New South Wales Consolidated Acts

UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY ACT 1997 - SECT 38

38 Limited tenure in certain positions

(1) This section applies in respect of the following positions:

(a) Chancellor,

(b) Deputy Chancellor,

(c) appointed member of the Board,

(d) elected member of the Board.

(2) A person who holds office in a position to which this section applies for 2 consecutive terms is not eligible for re-election or re-appointment to that position, if such re-election or re-appointment would result in the person holding office in that position for 3 consecutive terms.

(3) However, a person may be exempted from this section by resolution of the Board so as to enable the person to be re-elected or re-appointed to the position for a third consecutive term of office.

(4) If so re-elected or re-appointed, the person is not eligible to be re-elected or re-appointed to the position for a fourth consecutive term of office.

(5) If the office of a position to which this section applies becomes vacant otherwise than because of the expiration of the term of office of the office holder, and a person is appointed or elected to fill that office for the remainder of that term, that term of office of the person is not to be counted for the purposes of this section, unless the remaining term exceeds half the maximum single term of office for that position.

(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), the maximum single term of office for a position is as follows:

(a) in the case of the Chancellor-4 years,

(b) in the case of a Deputy Chancellor-4 years,

(c) in the case of an appointed member of the Board-4 years,

(d) in the case of an elected member of the Board referred to in section 12 (1) (d), (e), (f) or (g)-2 years,

(e) in the case of an elected member of the Board referred to in section 12 (1) (h)-4 years.