The University of Divinity is constituted by the University of Divinity Act 1910 of the Parliament of Victoria. The Act permits the Council to make Regulations to govern the University, and requires the Council to maintain an Academic Board which advises the Council on all academic matters. Some Regulations empower the Council or the Academic Board to make formal Schedules. These are appended to the published copy of the relevant Regulation.
The current version of each Regulation is listed below. Repealed Regulations concerning awards in teach-out mode, or earlier versions of Regulations available to students enrolled prior to major revisions, are listed in the third section below.
The University of Divinity Act 1910
Regulations (current)
The University undertook a consolidation of regulations in March 2024. This table maps previous regulations to the 12 new regulations, effective 1 April 2024. Repealed regulations can be viewed here.
| Topic | New Regulation | Old Regulation |
|---|---|---|
| Governance | 1 Council | 1 General Provisions |
| Governance | 2 Academic Board | 2 Academic Board |
| Governance | 3 University Executive | 89 University Executive |
| Organisation | 4 Colleges | 3 Colleges |
| Organisation | 5 Schools | 18 Centres and Schools |
| Organisation | 6 Centres | 18 Centres and Schools |
| Organisation | 7 Libraries | None; Libraries Agreement |
| Members | 8 Members | 40 Academic Staff, and 79 University Scholars |
| Members | 9 Code of Conduct | 82 Code of Conduct |
| Activities | 10 Funds Governance | 44 Funds Governance |
| Activities | 11 Awards Courses and Units | 88 Awards Courses and Units plus all other existing award Regulations |
| Activities | 12 Honours and Prizes | 10 Doctor of Divinity 40 Academic Staff (Emeritus Professor) Awards and Prizes Policy |