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The University of Sydney Act 1989
The University of Sydney Act 1989 was assented to by the NSW Government on 30 August 1989, and came into effect on 1 January 1990.
It replaced The University and University Colleges Act 1900, which in turn had replaced the Act to Incorporate and Endow the University of Sydney 1850.
On this webpage, view:
- The current version of The University of Sydney Act 1989
- Amendments to The University of Sydney Act 1989
- The original version of the The University of Sydney Act 1989
Also view the previous two University Acts:
- The University and University Colleges Act 1900
- The Act to Incorporate and Endow the University of Sydney 1850
The current version of the University of Sydney Act 1989
The University of Sydney Act 1989 was assented to by the NSW Government on 30 August 1989, and came into effect on 1 January 1990.
The most recent amendments to The University of Sydney Act 1989 were assented to by the NSW Government on 25 October 2011 and came into effect on 25 October 2011.
Click here to access the current University of Sydney Act 1989 as amended.
Amendments to the 1989 Act
The University of Sydney Act 1989 has been amended as follows:
| Year | Amending instruments | Assented to: |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Universities Governing Bodies Act 2011 | 25.10.2011 |
| 2010 | Relationships Register Act 2010 | 19.5.2010 |
| 2008 | Miscellaneous Acts Amendment (Same Sex Relationships) Act 2008 | 11.6.2008 |
| 2007 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2007 | 7.12.2007 |
| 2006 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 | 20.6.2006 |
| 2005 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005 | 24.11.2005 |
| 2004 | University Legislation Amendment Act 2004 | 21.12.2004 |
| 2001 | Universities Legislation Amendment (Financial and Other Powers) Act 2001 | 11.12.2001 |
| 1999 | Crimes Legislation Amendment (Sentencing) Act 1999 | 8.12.1999 |
| 1996 | Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1996 | 21.6.1996 |
| 1994 | University Legislation (Amendment) Act 1994 | 10.5.1994 |
| 1993 | Higher Education (Amalgamation) Amendment Act 1993 | 9.11.1993 |
| 1992 | Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 1992 | 8.10.1992 |
| 1989 | Universities Legislation (Investment) Amendment Act 1989 | 14.12.1989 |
The original University of Sydney Act 1989
- The University of Sydney Act 1989 came into effect on 1 January 1990, replacing the University and University Colleges Act 1900 (as amended).
The University and University Colleges Act 1900
– The 1989 version of the University and University Colleges Act 1900 (as amended)
- This is the University and University Colleges Act 1900 (as amended) in its final year of operation, before its replacement by the University of Sydney Act 1989.
– The original University and University Colleges Act 1900
- The Act of incorporation 1850 was amended by subsequent Acts enlarging the scope of the University and the whole were consolidated in the University and University Colleges Act 1900.
The Act of incorporation 1850
- The University of Sydney was incorporated by an Act of the Legislature of New South Wales on 1 October 1850, and was the first university to be established in Australasia. The Act was the An Act to Incorporate and Endow the University of Sydney.