New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY BY-LAW 1995 - REG 44

44 Constitution of Academic Senate

(1) The Council may by resolution:

(a) prescribe the manner in which persons may become members of the Academic Senate under paragraph (d) of section 16 (1) of the Act, and

(b) prescribe the qualifications required to be held by persons in order to become members of that Senate under that paragraph, and

(c) provide for the procedure to be followed at meetings of the Academic Senate, including the procedure for electing or appointing members of that Senate to be its Presiding Officer and Deputy Presiding Officer.

(2) A member of the Academic Senate referred to in section 16 (1) (c) or (d) of the Act holds office, subject to the Act and this By-law, for 2 years from and including the date on which the member enters office. This subclause does not apply to persons who are members of the Academic Senate only because they hold particular offices or positions at the University.

(3) If a person who holds office as a member of the Academic Senate by virtue of having been elected by a body of, or a body associated with, the University vacates office during the first 12 months of the member’s term of office, the vacancy is to be filled by an election held by that body.

(4) If a person who holds office as a member of the Academic Senate by virtue of having been elected by a body of, or a body associated with, the University vacates office during the last 12 months of the member’s term of office, the vacancy is to be filled by an appointment made by the remaining members of the Academic Senate.

(5) If a person who holds office as a member of the Academic Senate by virtue of having been appointed or nominated to that office by a body of, or a body associated with, the University vacates office during the member’s term of office, the vacancy is to be filled by an appointment or nomination made by that body.

(6) A person is not eligible to be elected, appointed or nominated to fill a vacancy under this clause unless he or she holds the appropriate qualification (if any) for election, appointment or nomination to the office that was vacated.

(7) A person who fills a vacancy under this clause holds office as a member of the Academic Senate, subject to the Act and this By-law, for the rest of the term of the person’s predecessor in office.

(8) In this clause, "body" includes a combination of bodies.

Note: Section 16 of the Act provides for there to be an Academic Senate of the University consisting of the Vice-Chancellor, members of the academic staff of the University and of other universities appointed by the Council and such other persons determined by the Council.