Identity area
Type of entity
University unit
Authorized form of name
Council
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Interim Council
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1946 -
History
The Australian National University Act 1946 establishes the Council as the governing authority of the University. The Interim Council dates from 1 August 1946 to 30 June 1951. From 1 July 1951 the term Council was used. Its membership was provided for by section 11 of the Act including members elected by the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Governor-General, Convocation, students and staff and co-opted members. It is chaired by the Chancellor and the Vice-Chancellor is also a member. Amendments to the Act in 1960 increased its members to include the Pro-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the Principal of the School of General Studies, and the Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Advanced Studies.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
university administration