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UC Policy Library
Court of Convocation Statute
Last Modified
Review Date
Approval Authority
Contact Person
March 2017
March 2020
Chair, University Council
University Registrar – Vice-Chancellor's Office
Introduction
This document sets out the Court of Convocation Statute for the maintenance of the Court
of Convocation Register.
Definitions
Court of Convocation – consists of all graduates of the University of Canterbury, as
defined in point (3) below.
Policy Statement
The University of Canterbury Court of Convocation Register
1. The Registrar of the University shall prepare and keep the Register of the Court of
Convocation. All graduates of the University, or the Christchurch College of Education
or their statutory predecessors, shall be entitled to be enrolled on the Register without
application.
2. The Registrar shall use reasonable endeavours to enrol all graduates whose names
and addresses are held in the records of the University and all new graduates from
time to time. No inaccuracy in the Register shall invalidate the Register.
3. For the purposes of the Register, “graduate” means
a. a student having a Bachelor’s degree, Diploma of Fine Arts or any postgraduate
qualification conferred by the University or its statutory predecessors; or
b. any student of the Christchurch College of Education or its statutory predecessors
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i.
who graduated before 2007 from any programme requiring a minimum of three
years full-time study, or
ii.
who graduated in or prior to 1968 from any programme requiring two years
full-time study, or
iii. who holds a postgraduate qualification conferred by the College.
4. The Registrar may amend any address shown on the Register and remove the name
of any member who so requests.
Related Documents and Information
Legislation

Education Act 1989 (New Zealand Legislation website)

University of Canterbury Act 1961 (New Zealand Legislation website)
Document History and Version Control Table
Version Action
Approval Authority Action Date
For document history and versioning prior to 2013 contact [email protected]
1.00
Conversion of document onto new
Policy Unit
Sep 2013
template.
1.01
Document review date pushed out.
Policy Unit
Mar 2014
1.02
Review date altered to correspond with
University Registrar Dec 2014
legislative change.
1.03
Review date pushed out to reflect wider
Policy Unit
Oct 2015
changes to Council composition and
processes.
2.00
Removal of the Election Statute following Approval Authority
Mar 2017
change to the composition of the
University Council.
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