House of Representatives

Explanatory Memorandum

(Circulated by authority of the Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs the Hon Dr David Kemp MP)

Schedule 3 - ANU governance arrangements

Australian National University Act 1991

Items 1-3

Amend section 3 to insert new definitions of Chair of the Education Committee and Chair of the Research Committee and to amend the definition of ex officio member .

Item 4

Amends subsection 10(1) to remove the Chairperson of the Board of the Institute and the Chairperson of the Board of the Faculties as members of the Council of the University and makes provision for the Chair of the Education Committee and the Chair of the Research Committee to take their place as members of the Council, provided that the University makes a Statute under Part 4 of the Act creating an Academic Board, subcommittees of which are known as the Education Committee and the Research Committee.

Item 5

Amends subsection 15(2) to replace references to the Chairperson of the Board of the Institute and the Chairperson of the Board of the Faculties with references to the Chair of the Education Committee and the Chair of the Research Committee.

Items 6 and 7

Replace subsections 20(2) and 25(2) with new subsections reflecting the proposed new University governance arrangements in respect of the Board of the Institute and the Board of the Faculties.