Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act 1983

Subject to this section, the staff‑elected Director must be elected in accordance with the regulations.

As a member of the Board, the staff‑elected Director is a member of the accountable authority of the Corporation for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (see section 12 of that Act).

A person is eligible to be a candidate for election, and to hold office, as the staff‑elected Director if:

the person is an employee of the Corporation who, by the terms of his or her employment, is required to devote at least 22 hours a week to the duties of that employment; or

the person (the relevant person) performs services for the Corporation, under the direction and control of the Managing Director or an employee of the Corporation, under:

a written contract entered into between the Corporation and the relevant person; or

a written contract entered into between the Corporation and a person other than the relevant person, being a contract that specified the relevant person as the person who would perform the services under the contract.

If a person who has been nominated as a candidate for election as the staff‑elected Director ceases to be eligible to be such a candidate after having been nominated and before the day on which the election takes place:

if there are 2 or more other eligible candidates—the election must be held as if the person were not a candidate; or

if there is only one other eligible candidate—the other candidate must be declared to be elected; or

if there is no other eligible candidate—fresh invitations must be issued for the nomination of candidates.

A person who is eligible to be a candidate for election as the staff‑elected Director is eligible to vote at the election.

Subject to sections 16 and 18, the person who is the staff‑elected Director holds office on a part‑time basis for a period of 5 years starting:

if, on the day on which the person is declared to be elected, the person already holds office as the staff‑elected Director because of a previous election—on the day after the day on which that person would, but for having been re‑elected, cease to hold office; or

if, on the day on which the person is declared to be elected, another person holds office as the staff‑elected Director because of a previous election—on the day after the day on which the other person ceases to hold office; or

in any other case—on the day on which the person is declared to be elected.

A person who has been elected as the staff‑elected Director at 2 elections is not eligible for election at any other election of the staff‑elected Director.