Lily P. Kavanagh Fund [F18661]

The sum of $3000 having been subscribed by friends of Lily P. Kavanagh to commemorate her long and distinguished career in the theatre and in the teaching of speech and drama in Western Australia, a trust fund (to which further sums may be subscribed) to be called the Lily P. Kavanagh Fund, is established for the purpose and is administered in accordance with the following regulations.

1.(1) The income from the fund after capitalisation, in accordance with Senate policy, is used to promote speech and drama in Western Australia and is used for the following objectives:

(a) special seminars which are called Lily P. Kavanagh Seminars;

(b) master classes for students and teachers which are called Lily P. Kavanagh Classes;

(c) annual awards made to students under the awards scheme of the Australian Music Examinations Board in accordance with examination regulations, the recipients of the awards to be called Lily P. Kavanagh Scholars; and

(d) such other purposes, as are determined from time to time by the selection committee described in 2, and which relate to the work done by Lily P. Kavanagh in her professional career and are in accordance with the intentions of the fund.

(2) Unexpended income in any year is carried forward and added to the income available for the purposes of the fund in the subsequent year.

2.(1) A selection committee is appointed to administer the fund, comprising:

(a) the Chair of the Australian Music Examinations Board in Western Australia, who is chair of the committee;

(b) a representative of the Speech Teachers' Association of Western Australia appointed by that association; and

(c) a person nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.

(2) Each year the selection committee, at a meeting immediately following the annual examinations of the Australian Music Examinations Board—

(a) decides who will be invited to give special seminars or master classes in the ensuing year;

(b) selects the students to whom the annual awards for the year will be made; and     

(c) determines for what other purposes, if any, the income from the fund will be spent in the ensuing year.