Under section 50 of the ANU Act, Council may make statutes, not inconsistent with the ANU Act or the PGPA Act, to regulate matters concerning the operations of the University. Council itself, or under delegation of the Vice-Chancellor, also makes rules and orders to specify statute matters in further detail.

The following new legislative instruments were enacted in 2019.

• Statutes
  • Australian National University (Sir Roland Wilson Foundation) Statute 2019
  • Australian National University (Parking and Traffic) Statute 2019.
• ​Rules
  • Coursework Award Rule 2019
  • Academic Progress Rule 2019.