New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY BY-LAW 2005

- Made under the Charles Sturt University Act 1989
- As at 22 September 2008
- Reg 691 of 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of By-law
   2.      Definitions
   3.      Definition of “graduate”: section 3 (2)

   PART 2 - OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

           Division 1 - Election of Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor

   4.      Returning officer
   5.      Timing of election
   6.      Notice of election
   7.      Nominations for election as Chancellor or Deputy Chancellor
   8.      Election to be held at meeting of Council
   9.      Returning officer to preside at meeting
   10.     Contested and uncontested elections
   11.     Procedure for electing Chancellor or Deputy Chancellor
   12.     Determining count
   13.     Conduct of further poll
   14.     Order in which elections for Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor are to be held

           Division 2 - Other provisions about official members

   15.     Term of office of Chancellor: section 10 (2)
   16.     Appointment of acting Deputy Chancellor
   17.     Vice-Chancellor: section 12 (3)
   18.     Appointment of acting Vice-Chancellor
   19.     Secretary to Council
   20.     Appointment of acting Secretary

   PART 3 - ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF COUNCIL
   Note

           Division 1 - Council Nominations Committee
           Note

   21.     Council Nominations Committee
   22.     Functions of Council Nominations Committee
   23.     Avoidance of conflicts

           Division 2 - Nomination of external persons for appointment by the Minister: section 9 (1) (b)
           Note

   24.     Timing of Council Nominations Committee’s search for potential nominees
   25.     Council Nominations Committee’s search for potential nominees
   26.     Council Nominations Committee to make recommendations to Council
   27.     Council to consider recommendations
   28.     Filling of casual vacancy

           Division 3 - Appointment of external persons by the Council: section 9 (1) (c)
           Note

   29.     Appointment of external persons under section 9 (1) (c)
   30.     Invitation to apply for appointment
   31.     Persons may be invited to apply
   32.     Current members may apply
   33.     Making of applications
   34.     Declaration by applicants
   35.     Council Nominations Committee to consider applications and make recommendation
   36.     Council to consider recommendations
   37.     Procedures where 1 or more positions remain vacant
   38.     Approval to appoint non-graduates
   39.     Casual vacancy
   40.     Council Nominations Committee’s deliberations to be confidential
   41.     Decision is final
   42.     Appointment not invalidated because of certain errors
   43.     Secretary to decide matters
   44.     Timing of appointments
   45.     Term of office

           Division 4 - Election of members of the Council: section 9 (1) (d), (e) and (f)

              Subdivision 1 - Operation of Division

   46.     Operation of Division
   47.     How election is to be conducted
   48.     Returning officer

              Subdivision 2 - Rolls of electors

   49.     Rolls of electors
   50.     Qualifications for candidates and voters

              Subdivision 3 - Notice of election

   51.     Timing of election
   52.     Election intervals for different stages of election process
   53.     Returning officer to notify holding of election
   54.     Information to be given in notice of election

              Subdivision 4 - Nominations

   55.     Nomination of candidates for election
   56.     Procedure after close of nominations

              Subdivision 5 - Conduct of ballot

   57.     Conduct of ballot for election of academic staff members and general staff member
   58.     Conduct of ballot of student members
   59.     Requirements for ballot papers
   60.     How ballot paper is to be completed
   61.     Procedure for voting by post
   62.     Procedure for voting at on-campus ballot
   63.     Envelopes and ballot papers not to be opened
   64.     Candidate may appoint scrutineer
   65.     Officers not to disclose how electors voted

              Subdivision 6 - Procedure after close of ballot

   66.     Procedure after close of poll
   67.     Certain ballot papers to be rejected as informal
   68.     Withdrawal, death or ineligibility of candidate

              Subdivision 7 - Determination of election result

   69.     Determination of election result where only 1 candidate is to be elected
   70.     Determination of election result where more than 1 candidate is to be elected
   71.     Procedure where no candidate nominates for election
   72.     Election not invalidated because of certain errors
   73.     Filling of casual vacancy

           Division 5 - Appointment of graduate by the Council: section 9 (1) (g)
           Note

   74.     Appointment of external persons under section 9 (1) (g)
   75.     Invitation to apply for appointment
   76.     Persons may be invited to apply
   77.     Current members may apply
   78.     Making of applications
   79.     Declaration by applicants
   80.     Council Nominations Committee to consider applications and make recommendation
   81.     Council to consider recommendations
   82.     Procedures where position remains vacant
   83.     Casual vacancy
   84.     Council Nominations Committee’s deliberations to be confidential
   85.     Decision is final
   86.     Appointment not invalidated because of certain errors
   87.     Secretary to decide matters
   88.     Timing of appointments
   89.     Term of office
   90.     Order in which appointments to be made

           Division 6 - Determination of criteria for appointment

   91.     Determination of criteria for appointment

   PART 4 - MEETINGS OF THE COUNCIL

   92.     Ordinary meetings of the Council
   93.     Special meetings of the Council
   94.     Members to give notice of business for consideration at Council meeting
   95.     Secretary to give notice of Council meetings
   96.     Person presiding at meeting of Council to have casting vote
   97.     Adjournment of Council meetings
   98.     Standing over of unfinished business
   99.     Validity of proceedings
   100.    Council may make “standing orders”

   PART 5 - ACADEMIC SENATE
   Note

   101.    Qualifications for appointment to Academic Senate
   102.    Constitution of Academic Senate
   103.    Casual vacancies
   104.    Term of office
   105.    Functions of Academic Senate
   106.    Procedure of Academic Senate
   107.    Committees of Academic Senate

   PART 6 - RULES
   Note

   108.    Council may make rules
   109.    Vice-Chancellor may make rules
   110.    Academic Senate may make rules
   111.    Interpretation of rules
   112.    Inconsistency between rules

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   113.    Conferring of honorary awards
   114.    Designation of members of staff
   115.    Repeal
   116.    Transitional provision-membership of the Council