New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE BY-LAW 2005

- Made under the University of Newcastle Act 1989
- As at 7 October 2005
- Reg 631 of 2005

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of By-law
   2.      Definitions

   PART 2 - APPOINTED MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   3.      Council Nominations Committee

           Division 2 - Members appointed by Minister

   4.      Procedure for nominations in relation to members appointed under section 9 (1) (b)
   5.      Casual vacancy in office of member appointed under section 9 (1) (b)

           Division 3 - Member appointed by Council (other than Convocation members)

   6.      Procedure for nominations in relation to member appointed under section 9 (1) (c)
   7.      Casual vacancy in office of member appointed under section 9 (1) (c)

           Division 4 - Members appointed by Council who are members of Convocation

   8.      Procedure for nominations in relation to members appointed under section 9 (1) (h)
   9.      Casual vacancy in office of member appointed under section 9 (1) (h)

   PART 3 - ELECTED MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   10.     Election procedures
   11.     Returning Officer
   12.     Qualifications of elected members

           Division 2 - Rolls

   13.     Returning officer to keep rolls
   14.     Rolls of Academic Staff, General Staff, Undergraduate Students and Postgraduate Students
   15.     Rolls generally

           Division 3 - Conduct of elections

   16.     Publication of notices
   17.     Nomination of candidates
   18.     Procedure at close of nominations
   19.     Voting papers
   20.     Voting conduct
   21.     Acceptance of voting papers
   22.     Scrutineers
   23.     Non-disclosure
   24.     Scrutiny of votes
   25.     Determination of result where only one candidate to be elected
   26.     Determination of result where more than one candidate to be elected
   27.     Determination by lot

           Division 4 - Terms of office

   28.     Term of office of elected members
   29.     Casual vacancies generally

   PART 4 - THE ACADEMIC SENATE

   30.     Constitution of Academic Senate
   31.     President and Deputy President of Academic Senate
   32.     Functions of Academic Senate
   33.     Reference to Council of certain matters by Academic Senate

   PART 5 - CONVOCATION

           Division 1 - Membership

   34.     Non-academic members of staff
   35.     Past members of staff
   36.     Register of members of Convocation

           Division 2 - Functions

   37.     Functions

           Division 3 - Meetings

   38.     Meetings of Convocation
   39.     Convening of meetings
   40.     Notice of meetings
   41.     Quorum

   PART 6 - RULES

   42.     Making of rules by Council and Vice-Chancellor
   43.     Publication of rules
   44.     Inspection of rules
   45.     Rescission of rules

   PART 7 - MISCELLANEOUS

   46.     Designation of academic staff, non-academic staff, full-time staff and part-time staff
   47.     Graduates of University
   48.     Term of office of Chancellor
   49.     Service of documents
   50.     Custody and use of University seal
   51.     Repeal