University of the Sunshine Coast Act 1998
sec.24Vacation of office
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sec.24 Vacation of office
The office of an additional, appointed or elected member becomes vacant if— the member dies; or for an elected member of a class mentioned in section 15 (2) (a) to (c) — if the election policy in effect when the member was elected included nomination requirements for the class—the member ceases to meet the nomination requirements under the policy; or otherwise—the member ceases to be an eligible person for the class; or An elected member of a class mentioned in section 15 (2) (c) ceases to be a student. for an additional member—the member becomes a student or a member of the academic staff or general staff of the university; or the member is absent without the council’s leave and without reasonable excuse from every meeting of the council in a period of 6 months; or the member becomes an official member; or the member resigns from office by signed notice— if the member is an appointed member—given to the Minister; or if the member is an elected or additional member—given to the vice-chancellor; or the member is removed from office under section 26B ; or the member is disqualified from managing corporations under the Corporations Act , part 2D .6; or the member is convicted of an indictable offence, other than an offence in relation to which the member’s office becomes vacant under paragraph (h) . See section 64D for the requirement to disclose a matter mentioned in paragraph (h) or (i) . Subsection (1) (i) is subject to sections 25 and 26 . A resignation takes effect on the day the notice of resignation is given to the Minister or the vice-chancellor or, if a later day of effect is stated in the notice, the later day. In this section— nomination requirements means requirements for eligibility to be nominated as a candidate in a council election. s 24 amd 2005 No. 18 s 152 ; 2017 No. 36 ss 86 , 158 (sec.24-ssec.1) The office of an additional, appointed or elected member becomes vacant if— the member dies; or for an elected member of a class mentioned in section 15 (2) (a) to (c) — if the election policy in effect when the member was elected included nomination requirements for the class—the member ceases to meet the nomination requirements under the policy; or otherwise—the member ceases to be an eligible person for the class; or An elected member of a class mentioned in section 15 (2) (c) ceases to be a student. for an additional member—the member becomes a student or a member of the academic staff or general staff of the university; or the member is absent without the council’s leave and without reasonable excuse from every meeting of the council in a period of 6 months; or the member becomes an official member; or the member resigns from office by signed notice— if the member is an appointed member—given to the Minister; or if the member is an elected or additional member—given to the vice-chancellor; or the member is removed from office under section 26B ; or the member is disqualified from managing corporations under the Corporations Act , part 2D .6; or the member is convicted of an indictable offence, other than an offence in relation to which the member’s office becomes vacant under paragraph (h) . See section 64D for the requirement to disclose a matter mentioned in paragraph (h) or (i) . (sec.24-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (i) is subject to sections 25 and 26 . (sec.24-ssec.3) A resignation takes effect on the day the notice of resignation is given to the Minister or the vice-chancellor or, if a later day of effect is stated in the notice, the later day. (sec.24-ssec.4) In this section— nomination requirements means requirements for eligibility to be nominated as a candidate in a council election.