Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Monash University (Chisholm and Gippsland) Act 1990 - SECT 6

Transitional Council Membership

6. Transitional Council Membership



(1) On the Appointed Day, despite anything to the contrary in the
Monash University Act 1958, a person who is a member of the Council of Monash
in office immediately before that day-

   (a)  continues, subject to section 14 of that Act, as a member of that
        Council until 1 July 1991; and

   (b)  will not cease to hold office by reason only that he or she ceases to
        hold the qualification which entitled him or her to be appointed or
        elected as, or to be ex officio, a member of the Council of Monash.

(2) On the Appointed Day, despite anything to the contrary in the
Monash University Act 1958, a person who is an elected or appointed member of
the Council of Chisholm immediately before that day, becomes a member of the
Council of Monash and-

   (a)  continues, subject to section 14 of that Act, as a member of that
        Council until 1 July 1991; and

   (b)  will not cease to hold office by reason only that he or she ceases to
        hold the qualification which entitled him or her to be appointed or
        elected as a member of the Council of Chisholm.

(3) If a person who was a member of the Council of Monash by reason of
subsection (1) or (2) ceases to be a member of that Council before 1 July
1991-

   (a)  in the case of a person who was a member by reason of subsection (1),
        the Council may co-opt a person nominated by the majority of the
        members of the Council holding office by reason of subsection (1) to
        fill the vacancy; and

   (b)  in the case of a person who was a member by reason of subsection (2),
        the Council may co-opt a person nominated by the majority of the
        members of the Council holding office by reason of subsection (2) to
        fill the vacancy.

(4) On and from the Appointed Day-

   (a)  the person who was the President of the Council of Gippsland
        immediately before that Day; and

   (b)  a person who was a member of that Council before that day and who was
        elected by that Council before that Day to be a member of the Council
        of Monash-

become members of the Council of Monash.

(5) All members of the Council of Monash holding office on 30 June 1991 go out
of office on that date but are eligible for re-election or re-appointment, or
to hold office ex officio, as members of that Council.