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Statutes as made
This instrument establishes the ANU Foundation. It also repeals the Australian National University Endowment for Excellence Statute 2012 and the Australian National University Endowment for Excellence Rules 2012.
Administered by: Education
Exempt from sunsetting by the Legislation (Exemptions and Other Matters) Regulation 2015 s12 item 09
Registered 17 Dec 2018
Tabling HistoryDate
Tabled HR12-Feb-2019
Tabled Senate12-Feb-2019

THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

 

 

Australian National University (ANU Foundation) Statute 2018 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Authority for making the instrument:  This instrument is made under the ANU Act, section 50 (Statutes).

 

 

2. Purpose and operation of the instrument:  The ANU Foundation is established within the University to provide a governance framework for gifts made to the University.

 

 

3. Documents incorporated in the instrument by reference:  None.

 

 

4. Consultation process: The revised framework of the ANU Foundation, the role, functions and composition of the ANU Foundation Board, and provisions for governance of the remaining Foundations of the Endowment have been articulated in the ANU Foundation Statute. The Statute has been developed in close consultation with ANU Advancement, the University Legal Office and CGRO, based on recommendations from the Endowment Review Project and an external review by the University’s philanthropic counsel, More Partnership. The Statute has been reviewed and endorsed for Council approval by the ANU Foundation Board. 

 

 

 

Corporate Governance and Risk Office

14 December 2018