Composition of Council
9 Composition of Council
The Council consists of:
the Chancellor;
the Vice-Chancellor;
the Chairperson of the Academic Board;
8 persons appointed by the Administrator;
(e) one person elected by and from the full-time higher education academic staff of the University;
(f) one person elected by and from the full-time TAFE academic staff of the University;
(g) one person elected by and from the undergraduate students of the University; and
(h) one person elected by and from the postgraduate students of the University.
The Nominations Committee:
(a) must nominate persons considered suitable to be appointed members of the Council under subsection (1)(d); and
(b) must nominate at least one preferred candidate for each appointment that is to be made under subsection (1)(d).
(3) The persons appointed under subsection (1)(d) are to be persons who represent between them a broad range of community interests (including persons with expertise in education and vocational training, research and technology).
Of the persons appointed under subsection (1)(d):
at least 2 are to be persons with financial expertise; and
at least one is to be a person with commercial expertise.
(6) If a body of persons required by this section to elect a member of the Council fails or refuses to elect the member by the date determined from time to time by the Council in respect of the particular election:
(a) the Minister may on the advice of the Council appoint a person as the Minister thinks fit to be a member of the Council; and
(b) the person appointed is taken to have been elected a member by the body of persons.
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