QUEENSLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
12. In the absence of the Director his powers, functions and discretions under this By-law may be exercised by such person and for such
that a student shall not be so suspended during the currency of any examination unless the Director is of opinion that such action is necessary to enable other candidates to concentrate or to preserve peace, order or decorum in the examination centre.
The Institution of an appeal shall not operate so as to stay or suspend any such order made by the Director unless the Director otherwise directs.
11. Enforcement of sentences. The imposition of any fine and any
facilities of the Institute or take any part in any student activities or be entitled to sit for any examination or re-enrol for any course or subject;
Provided that the Director shall grant to any student charged with misconduct reasonable access to such Institute premises and facilities as in the opinion of the Director is reasonably necessary to enable the student to prepare his defence.
15. Ru}es. The Council may make Rules for the carrying into effect of all or any of the provisions and objects of this By-law.
The foregoing By-law was made at a meeting of the Council of the Queensland Institute of Technology held on the tenth day of August, 1972.
BY-LAW NO. 10 The Queensland Institute of Technology Union
1. The Union. The Queensland Institute ofTechnology Union (in this By-law called 'the Union') shall be the recognised means of communication between-
(a) the students or any section of them and the Institute;
(b) the students of this and other colleges or other tertiary institutions;
(c) student societies within the Institute and outside persons or bodies.
2. Constitution. Subject to this By-law and to any rules made hereunder, the Union shall have such powers and authorities and be subject to such obligations as are set out in the Constitution of the Union as approved from time to time by the Council.
3. Annual Reports. The Union shall in each year submit to the Council, through the Registrar, a copy of its annual general report, a copy of its balance sheet, and a statement of its income and expenditure duly audited.
4. Appeal against disciplinary action. Any student or body against whom any disciplinary action has been taken by the Union may within thirty days of the taking of such action appeal to the Council against any such disciplinary action and the Council shall have full power to deal with such appeal and to make any determination it considers necessary ln the matter.
5. The Council may make rules. The Council may make rules for carrying into effect all or any of the provisions and objects of this By-law.
The foregoing By-law was made at a meeting of the Council of the Queensland Institute of Technology held on the nineteenth day of December, 1974.
BY-LAW NO. 11 Union Fees
1. Union Fees Payable. Each person whose application for enrolment as a student of the Institute is accepted shall pay fees (hereinafter called 'the Union Fees') for membership of the Queensland Institute of Technology Union (hereinafter called 'The Union').
The Union Fees shall be received on behalf of the Union by the Registrar or such other officer of the Institute as the Council may appoint or by the Union as the Council may from time to time direct.
2. Union Fees. The Union Fees shall be:
Per Annum Full-time Students - - - $100.00
Part-time Internal Students $50.00
Part-time External Students $7.00
Sandwich Course Students $50.00
All Other Members $50.00
3. Refund of Fees. Subject to such Rules as the Council may make from time to time the Union Fees paid by a student whose application for enrolment is cancelled or withdrawn at any time shall be refunded in whole or in part as the Union may determine.
4. Exclusion. The Council may cancel the enrolment of any student who has not paid by such date or dates as the Council may prescribe by Rule all Union Fees due and payable by such student.
5. Rules. The Council may make Rules and amend such Rules from time to time for the carrying into effect of all or any of the provisions and objects of this By-law.
The foregoing By-law was made at a meeting of the Council of the Queensland Institute of Technology held on the sixteenth day of October, 1975.
BY-LAW NO. 12 Libraries
1. A person shall not use the Institute Main Library or any other library which may at any time be established in the Institute except in compliance in all respects with rules made by the Council relating to such use.
2. The Council is authorized, pursuant to this By-law to make such rules as it considers necessary for the carrying into effect of all or any of the provisions and objects of this By-law.
3. A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any ot' the provisions of the rules made under the authority of this By-law shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $100.
4. Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Sub-By-law two hereof, rules made pursuant to this By-law may be for all or any of the following purposes-
(a) The management and conduct of a library to which the provisions of this By-law apply and the use care and maintenance preservation and safety of such a library and of any materials (whether journals papers books films tapes recordings or other materials) equipment furniture or other property forming part of or located therein;
(b) Defining the powers and duties otthe holder of any specified office in the Institute with respect to libraries;
(c) The conditions on which a person may enter a library to which the provisions of this By-law applies or use any materials equipment furniture or other property forming part of or located therein;
(d) Prescribing in respect of contravention of or failure to comply with rules made under this By-law-
(i) a reprimand and warning against repetition of the contravention of or failure to comply with the rules;
(ii) withdrawal of borrowing privileges for a specified period not exceeding one semester;
(iii) exclusion from a library for a specified period not exceeding one semester.
5. The provisions of this By-law twelve and any rules made pursuant thereto shall be in addition to and not in substitution for the provisions of any other By-law or rule made by the Council in pursuance of the Education Act 1964-1974 in respect of the Institute.
The foregoing By-law was made at a meeting of the Council of the Queensland Institute of Technology held on the twenty-first day of June, 1979 and seventeenth day of May, 1983.
BY-LAW NO. 13
OWEN J. WORDSWORTH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS 1. Power to Grant Scholarships
The Council may grant scholarsh'1ps to be named the Owen J.
Wordsworth Memorial Scholarships in accordance with the provisions of this By-law and in accordance with the provisions of the Owen J. Wordsworth Memorial Trust Declaration dated 18th November, 1982, a copy of which is available from the Registrar upon request by an applicant for a scholarship or by any other interested person. An Owen J. Wordsworth Scholarship, hereinafter referred to as 'scholarship' shall be funded only from interest accrued on moneys from time to time held in the Owen J.
Wordsworth Memorial Trust.
2. Eligibility for Scholarship
(a) To be eligible for a scholarship an applicant shall meet the following conditions-
(i) The applicant shall have been accepted as a full-time student in a Masters Degree program at the Institute at the time the scholarship is taken up;
(ii) The applicant shall have achieved better than pass results in a high percentage of individual subjects taken during undergraduate studies. Consideration may be given to an applicant whose academic perform- ance does not meet this standard, but who has shown evidence of special capacity in his subsequent employment;
(iii) Where applicants are otherwise considered to be equally qualified, preference shall be given to graduates of the Institute.
(b) (i) An applicant shall be ineligible for a scholarship if he holds another like award from any source of a value of more than $1,000.00 per year, or such other amount as may be determined by Council from time to time, which provides benefits similar to those provided by the Owen J. Wordsworth Memorial Scholarship.
(ii) Concurrent assistance from an employer in the form of part-salary, payments in relation to long service leave, or assistance granted for travel associated with over- seas research or field trips, or any assistance for purposes other than those covered by the scholarship shall be ignored in calculating the value of the award referred to in Clause 2(b)(i) of this By-law.
3. Application Procedures
Applications shall be made on the prescribed form available from the Registrar's office and shall be lodged with the Registrar by the Thirty-first day of October each year.
4. Value and Payment of Scholarship
(a) The Value of each scholarship shall be $7,000 per annum or such other amount as the Council may determine from time to time. The Council shall review the value of the scholarship annually.
(b) A scholarship holder shall receive payment in equal monthly instalments commencing in the first month of study by the scholarship holder following the granting of the scholarship.
Payments shall be made by cheque sent through the post to the address nominated by the scholarship holder.
5. Post-graduate Award Committee
(a) The award of a scholarship and authorisation of the disburse-
ment of moneys in payment of such award shall be made by the Post-graduate Award Committee consisting of:
(i) The Deputy Director of the Institute (who shall be the Chairman of the Committee);
(ii) The Dean of each Faculty within the Institute which offers a Masters Degree Program;
(b) The Registrar (or his nominee) shall be the Secretary of the Committee.
6. Term of Scholarship
The scholarship shall be awarded for one year and subject to progress satisfactory to the Post-graduate Award Committee, shall be extended for one further year.
7. Employment
(a) A scholarship holder, with the approval of the Head of Department in which the Masters Degree program is being undertaken, may engage in a limited amount of part-time employment provided that such employment does not inter- fere with his study program. The employment normally shall not exceed six hours in any one week.
(b) Subject to the following sub-clause, the maximum permiss- ible employment shall be 180 hours in a calendar year. If the maximum permissible employment in a calendar year is exceeded, the scholarship shall terminate. If the part-time employment consists of tutoring or lecturing, the total of six hours per week or 180 hours per year shall include the time required for preparation and marking.
(c) In determining the number of hours of employment under- taken, or business engaged in, periods before the commence- ment of the course or after its completion, during the summer recess (with respect to holders undertaking course work Masters Programs) or during a period of recreation leave or leave of absence shall not be included.
8. Leave of Absence
A scholarship holder shall report any absence from hls stud"1es to his Masters Program Supervisor as soon as possible.
9. Suspension of Awards
(a) Unless the Post-graduate Award Committee otherwise decides, if a scholarship holder discontines full-time study his scholarship shall terminate.
(b) If a break in study of two weeks or more is required because of personal reasons or illness, a scholarship holder shall apply in writing to the Registrar for a suspension of his scholarship for the relevant period. During the period of approved suspension, a scholarship holder shall not be entitled to receive any benefits under the scholarship.
(c) A suspension for a period not exceeding twelve months may
be granted by the Registrar, to a scholarship holder who wishes to undertake some of his activity at another location.
Application for suspension of a scholarship under this sub- clause shall be made in writing to the Registrar. If prior approval of a suspension under this sub-clause is not obtained the scholarship holder shall be deemed to be absent without permission and the scholarship shall term- inate.
10. Rules
The Council may make Rules for the carrying into effect of all or any of the provisions of this By-Law.
BY-LAW NO. 14
COMMONWEALTH HIGHER EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION CHARGE 1. Definitions
In this By-law the following terms shall have the meanings assigned to them:
'charge' means the Commonwealth higher education adminis- tration charge;
'Commonwealth Act' means the States Grants (Tertiary Education Assistance) Act 1984 of the Commonwealth as amended, or any Act passed in substitution for that Act;
'prescribed date' means the date the Council prescribes by Rule as the date by which the charge is payable.
2. Payment of Charge
(a) Subject to paragraph (b). each person whose enrolment is a 'relevant enrolment' as defined in the Commonwealth Act shall pay the charge to the Council by the prescribed date.
(b) If, upon receipt of a written application by a person setting out the grounds of the application, the Council is satisfied thatthe payment of the charge by the prescribed date would cause the person financial hardship, it may approve that the payment of the charge be deferred or be made by instalments, subject to the terms and conditions specified in the approval.
3. Amount of Charge
The amount of the charge payable in respect of 1987 shall be
$250.00 and in respect of subsequent years shall be the amount specified in a notice published in the Commonwealth Gazette pursuant to the provisions of the Commonwealth Act as the amount of charge for each relevant enrolment in respect of that year.
4. Cancellation of Enrolment
The Council may cancel the enrolment of any student who:
(a) has not paid the charge by the prescribed date; or
(b) in the case of an approval granted pursuant to paragraph 2(b), fails to make payment oft he charge in accordance with the approval.
5. Refund of Charge
(a) A student who is entitled, in accordance with section 15 of the Universities and Colleges (Higher Education Adminis- tration Charges) Act 1987, to a refund of a proportion of the charge paid by him shall, within 14 days of termination of his enrolment at the Institute, produce to the Council evidence of his enrolment at another college or a university.
(b) A student who, prior to the commencement of any academic year, terminates his enrolment at the Institute and desires a refund of the charge paid by him shall, upon application being made to the Council within 14 days of such termination, be entitled to a refund of the whole of the charge.
6. Rules
The Council may make Rules for the carrying into effect of all or any of the provisions and objects of this By-law.
The foregoing By-law was made at a meeting of the Council of the Queensland Institute of Technology held on the sixteenth day of April, 1987.