AGY-3052 | Universities Board

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The Universities Board was established on 31 May 1967as an advisory body of seven members when it was convened, for first time, by the Minister for Education and Science. (1) The Board was created to examine and advise the Minister on the needs, provision, development and co-ordination of university facilities. Soon after its establishment the Board formed itself into a number of committees to make detailed examination of matters affecting many of the university activities. Development of legal and medical education was one of the major of matters considered in its early period. (2) The Universities Board was reconstituted and renamed in January 1970 under part four of the Higher Education Act 1969 and became a statutory body called New South Wales Universities Board. (3) FOOTNOTES (1) Report of the Minister for Education for 1967, A.R. v.1 1968/69, p.749 (2) Ibid. (3) Report of the Minister for Education for 1971, A.R. v.2 1972/73, p.1287