15Term of office of Chancellor: section 10 (2)

15 Term of office of Chancellor: section 10 (2)

15 Term of office of Chancellor: section 10 (2)

For the purposes of section 10 (2) of the Act, the prescribed term of office of the Chancellor is as follows:

(a) in the case of a person elected to fill a vacancy in the office of Chancellor that arises because of the expiration of the term of office of the previous Chancellor—4 years commencing on 1 January next following the election of the person,

(b) in the case of a casual vacancy—the balance of the term of office of the previous Chancellor.

Note—

Section 10 of the Act requires the Council to elect a person as Chancellor. A person may be elected to the office of Chancellor under that section whether or not the person is a member of the Council.

Section 10 (2) of the Act states that the Chancellor holds office for a period (not exceeding 4 years) prescribed by the by-laws.

Section 29 of the Act states that a person may be re-appointed or re-elected to the office of Chancellor if the person is eligible and otherwise qualified to hold that office (subject to clause 1 (3) of Schedule 1 to the Act, which provides that, generally, a person must not be appointed or elected to serve more than 12 consecutive years of office).