TasTAFE By-laws 2014

TasTAFE By-laws 2014

The Board of Directors of TasTAFE makes the following by-laws under section 85 of the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013.

These by-laws may be cited as the TasTAFE By-laws 2014.

These by-laws take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

In these by-laws –

authorised person means – a person appointed as an authorised person under clause 4(1); and a person of a class determined under clause 4(2);

Board means the Board of Directors of TasTAFE appointed under section 60 of the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013;

chief executive officer means the TasTAFE chief executive officer appointed under section 66 of the Training and Workforce Development Act 2013;

controlled substance has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 2001;

dangerous article has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Police Offences Act 1935;

disciplinary sanction means any sanction imposed under clause 23 or 24;

firearm has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Firearms Act 1996;

possession includes custody or control;

TasTAFE campus means any campus that is used by TasTAFE to provide education or training services, whether or not that campus is shared with the Department of Education;

TasTAFE property includes – any real property under the control of TasTAFE; and any facility owned or managed by TasTAFE; and any plant or equipment under the control of, or owned, managed, used or maintained by, TasTAFE; and any information, network, system, database or technology used, managed or maintained by TasTAFE;

vehicle includes – a vehicle as defined in section 3 of the Traffic Act 1925; and a skateboard; and inline skates; and roller skates.

The chief executive officer may appoint, by instrument of appointment, a person as an authorised person for the purposes of these by-laws.

The chief executive officer may determine, in writing, a class of persons to be authorised persons for the purposes of these by-laws.

A student organisation may be formed for any one or more of the following purposes:

to further the common interests of students;

to facilitate communication between students in relation to matters of common interest;

to provide extracurricular activities for the general wellbeing of students;

to provide representation for students in their dealings with TasTAFE;

to facilitate communication between students and TasTAFE;

to conduct or manage any activity of an educational, cultural, sporting, welfare or recreational nature for the benefit of students –

and may, in addition, have as one of its purposes the purpose of cooperating with any other body or organisation formed for purposes that are similar to the purposes for which the student organisation is formed.

Any student, other than a student who is an employee, or officer, of TasTAFE, is eligible to be a member of a student organisation.

A student organisation is to operate in accordance with the constitution of that organisation.

Before a student organisation begins to operate, the organisation is to forward its proposed constitution to the Board for approval.

The Board may – approve the constitution; or approve the constitution subject to any alteration the Board thinks fit.

A student organisation is to submit any proposed alteration to its constitution to the Board for approval.

The Board may – approve the proposed alteration; or approve the proposed alteration subject to any further alteration the Board thinks fit.

Any provision of a constitution that has not been approved by the Board is of no effect.

The Board or chief executive officer may determine the conditions under which vehicles may be driven or parked on, or removed from, a TasTAFE campus.

The Board or chief executive officer may cause to be displayed on a TasTAFE campus a notice specifying conditions determined under clause 8 relating to the driving, parking or removal of a vehicle on or from a TasTAFE campus.

A person must comply with a notice displayed under subclause (1).

A person who fails to comply with subclause (2) commits a disciplinary offence.

An authorised person may give a direction to the person in charge of a vehicle relating to the driving, parking or removal of that vehicle on or from a TasTAFE campus.

A person must comply with a direction given to the person under subclause (1).

A person who fails to comply with subclause (2) commits a disciplinary offence.

The Board or chief executive officer may – determine the maximum speed at which vehicles may be driven on a TasTAFE campus; and cause to have erected on the campus a sign specifying that maximum speed.

A person must not drive a vehicle on a TasTAFE campus at a speed in excess of the maximum speed determined for that campus and specified on a sign erected under subclause (1).

A person who fails to comply with subclause (2) commits a disciplinary offence.