Paul Hasluck Fund for Conservation of Native Flora [F20075]

The late Paul Meerna Caedwalla Hasluck, a former student of the University and Governor-General of Australia, having bequeathed to The University of Western Australia the sum of $225,000 for the purposes of supporting research to promote the conservation of native flora in a specified area, a fund is established and is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1. The purpose of the fund is to support research to promote the conservation of native flora on the Ridge Hill Shelf, the Darling Escarpment and the adjacent plateau (to ten kilometres east from the Darling Escarpment) extending from Muchea to Dardanup, as specified in the orders of the Supreme Court of Western Australia of 17 June 1996 in action CIV 1699 of 1995.

2. The fund is administered by a Paul Hasluck Fund Committee, comprising the Head of the School of Plant Biology or nominee (as chair), three academic staff in Botany appointed by the Head of the School of Plant Biology, and the Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, or nominee who must not be a member of the academic staff in Botany.

3.(1) Interest on the fund is capitalised in accordance with Senate policy provided that no more than one-third of the annual interest is capitalised.

(2) The committee determines whether to expend interest only or a combination of capital and interest.

4. Subject to the provisions of 1, the committee has absolute discretion in the allocation of monies from the fund.

5. Where possible, research supported by the Paul Hasluck Fund must acknowledge the fact.

6. The Senate has the authority to amend these regulations from time to time provided that the provisions of 1 and 3(1) are not amended.