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10Casual vacancy in office of elected (academic staff) member or elected (non-academic staff) member of Council
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#### 10 Casual vacancy in office of elected (academic staff) member or elected (non-academic staff) member of Council
10 Casual vacancy in office of elected (academic staff) member or elected (non-academic staff) member of Council
> > (1) A casual vacancy in the office of an elected (academic staff) member of the Council or the elected (non-academic staff) member of the Council occurring within the first 2 years of the term of that office is to be filled by a further election in accordance with this By-law.
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> > (2) If a casual vacancy in the office of an elected (academic staff) member of the Council or the elected (non-academic staff) member of the Council occurs otherwise than within the first 2 years of that term of office, the Council is to appoint the person:
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> > > (a) who was last eliminated in the last election to fill the office concerned, and
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> > > (b) who remains eligible for appointment, and
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> > > (c) who is available for appointment.
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> > (3) If the conditions set out in subclause (2) cannot be met, the vacancy is to be filled by a person appointed by the Council who is qualified to hold the office concerned.
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> > (4) A member of the Council appointed or elected to fill a casual vacancy under this clause holds office for the unexpired portion of his or her predecessor’s term of office.
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> **cl 10:** Am 2012 (582), Sch 2 \[5\].