The University of Notre Dame Australia

The University of Notre Dame Australia

Motto	In principio erat Verbum
Motto in English	"In the beginning was the Word"
Type	Private
Established	1989
Religious affiliation	Catholic
Chancellor	Peter Prendiville
Vice-Chancellor	Celia Hammond
Location	Fremantle and Broome, Western Australia Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	IFCU (ASEACCU) ACCU NDEA Universities Australia
Website	notredame.edu.au

Coordinates: 32°3′24″S 115°44′37″E / 32.05667°S 115.74361°E / -32.05667; 115.74361

The University of Notre Dame Australia is an Australian private Catholic university established in 1989. Its main campus is in Fremantle, Western Australia, with satellite campuses in Broome, Western Australia, and Sydney, New South Wales.

The university was founded in 1989 by president and vice-chancellor, the Reverend David T. Link, who continued serving as dean of the university's law school during the two years it took to establish Notre Dame Australia. Peter Tannock succeeded Link and served as vice-chancellor, expanding the university's operations to Sydney and northwest Western Australia, and broadening the university's schools. Celia Hammond, a lawyer, was appointed as the university's third vice-chancellor in 2008. Hammond was previously the head of the university's law school in Fremantle and stated in her inauguration speech that knowledge and learning must be within a framework of humanity in order to ensure that students have love and respect for the world, not just wisdom. She also said:

The university has campuses in Fremantle and Broome in Western Australia and two locations in Sydney, New South Wales.

The governance structure of Notre Dame is determined largely by its enabling act of parliament and its statutes. These specify the source, role and functions of its trustees, board of directors and board of governors and the principal officers and academic leaders of the university.