New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY BY-LAW 2005

- Made under the Southern Cross University Act 1993
- As at 23 October 2009
- Reg 692 of 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of By-law
   2.      Application
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2 - THE COUNCIL

           Division 1 - The Chancellor and the Deputy Chancellor

   4.      Persons presiding at ceremonial occasions
   5.      Term of office of Chancellor
   6.      Eligibility for re-election as Chancellor or Deputy Chancellor
   7.      Conditions for holding office as Chancellor and Deputy Chancellor

           Division 2 - Elected Council members and election procedures

   8.      Definitions
   9.      Terms of office
   10.     Returning Officer
   11.     Rolls
   12.     Provisional voting
   13.     Qualification for election as an academic staff member
   14.     Qualification for election as a non-academic staff member
   15.     Qualification for election as a student member
   16.     Notice of election and call for nominations
   17.     Schedule of dates for Council elections
   18.     Making of nominations
   19.     Dealing with nominations
   20.     Form of ballot
   21.     Conduct of ballot
   22.     Notice to accompany ballot paper
   23.     Contents of ballot paper
   24.     Method of voting
   25.     Procedure for postal ballots
   26.     Procedure for voting at polling booths
   27.     Procedure for electronic ballots
   28.     Envelopes and ballot papers not to be opened, accessed or retrieved
   29.     Procedure on close of ballot
   30.     Informal ballot papers
   31.     Nomination of scrutineers
   32.     Secrecy of ballot to be maintained
   33.     Tally sheet
   34.     Determination of result of ballot
   35.     Election not invalid because of certain errors

           Division 3 - Appointed Council members

   36.     External persons appointed by the Council
   37.     Council Nominations Committee
   38.     Nominations procedures relating to external persons appointed by the Council
   39.     Nominations procedures relating to external persons appointed by the Minister
   40.     Graduate members
   41.     Roll of Graduates
   42.     Qualification for appointment as graduate member
   43.     Proposing graduate Council members for nomination
   44.     Graduate Appointments Committee
   45.     Council to consider recommendations of Graduate Appointments Committee

           Division 4 - Casual vacancies

   46.     Elected Council members
   47.     Election in anticipation of resignation
   48.     Appointed Council members

   PART 3 - THE ACADEMIC BOARD

   49.     Rules with respect to Board
   50.     Rules made by Board
   51.     Council to obtain views of Board on certain matters

   PART 4 - RULES

   52.     Rules made by Council
   53.     Rules made by Vice-Chancellor
   54.     Promulgation of rules
   55.     Inconsistency between rules
   56.     Amendment or repeal of rules

   PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

   57.     Repeal
   58.     Savings and transitional provisions