ðə ɡˈʌvɚnəns ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪz ˌʌndɚ ðə pɹəvˈɪʒənz ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ˈækt nˈoʊ. sˈɪkstiːn ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ænd ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz ɐmˈɛndmənt ˈækt nˈoʊ. sˈɛvən ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɪts ˈoʊn baɪlˈɔːz.
The governance of the university is under the provisions of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 and the Universities (Amendment) Act No. 7 of 1985 along with its own by-laws.