Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Monash University (Chisholm and Gippsland) Act 1990 - SECT 18

Section 7 substituted

18. Section 7 substituted



For section 7 of the Principal Act substitute-



"7. Constitution of Council

(1) The Council shall consist of not more than 43 members as follows-

   (a)  11 persons appointed by the Governor in Council of whom-

   (i)  3 shall be members of the Parliament of Victoria recommended for
        appointment by a joint sitting of the members of the Legislative
        Council and the Legislative Assembly conducted in accordance with
        rules adopted for the purpose by the members present at the sitting;
        and

   (ii) 8 shall be appointed as representing agricultural, professional,
        industrial and commercial interests, including one representing the
        interests of employees in commerce and industry, being a person
        nominated by the members of the body known as the Victorian Trades
        Hall Council;

   (b)  2 members shall be persons elected in accordance with the Statutes by
        the graduates of the University and shall not include-

   (i)  a person whose sole or principal employment is as a member of the
        staff of the University; or

   (ii) a student;

   (c)  Not less than 2 nor more than 4 members shall be appointed by
        co-option by the Council on the nomination or joint nomination of the
        Advisory Council or Councils of any University College or Colleges
        constituted under section 24A;

   (d)  3 members shall be persons elected in accordance with the Statutes
        from among their number by the professors;

   (e)  4 members shall be persons each of whom shall be elected, in
        accordance with the Statutes, from among their number by such class or
        classes of members of the teaching staff of the University (other than
        the professors) as is or are prescribed in respect of such office by
        the Statutes;

   (f)  The Vice-Chancellor and President and (where he or she is not
        otherwise a member of the Council) the Chancellor shall be members ex
        officio;

   (g)  1 member shall be a person appointed by the Minister who shall be
        either the Chief Executive Officer of the Ministry of Education or a
        deputy for the Chief Executive;

   (h)  Such number of members, not exceeding 8, as the Council determines
        shall be persons appointed by co-option by the Council and shall not
        include-

   (i)  any person whose sole or principal employment is as a member of the
        staff of the University; or

   (ii) a student;

   (i)  2 members shall be deans of faculties appointed by co-option by the
        Council;

   (j)  3 members shall be persons each of whom shall be elected in accordance
        with the Statutes from among their number by such class or classes of
        members of the staff of Monash (other than the teaching staff) as is
        or are prescribed in respect of such office by the Statutes; and

   (k)  3 members shall be persons each of whom shall be elected, in
        accordance with the Statutes, from among their number by such class or
        classes of students as is or are prescribed in respect of such office
        by the Statutes.

(2) In the case only of the first appointments, elections and co-options of
the members of the Council to take effect on or after 1 July 1991-

   (a)  such of the members appointed under subsection (1)(a)(ii) specified in
        that behalf by Order of the Governor in Council, or co-opted under
        subsection (1)(c) or (h), shall vacate office on 30 June in the year,
        being 1991, 1992, 1993 or 1994, specified in the Order of the Governor
        in Council by which they are appointed, or by the Council at the time
        of their co-option;

   (b)  such of the members elected under subsection (1)(b), (d), (e) or (j)
        shall, subject to this Act, vacate office on 30 June in one of the
        four years next following the election as is specified by a Statute
        made in that behalf, and the persons elected shall be allocated
        periods of office in the order of their election, with the longest
        period being allocated to the person first elected and so on in order
        of their election;

   (c)  one of the members co-opted by the Council under subsection (1)(i)
        shall be co-opted until 30 June next occurring and the person last
        elected under subsection (1)(k) shall vacate the office on 30 June
        next occurring.

(3) After the first appointments or elections referred to in subsection (2),
all appointments and elections shall be for the terms provided by this Act,
but all appointments by co-option shall expire on 30 June.".