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• Chapter 8 - Seal of the university Statute

  • 8.1 - The seal of the university
    

Chapter 8 - Seal of the university

Statute 8.1 - The seal of the university

2.1 The seal shall be affixed to -

2.1.1 a certificate to be issued in respect of any degree diploma or other award conferred by Council;

2.1.2 a statute;

2.1.3 to a verified copy of a statute or regulation required for production in any court or before any person acting judicially;

2.1.4 any document in respect of which Council directs the seal is to be affixed;

2.1.5 any other document in respect of which the chancellor, a deputy chancellor or the vice-chancellor and president directs the seal is to be affixed if, in the opinion of the person giving the direction, the document involves a matter which is formal only or of special urgency.

3. The seal may be affixed to any document by a person authorised by Council and -

3.1.1 in the case of a certificate referred to in section 2.1.1 may also be affixed by the divisional director (student and staff services) or nominee; and

3.1.2 in the case of any document other than a certificate referred to in section 2.1.1 may also be affixed by the university solicitor or nominee.

4.1 Except in the case of a certificate referred to in section 2.1.1 or a verified copy referred to in paragraph 2.1.3 the form to be used in affixing the seal shall be -

'THE COMMON SEAL of MONASH UNIVERSITY was hereto affixed on the .......................... day of .......................... by direction of [the Council, the chancellor, a deputy chancellor or the vice-chancellor and president, as the case requires] in the presence of .....................................................' or to the like effect.

4.2 In the case of a statute, the affixing of the seal is deemed to be by direction of Council.

5. The affixing of the seal -

5.1.1 in the case of a certificate referred to in section 2.1.1, shall be attested by the chancellor or a deputy chancellor and counter-attested by the vice-chancellor and president or a deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president; and

5.1.2 in the case of a document other than a certificate referred to in section 2.1.1, shall be attested by the chancellor, a deputy chancellor or the vice-chancellor and president, and counter-attested by a deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president or by any other person approved by resolution of Council.

6. Where the seal is affixed to a document in accordance with section 2.1.5, the matter shall be reported to Council by the vice-chancellor and president as soon as practicable after the document is attested and counter-attested.

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