University Secretary's Department Statutes and Regulation

Regulation 15.1.R3 - The University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association

 

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Recitals

  1. UMSU Incorporated ("The Student Union") is recognised as a student organisation of the University subject to the provisions of Statute 15.1.
  2. University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association ("UMPA") was an unincorporated association which was the representative body of the University's postgraduate students affiliated to the Student Union under the provisions of the Student Union constitution.
  3. By Heads of Agreement dated 26 October 1993 the University, the Student Union and University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association agreed that upon the incorporation of UMPA under the Association Incorporations Act 1981 the University would amend its statutes to take into account and recognise the separate existence of UMPA for the limited purposes set out in the Heads of Agreement.
  4. University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association Incorporated ("UMPA") was incorporated under the Associations Incorporations Act 1981 on 7 February 1994.
  5. Subsequently UMPA changed its name to The University of Melbourne Graduate Student Association ( GSA).
  6. In early 2009, Council agreed to consolidate into one statute matters governing recognition of student organisations, and to provide for recognition of individual student organisations by regulation.

Recognition of the GSA

  1. Pursuant to statute 15.1 Council hereby recognises the GSA as a graduate student organisation of the University and, for so long as Council, after considering the GSA's constitution and the role of other student organisations it recognises, is of the opinion that the GSA remains capable of representing the 7graduate student body of the University and is satisfactorily carrying out all of the obligations imposed on it by legislation or by any agreement with the University, Council will continue to recognise the GSA.

Provisions of amenities and services

  1. At the request of Council, and in accordance with conditions determined from time to time by Council, the GSA must provide amenities and services in accordance with the terms of funding provided to the GSA by the University.

 

[Made by Council 16/11/09 – effective 16/6/10;]
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