Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Melbourne University Act 1958 - SECT 23

Committee to be constituted and election of members

23. Committee to be constituted and election of members



(1) There shall be a committee of convocation (hereinafter referred to as the
committee) consisting of the president of convocation ex officio and not less
than 40 other persons who are members of convocation:

Provided that no member of the council and that no member of the academic
staff or other officer of the University whose sole or principal employment is
in connexion with his duties as such shall be a member of the committee:
Provided further that if any member of the committee is elected or appointed
to be a member of the council or is appointed to be a member of the academic
staff or other such officer as aforesaid his office as a member of the
committee shall become vacant.

(2) Subject to this Act-

   (a)  the elective members of the committee shall be elected by convocation;
        and





   (b)  the elections shall be conducted in accordance with statutes or
        regulations of the University.



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(4) The council may from time to time in accordance with the statutes of the
University determine-





   (a)  the number of members of the committee to be elected;



   (b)  how the several classes of graduates are to be represented thereon,
        whether separately or by grouping together two or more classes; and

   (c)  the number of members to be elected as representing each class or
        group of classes of graduates.

(4A) Any determination under subsection (4) as to the number of members of the
committee to be elected as representing each class or group of classes of
graduates shall be such as to ensure, so far as is practicable, that the
members of each such class or group of classes whose names appear on the
postal roll kept pursuant to the statutes of the University are
proportionately represented on the committee.

(5) Where in consequence of the making of any statute as aforesaid any
previously existing statute or regulation of the University is revoked or
altered and in consequence thereof any change is made in the number of members
to be elected or in the classes or groups of classes of graduates to be
represented or in the representation of any class or group of classes of
graduates provision may be made in the new statute for any matters or things
necessary or convenient to be provided for carrying the new statute into
effect.

(6) Any new statute under this section shall take effect immediately before
the election of members of the committee to be held next after the making of
the statute.

(7) In all cases the number of representatives of each class or group of
classes of graduates to be elected as provided in this section shall be an
even number.



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(10) The provisions of this Act relating to members of the council so far as
regards eligibility for re-election, the conduct of elections, and the
occurrence of and the filling of vacancies shall mutatis mutandis extend and
apply to elected members of the committee:

Provided that-

   (a)  at elections of members of the committee every member of convocation
        shall be qualified to vote by reason of being a graduate of the class
        or group of classes of graduates to be represented and shall be
        entitled to one vote in respect of each degree conferred upon such
        graduate or to which such graduate has been admitted by the
        University; but no graduate shall be entitled to more than one vote in
        respect of any degrees in any one faculty or school;

   (b)  if any elected member of the committee by writing under his hand
        directed to the president resigns his office or if he is absent from
        all meetings thereof held during a period of six consecutive months
        without the leave of the committee previously granted his office shall
        become vacant;





   (c)  in the case of-

   (i)  any casual vacancy however occurring in the office of an elected
        member of the committee, the vacancy shall be filled by the election
        by a majority of the remaining members of the committee of a member of
        the committee representing the same class or group of classes of
        graduates; or

   (ii) any casual vacancy in the office of president of convocation, the
        vacancy shall be filled by the election by a majority of the members
        of the committee of a member of the committee-

and the person elected in each case shall be entitled to hold office during
the residue of the term of office of the person replaced; and

   (d)  the present elective members of the graduate committee of the
        graduates of the University in office at the commencement of this Act
        shall for the respective terms for which they were elected be deemed
        to be members of the committee as if elected under this Act.