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as at 29 November 2010
| Public Act | 1961 No 51 |
| Date of assent | 8 November 1961 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Education.
1 Short Title and commencement
3 Constitution of the University
4 University District and Court of Convocation
5 Visitor of the University [Repealed]
6 Constitution of Council [Repealed]
7 Transitional provisions [Repealed]
8 Term of office [Repealed]
9 Employees as Council members [Repealed]
10 Disqualification of members of Council [Repealed]
11 Casual vacancies in Council [Repealed]
12 Proceedings of Council not affected by vacancies, etc [Repealed]
13 Election of members [Repealed]
14 Meetings of Council [Repealed]
15 Special meetings of Council [Repealed]
16 Council may appoint committees [Repealed]
17 Council to be governing body of University [Repealed]
18 Appointment of professors, lecturers, etc [Repealed]
19 Conferment of degrees [Repealed]
21 Lectures to members of the public
22 Power to make statutes and regulations [Repealed]
23 Seal of the University [Repealed]
24 Admission of students [Repealed]
The Chancellor and Pro-chancellor
25 Election of Chancellor [Repealed]
26 Election of Pro-Chancellor [Repealed]
27 Right to preside at meetings of Council [Repealed]
The Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
28 Vice-Chancellor [Repealed]
29 Deputy Vice-Chancellor [Repealed]
30 Constitution of Professorial Board [Repealed]
31 Chairman of Professorial Board [Repealed]
32 Meetings of Professorial Board [Repealed]
33 Proceedings of Professorial Board not affected by vacancies, etc [Repealed]
34 Functions of Professorial Board [Repealed]
35 Professorial Board may appoint committees [Repealed]
36 Council to consult Professorial Board on academic matters [Repealed]
37 Recommendations in respect of degrees, courses of study, and examinations [Repealed]
38 Admission of affiliated institutions [Repealed]
39 Benefactions to be strictly applied [Repealed]
40 Application of income and capital of University [Repealed]
41 Money to be paid into bank [Repealed]
42 Loan money to be paid into a separate account [Repealed]
43 Investment of money [Repealed]
44 Provision for Common Fund investment [Repealed]
45 Travelling allowances and expenses of members of Council [Repealed]
46 Council may insure members against personal accident while engaged in duties [Repealed]
47 Unauthorised expenditure of Council [Repealed]
48 Council to prescribe fees [Repealed]
49 Fees payable to associations of students [Repealed]
50 Grants by Council to associations of staff or students [Repealed]
51 Powers of Council in respect of property [Repealed]
52 Power to borrow by way of overdraft or temporary loan [Repealed]
53 Annual report and statements of accounts [Repealed]
54 Endowment for University [Repealed]
55 Repeals and savings [Repealed]
Schedule 1
The Wellington University District
[Repealed]
Schedule 2
Degrees and other academic qualifications
[Repealed]
[Repealed]
[Repealed]
An Act to consolidate and amend certain enactments of the General Assembly relating to the Victoria University of Wellington
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
(1) This Act may be cited as the Victoria University of Wellington Act 1961.
(2) This Act shall come into force on 1 January 1962.
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
academic staff
[Repealed]
Academic staff: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
assisted student means a foreign student who is in New Zealand to study under an assistance programme administered by the New Zealand Government
Assisted student: this definition was inserted, as from 1 January 1990, by section 39(2) Education Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 156).
the Chancellor
[Repealed]
The Chancellor: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
the Council means the Council of the Victoria University of Wellington constituted in accordance with Part 15 of the Education Act 1989
The Council: this definition was amended, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60) by inserting the words “constituted in accordance with Part 15 of the Education Act 1989”
.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor
[Repealed]
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
domestic student means a person who is not a foreign student
Domestic student: this definition was inserted, as from 1 January 1990, by section 39(2) Education Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 156).
exempt student means a foreign student who—
(a) is in New Zealand to study under an exchange programme approved by the New Zealand Government; or
(b) is for the time being exempted under section 48B(2)
Exempt student: this definition was inserted, as from 1 January 1990, by section 39(2) Education Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 156).
financial year
[Repealed]
Financial year: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
foreign student means a person who is not a New Zealand citizen and is—
(a) a person to whom section 15 or 16 of the Immigration Act 2009 applies; or
(b) a person obliged by or under that Act or any other enactment to leave New Zealand immediately or within a specified time; or
(c) treated for the purposes of that Act as being unlawfully in New Zealand
general course of study
[Repealed]
General course of study: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
lecturer means a member of the staff of the Victoria University of Wellington who is in terms of his appointment an associate professor, a reader, a senior lecturer, or a lecturer of the University; and includes such other persons and classes of persons as the Council from time to time determines
Minister means the Minister of the Crown for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
Minister: this definition was inserted, as from 1 January 1990, by section 39(2) Education Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 156).
personal course of study
[Repealed]
Personal course of study: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
the Pro-Chancellor
[Repealed]
The Pro-Chancellor: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
Professor means a professor of the Victoria University of Wellington; but does not include an associate professor
Professorial Board
[Repealed]
Professorial Board: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
the Registrar means the Registrar of the Victoria University of Wellington
Secretary means the chief executive of the Ministry of Education
Secretary: this definition was inserted, as from 1 January 1990, by section 39(2) Education Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 156).
the University means the Victoria University of Wellington constituted under this Act
the Vice-Chancellor
[Repealed]
The Vice-Chancellor: this definition was repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
(2) In the absence of proof to the contrary,—
(a) a certificate signed by the chief executive of the Ministry of External Relations and Trade that on a specified day, or for a specified period, a specified person was or was not, or will or will not be in New Zealand to study under an assistance programme administered by the New Zealand Government; or
(b) a certificate signed by the Secretary that on a specified day, or for a specified period, a specified person was or was not, or will or will not be in New Zealand to study under an exchange programme approved by the New Zealand Government,—
is, for the purposes of subsection (1), conclusive evidence of the matter certified; and judicial notice shall be taken of the signature on any such certificate of the chief executive or (as the case may be) the Secretary.
Compare: 1933 No 26 s 2; 1957 No 24 s 2
Section 2(1) foreign student: substituted, at 2 am on 29 November 2010, by section 406(1) of the Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51).
Subsection (2) was inserted, as from 1 January 1990, by section 39(3) Education Amendment Act 1989 (1989 No 156).
(1) For the advancement of knowledge and the dissemination and maintenance thereof by teaching and research there shall be a University to be called the Victoria University of Wellington.
(2) The University shall consist of the Council, the professors emeriti, the professors, lecturers, Registrar, and librarian of the University for the time being in office, the graduates and undergraduates of the University, the graduates of the University of New Zealand whose names are for the time being on the register of the Court of Convocation of the University, and such other persons and classes of persons as the Council may from time to time determine.
(3) The University shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession and a common seal, and may hold real and personal property, and sue and be sued, and do and suffer all that bodies corporate may do and suffer.
(4) The University established under this Act is hereby declared to be the same institution as the institution of that name existing immediately before the commencement of this Act under the Victoria University of Wellington Act 1933 (as amended by the Victoria University of Wellington Amendment Act 1957), which institution was originally established under the name of the Victoria College under the Victoria College Act 1897.
Compare: 1933 No 26 s 3
Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60) by omitting the words “in the Wellington University District”
.
Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60) by substituting the word “University”
for the words “Wellington University District”
.
(1) [Repealed]
(2) [Repealed]
(3) There shall be a Court of Convocation of the University.
(4) The said Court of Convocation shall consist of the persons whose names are enrolled on a register to be kept by the Registrar.
(5) The power of the Council under section 194 of the Education Act 1989 to make statutes extends to making statutes for the keeping of the register of the Court of Convocation, which statutes may include provisions prescribing the persons and classes of persons who are eligible for membership of the said Court of Convocation and the circumstances in which, and the conditions (whether as to payment of fee or otherwise) on which, persons are entitled to have their names enrolled on the register of the said Court; and, subject to this Act and to the said statutes, if any, the said Court shall have power to make such rules for the conduct of its business as it thinks fit, and until rules governing its meetings are so made shall meet at such times and places as the Council may determine.
(6) The said Court may make representations to the Council on any matter concerning the interests of the University.
Compare: 1956 No 20 s 3
Subsections (1) and (2) were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
Subsection (3) was amended, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60) by substituting the words “of the University”
for the words “for the Wellington University District”
.
Subsection (5) was amended by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 5 to 19 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
The Council shall have power, under such conditions as it thinks fit, to award certificates, fellowships, scholarships, bursaries, and prizes, and to make other awards.
The Council shall have power to provide such lectures and instruction for any persons, whether or not they are members of the University, as it thinks fit, and on such conditions as it thinks fit, and may award certificates to any of them.
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Section 37 was repealed by section 57(3) of the Massey University Act 1963.
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by 5section 0(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
[Repealed]
Sections 22 to 55 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
Schedule 1 |
[Repealed]
Schedules 1, 2, 3, and 4 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
Schedule 2 |
[Repealed]
Schedules 1, 2, 3, and 4 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
Schedule 3 |
[Repealed]
Schedules 1, 2, 3, and 4 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
Schedule 4 |
[Repealed]
Schedules 1, 1, 3, and 4 were repealed, as from 1 January 1991, by section 50(4) Education Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 60).
1General
2About this eprint
3List of amendments incorporated in this eprint (most recent first)
This is an eprint of the Victoria University of Wellington Act 1961. The eprint incorporates all the amendments to the Act as at 29 November 2010. The list of amendments at the end of these notes specifies all the amendments incorporated into this eprint since 3 September 2007.
Relevant provisions of any amending enactments that contain transitional, savings, or application provisions that cannot be compiled in the eprint are also included, after the principal enactment, in chronological order.
This eprint has not been officialised. For more information about eprints and officialisation, please see http://www.pco.parliament.govt.nz/eprints/ 
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Immigration Act 2009 (2009 No 51): section 406(1)
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