Murdoch University Act 1973

Subject to section 15 —

a member appointed under section 12(1)(g) or (h) holds office for a period of 3 years, commencing on the day of their appointment, unless a shorter term of office is specified under subsection (4);

a member elected under section 12(1)(c), (d) or (f), holds office for a period of 3 years, commencing on the day their election takes effect, unless a shorter term of office is specified under subsection (5);

a member elected under section 12(1)(e) holds office for a period of one year commencing on the day their election takes effect, unless a shorter term of office is specified under subsection (5).

An appointed (which includes coopted) or elected member, on the expiry of their term of office —

may be reappointed or re‑elected, if they continue to be qualified under section 12; but

on the expiry of a third successive term of office (of whatever duration), they are not eligible to hold office as a member until 12 months have elapsed after that expiry.

However, a member elected under section 12(1)(e) may be re‑elected once, but only once, on the expiry of their term of office, if they continue to be qualified under section 12.

The Governor or the Senate may, when appointing a person as a member, specify a shorter term of office where an appointment for a shorter term is desirable to ensure that —

the terms of office of members expire at intervals that will produce reasonable continuity of membership; or

the terms of office expire on dates that afford the convenience of uniformity.

The Senate may, before an election is held for the purposes of section 12(1), specify that the election of a person is for a shorter term of office where election for a shorter term is desirable for a reason referred to in subsection (4).