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University of Sydney Act 1989
26GRemoval from office for breach of duty
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#### 26G Removal from office for breach of duty
26G Removal from office for breach of duty
> > (1) The Senate may remove a Fellow from office for breach of a duty set out in Schedule 2A.
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> > (2) The removal from office may be effected only at a meeting of the Senate of which notice (including notice of the motion that the Fellow concerned be removed from office for breach of duty) was duly given.
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> > (3) The removal from office may be effected only if the motion for removal is supported by at least a two-thirds majority of the total number of Fellows for the time being.
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> > (4) The motion for removal must not be put to the vote of the meeting unless the Fellow concerned has been given a reasonable opportunity to reply to the motion at the meeting, either orally or in writing.
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> > (5) If the Fellow to whom the motion for removal refers does not attend the meeting, a reasonable opportunity to reply to the motion is taken to have been given if notice of the meeting has been duly given.
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> > (6) A Fellow may not be removed from office by the Senate for breach of duty except pursuant to this section.
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> **pt 4A (ss 26F, 26G):** Ins 2004 No 115, Sch 7 \[8\].