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#### 15 Nomination procedures relating to appointed members of Council
15 Nomination procedures relating to appointed members of Council
> > (1) At least 6 months before the term of office of a member of the Council appointed under section 8E, 8F or 8G expires, the Nominations Committee is:
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> > > (a) to identify the expertise and experience that will be needed to complement that of the other members of the Council, and
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> > > (b) to identify persons who may be suitable for appointment as such a member.
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> > (2) The Committee is:
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> > > (a) to determine which of those persons are to be recommended to the Council, and
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> > > (b) to recommend the length of appointment for each such person, and
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> > > (c) to forward its recommendations to the Council.
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> > (3) In determining the persons to be recommended under subclause (2) (a), the Committee is to take into consideration:
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> > > (a) whether a person has developed, or has the capacity to develop:
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> > > > (i) a good understanding of what the external community needs from the University, and
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> > > > (ii) strong external networks that may benefit the University, and
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> > > (b) whether a person will contribute to the effective working of the Council, and
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> > > (c) whether a person has the expertise and experience (identified under subclause (1)) needed to complement that of existing members of the Council, and
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> > > (d) the matters referred to in section 8C of the Act, and
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> > > (e) such other matters as the Committee considers appropriate.
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> > (4) The Committee’s recommendations under subclause (2) are to include its assessment of the recommended persons against the matters referred to in subclause (3).
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> > (5) The Council is:
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> > > (a) to consider the recommendations forwarded by the Committee, and
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> > > (b) to determine which of the recommended persons are to be:
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> > > > (i) suggested for consideration for appointment by the Minister, or
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> > > > (ii) appointed by the Council,
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> > > as the case may be, and
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> > > (c) to determine:
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> > > > (i) in the case of the persons referred to in paragraph (b) (i), the suggested length of appointment for each such person, or
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> > > > (ii) in the case of the persons referred to in paragraph (b) (ii), the length of appointment for each such person.
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> > (6) The Chancellor is to forward the determinations referred to in subclause (5) (b) (i) and (c) (i) to the Minister for consideration.
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> **cl 15:** Am 2012 (582), Sch 2 \[7\]–\[10\].