New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY BY-LAW 1999

- Made under the University of Sydney Act 1989
- As at 7 August 2009
- Reg 403 of 1999

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of By-law
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Notes

CHAPTER 2 - MAKING RULES

   5.      Who may make rules
   6.      How rules must be promulgated
   7.      Inconsistency between rules
   8.      Amendment or repeal of rules

CHAPTER 3 - CHANCELLOR AND DEPUTY CHANCELLOR

           Division 1 - Chancellor

   9.      Term of office and election procedure
   10.     Casual vacancies

           Division 2 - Deputy Chancellor

   11.     Term of office and election procedure
   12.     Casual vacancies

           Division 3 - Miscellaneous

   13.     Chancellor may preside at meetings
   14.     Savings and transitional provisions

CHAPTER 4 - ELECTION OF FELLOWS OF THE SENATE

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   15.     Definitions
   16.     Returning officer

           Division 2 - Rolls and provisional voting

   16A.    Definition
   17.     Rolls
   18.     Provisional voting

           Division 3 - Qualifications for election and terms of office

   19.     Academic staff Fellow
   20.     Non-academic staff Fellow
   21.     Undergraduate student Fellow
   22.     Postgraduate student Fellow
   23.     Graduate Fellow
   24.     Terms of office

           Division 4 - Commencement of election procedures

   25.     Time intervals for different stages of the election process
   26.     Manner of conducting ballot
   27.     Notice of ballot
   28.     Nominating candidates
   29.     Nominations
   30.     Deadline for close of nominations
   31.     Receiving nominations
   32.     Dealing with nominations

           Division 5 - Conduct of ballot-general

   33.     Death or ineligibility of candidates
   34.     Secret ballots

           Division 5A - Conduct of postal ballot

   34A.    Application of Division
   35.     Preparing and sending ballot papers
   36.     Marking and returning ballot papers

           Division 5B - Conduct of electronic ballot

   36A.    Application of Division
   36B.    Providing ballot material to voters
   36C.    Election website
   36D.    Completing and submitting electronic ballot forms

           Division 5C - Procedures after election is conducted

   37.     Election not invalidated because of certain errors
   38.     Scrutineers
   39.     Informal votes
   40.     Tally sheet to be kept

           Division 6 - Procedures for election to fill one position only

   41.     Counting votes

           Division 7 - Procedures for election to fill more than one position

   42.     Counting votes

           Division 8 - Casual vacancies for elected Fellows

   43.     Academic or non-academic staff Fellows
   44.     Undergraduate or postgraduate student Fellows
   45.     Graduate Fellows

           Division 9 - Miscellaneous

   46.     Savings and transitional provisions

CHAPTER 4A - APPOINTED FELLOWS OF THE SENATE

   46A.    Nominations Committee
   46B.    Nominations procedure relating to appointed Fellows
   46C.    Casual vacancy in office of appointed Fellow

CHAPTER 5 - VICE-CHANCELLOR

   47.     Functions
   48.     Acting Vice-Chancellor

CHAPTER 6 - ACADEMIC GOVERNANCE

   49.     Academic Board
   50.     Definitions applying to rules relating to election procedures for Academic Board
   51.     Savings and transitional provisions

CHAPTER 7 - CONVOCATION

   52.     Standing Committee of Convocation
   53.     Savings and transitional provision

CHAPTER 8 - STUDENT DISCIPLINE

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   54.     Definitions
   55.     Miscellaneous provisions

           Division 2 - Suspension of students

   56.     By senior officers
   57.     By academic staff
   58.     By University Librarian or nominee
   59.     By Registrar or nominee
   60.     Suspension does not prevent subsequent action
   61.     Suspension pending inquiry or disciplinary proceedings

           Division 3 - Complaints, investigations and summary proceedings

   62.     Procedure for investigating complaints
   63.     Notifying students of allegations of misconduct

           Division 4 - Student Proctorial Panels and Student Proctorial Boards

   64.     Student Proctorial Panel
   65.     Convening meetings of the Student Proctorial Panel
   66.     Student Proctorial Board
   67.     Death of or expiry of term of member of Student Proctorial Panel or Student Proctorial Board

           Division 5 - Hearing and determining allegations of misconduct

   68.     Who hears and determines allegations of misconduct
   69.     Preliminary matters to be dealt with by Vice-Chancellor or Student Proctorial Board
   70.     Dealing with more than one allegation of misconduct
   71.     Failure to appear
   72.     Objections to questions
   73.     Presenting evidence on behalf of the University
   74.     Student’s rights in respect of hearing
   75.     Conduct at hearing
   76.     Making a determination

           Division 6 - Penalties

   77.     Penalties that may be imposed

           Division 7 - Appeals

   78.     Student Disciplinary Appeals Committee
   79.     Student may appeal against determination
   80.     Hearing and determining appeals

           Division 8 - Miscellaneous

   81.     Request to quash determination
   82.     All hearings to be conducted in camera
   83.     Savings and transitional

CHAPTER 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

   84.     Repeal