Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ACT 1991 No. 131 of 1991 - SECT 15

15. (1) If a member of the Council (other than an ex officio member):

   (a)  becomes disqualified under section 11 from remaining a member of the
        Council; or

   (b)  dies; or

   (c)  resigns from membership of the Council; or

   (d)  is absent without leave of the Council from 3 consecutive meetings of
        the Council; or

   (e)  without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with his or her obligations
        under subsection 14 (1); or

   (f)  in the case of a member referred to in paragraph 10 (1) (g), (h) or
        (i) - ceases to be qualified to be appointed as mentioned in the
        paragraph concerned; or

   (g)  in the case of a member referred to in paragraph 10 (1) (j), (k), (l),
        (m) or (n) - ceases to be qualified to be elected as mentioned in the
        paragraph concerned; or

   (h)  in the case of a member referred to in paragraph 10 (1) (q) - becomes
        an employee or student of the University; or

   (i)  becomes a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University under section 35;
        the member's office becomes vacant.

(2) If a person holding office as a member of the Council referred to in one
of the paragraphs of subsection 10 (1), other than paragraph (a), (b), (c),
(d), (e), (o) or (p), is, before otherwise ceasing to hold that office,
appointed to the office of:

   (a)  Chancellor; or

   (b)  Pro-Chancellor; or

   (c)  Vice-Chancellor; or

   (d)  Chairperson of the Board of the Institute; or

   (e)  Chairperson of the Board of The Faculties; or

   (f)  the president of the postgraduate students' association; or

   (g)  the president of the undergraduate students' association; that person
        ceases, upon being so appointed, to hold that first-mentioned office.

(3) If the office of a member referred to in paragraph 10 (1) (f), (g) or (h)
becomes vacant, the Council must, in writing, notify the Governor-General of
that fact.