(1) The University of Western Sydney Rules 1999, endorsed by the Board of Trustees on 8 September 1999, are repealed. (2) Any act, matter or thing that had effect under those repealed rules is taken to have effect under these Rules. (3) In particular, any rule made under the authority of the repealed rules is taken to have been made under the authority of the corresponding provision of these Rules.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 (5) 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 Board may adopt a University emblem. (21) 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. (22) The Board may authorise someone else to give this approval on its behalf. (23) 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. (24) 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. (25) The granting of affiliation, accreditation or endorsement in clause (23) 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: (26) 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 (23) of this Rule. The Board must be satisfied that the proposed association or entity: (27) 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. (28) 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. (29) 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. (30) 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: (31) Nil. (32) Nil.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 - University Emblem
Use of University Emblem
Part E - Affiliation
Affiliation with the University
Tobacco Sponsorship
Affiliation with the University
Top of PageSection 4 - Procedures
Section 5 - Guidelines
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(Effective from date of approval by Board of Trustees on 8 August 2001)