Sch 1Membership and procedure of the Council

Schedule 1—Membership and procedure of the Council

Section 17

1 Terms and conditions of office of Council members

Sch. 1 cl. 1(1) amended by No. 73/2012 s. 93(1).

(1) Subject to this Act, including an Order in Council made under section 63—

Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)(a) amended by No. 73/2012 s. 94(1), substituted by No. 31/2018 s. 77(1).

(a) a government appointed member holds office for the term, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the member's instrument of appointment;

Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)(b) amended by Nos 73/2012 s. 94(2)(b), 69/2015 s. 39(a), substituted by No. 31/2018 s. 77(2).

(b) a Council appointed member holds office for the term, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the member's instrument of appointment;

Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)(c) repealed by No. 73/2012 s. 94(2)(a), new Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)(c) inserted by No. 69/2015 s. 39(b).

(c) an elected member elected by staff of the University holds office for a term, not exceeding 3 years, fixed by the Council in accordance with the university statutes and any university regulations;

Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)(d) repealed by No. 73/2012 s. 94(2)(a), new Sch. 1 cl. 1(1)(d) inserted by No. 69/2015 s. 39(b).

(d) an elected member elected by students of the University holds office for a term, not exceeding 2 years, fixed by the Council in accordance with the university statutes and any university regulations.

Sch. 1 cl. 1(2) amended by No. 73/2012 s. 94(1), repealed by No. 31/2018 s. 77(3).

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Sch. 1 cl. 1(3) inserted by No. 73/2012 s. 93(2), repealed by No. 31/2018 s. 77(3).

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2 Members eligible for reappointment

Sch. 1 cl. 2(1) amended by Nos 73/2012 s. 94(2)(c), 69/2015 s. 40.

(1) A member of the Council is eligible to be re‑appointed or re-elected to the Council at the end of the member's term of office, if the member's period in office does not exceed 12 years of membership, whether consecutive or not.

(2) Subclause (1) does not apply to a member of the Council whose membership exceeds 12 years if the Council passes a resolution that the person may continue to be a member beyond that period.

3 Council's power of removal

(1) The Council may remove a member from office in accordance with this clause.

(2) The Council may only remove a member from office if it is of the opinion that the member has failed to comply with the responsibilities of a member of the Council.

(3) The Council must not remove a member from office unless—

(a) another member gives notice at an ordinary meeting of the Council of an intention to move a motion for the member to be removed from the Council and sets out in the notice the grounds for removal; and