New South Wales Consolidated Acts

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE ACT 1989 - SECT 11

11 Deputy Chancellor

(1) The Council shall:

(a) at its first meeting or as soon as practicable thereafter, and

(b) whenever a vacancy in the office of Deputy Chancellor occurs,

elect one of its members to be Deputy Chancellor of the University.

(2) The Deputy Chancellor, unless he or she sooner resigns as Deputy Chancellor or ceases to be a member of the Council, holds office for 2 years from the date of election and on such conditions as may be prescribed by the by-laws.

(3) In the absence of the Chancellor, or during a vacancy in the office of Chancellor or during the inability of the Chancellor to act, the Deputy Chancellor has all the functions of the Chancellor.