Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) The council consists of the following members:
(a) the chancellor;
(b) the vice-chancellor;
(c) the chairperson of the board;
(d) 8 people appointed by the Minister;
Note 1 For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act
, pt 19.3.
Note 2 Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act
, div 19.3.3).
(e) 1 member of the academic staff elected by members of the academic staff;
(f) 1 member of the general staff elected by members of the general staff;
(g) 1 undergraduate student elected by undergraduate students of the university;
(h) 1 postgraduate student elected by postgraduate students of the university.
(2) A member mentioned in subsection (1) (d) must not be appointed—
(a) for a term of longer than 3 years; or
Note A person may be reappointed to a position if the person is eligible to be appointed to the position (see Legislation Act
, s 208 and dict, pt 1, def appoint ).
(b) if the total period of the member's appointment is longer than 9 years—without the council's agreement.
(3) The conditions of appointment of a member mentioned in subsection (1) (d) are the conditions agreed between the Executive and the member, subject to any resolution passed by the council under section 10 (4) (a council resolution ) for the member.
(4) Subsection (3) applies despite the Financial Management Act 1996
, section 78 (8) (Appointment of governing board members generally).
(5) A member mentioned in subsection (1) (e), (f), (g) or (h)—
(a) holds office for the period the statutes provide in relation to the member; but
(b) must not hold office for a total period longer than 9 years.