential college or to any educational or research establishment. The Board may also cancel that affiliation. However, before it cancels the affiliation, the Board: (55) The Sydney Graduate School of Management Limited (SGSM) is a wholly owned entity of the University of Western Sydney (UWS). The SGSM Board of Studies will report to the University Academic Senate. (56) The SGSM Board of Studies is responsible to the Academic Senate for: (57) The SGSM Board of Studies must oversee the following, in accordance with the guidelines, policies and rules of the Academic Senate, and the SGSM's support and management responsibilities: (58) The SGSM Board of Studies must decide the following matters, under delegation from the Academic Senate, and in keeping with relevant University policies: (59) The SGSM Board of Studies must report its decisions and activities to the Academic Senate. (60) The SGSM Board of Studies consists of: (61) The official members of the SGSM Board of Studies are: (62) The nominated members of the SGSM Board of Studies are: (63) The Chair is the Director, SGSM. The Chair will preside at meetings of the SGSM Board of Studies. If the Chair is absent from a meeting, the nominee of the Chair will preside. (64) At any meeting of the SGSM Board of Studies, a quorum is one-half (or if one-half is not a whole number, the whole number next higher than one-half) of the total number of its members then in office. (65) If the SGSM Board of Studies makes a decision which is inconsistent with a decision of the Academic Senate or established policies of the University, the decision of the Academic Senate or the relevant policy takes precedence. (66) The SGSM Board of Studies: (67) The Board of Trustees may make other rules about the functions, responsibilities, membership, conduct and procedures of the SGSM Board of Studies and any of its committees. (68) The Academic Senate may, within the framework established by the Board, make further rules about the functions, responsibilities, membership, conduct and procedure of the SGSM Board of Studies and any of its committees. These rules must be consistent with the rules made by the Board of Trustees.UWS Rules
Section 1 - Purpose and Context
Section 2 - Definitions
Top of PageSection 3 - The UWS Rules
Part A - Service of Notices
Part B - Meetings of the Board of Trustees
Ordinary Meetings
Special Meetings
Voting at Board Meetings
Procedure
Part C - Officers of the University
Vice-Chancellor
Part D - Academic Senate
Functions of the Academic Senate
Membership of the Academic Senate
Qualifications for Candidates and Voters
Procedure for Electing Staff members
Procedure for Electing Student members
Absence of Members
Terms of Office
Meetings of the Academic Senate
Other Rules
Part E - Academic Dress
Academic Dress
Part F - University Emblem
Use of University Emblem
Part G - Affiliation
Affiliation with the University
(Effective from date of approval by Board of Trustees on 8 August 2001)
Tobacco Sponsorship
Affiliation with the University
Part H - Part G - Sydney Graduate School of Management Limited (SGSM)
SGSM Board of Studies
Functions of SGSM Board of Studies
Membership of the SGSM Board of Studies
Meetings of the SGSM Board of Studies
Decisions of the SGSM Board of Studies
Committees of the SGSM Board of Studies
Other Rules
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