University Secretary's Department Statutes and Regulation

Statute 9.14 - The Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine

 

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Recitals-

  1. By section 18(3) of the Melbourne University Act 1958 power is conferred on the University to make and alter statutes for the affiliation to or connection with the University of any commercial, cultural, educational, sporting or other institution or body if–
    1. the affiliated institution would assist in attaining any of the objects of the University; and
    2. the governing body of the institution, organisation or body has consented to the affiliation.
  2. The Howard Florey Laboratories of Experimental Physiology were commissioned in 1963 for the purpose of the study within the University of integrative physiology by long term experiments.
  3. The Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine ("the Institute") was incorporated by the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine Act 1971 ("the Institute Act") for the objects of that Act.
  4. Under section 4(1)(c) of the Institute Act the Institute maintains a cooperation agreement and an agreement with the University to provide for occupancy and use of the Howard Florey Laboratories of Experimental Physiology by the Institute for its purposes.
  5. Under section 4(2) of the Institute Act the Institute must carry out specified functions subject to and in accordance with the statutes and regulations of the University and in accordance with any agreement with the University.
  6. The Institute has agreed to permit the appointment of officers of the Institute by the University and has requested the University to affiliate the Institute to the University on the terms specified in this statute.
  7. The Institute has consented to the provisions of this statute.

Affiliation of the Institute

9.14.1 (1) The Institute is an educational establishment affiliated to the University in which research experience may be gained by candidates for the degrees of-

  1. bachelor of Science with Honours;
  2. master of Science;
  3. doctor of Philosophy;
  4. bachelor of Medical Science; and
  5. such other degrees as may from time to time be agreed upon by the University and the Institute.

(2) The University may from time to time as the need arises appoint the director of the Institute to be the research professor of Experimental Physiology and Medicine.

(3) Nothing in this statute requires the University to bear any part of the cost of the provision of facilities or research work at any of the Institute’s premises.

(4) This affiliation ceases on the termination of the cooperation agreement referred to in recital 4 and on revocation of this statute whichever is the later.

 

 

[Ss. 1 and 9.14.1(3) and (4) subst., ss. 4 and 5 am., s. 7 en. 5/9/05, approved by the Minister 30/12/05.]

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