Queensland Consolidated Acts

JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY ACT 1997 - SECT 26AA

26AA Election policy

(1) The council must—

(a) make a policy (an
"election policy" ) about the conduct of elections required under sections 15 , 20A , 22F and 22O ; and

(b) publish the election policy on the university’s website.

(2) The election policy must include—

(a) provisions to ensure the integrity and security of the voting system; and

(b) without limiting paragraph (a) , provisions to ensure—

(i) only persons who are eligible to vote may vote; and

(ii) a person can not vote more than once in an election; and

(iii) voting is done by secret ballot; and

(iv) a person is not improperly influenced in voting; and

(c) provisions stating the procedure for voting, including the procedure for issuing ballots; and

(d) provisions about—

(i) notifying the period during which an election is to be held; and

(ii) nominating candidates, including calling for and making nominations, and fixing the day by which nominations must be made; and

(iii) publishing the results of an election, including the day by which the results must be published; and

(iv) making and resolving complaints.

(3) Also, the election policy may include provisions stating requirements for—

(a) eligibility to be nominated as a candidate for a particular class of elected members; and

(b) eligibility to vote, including eligibility to vote for a particular class of elected members.

(4) The election policy takes effect on the day it is published on the university’s website or any later day stated in the policy.