20Term of office

20 Term of office

20 Term of office

(1) For the purposes of section 9 (1) (c) and (d) of the Act:

(a) the term of office of an elected academic staff member is 2 years, and

(b) the term of office of an elected non-academic staff member is 2 years, and

(c) the term of office of an elected student (undergraduate) member is 2 years, and

(d) the term of office of an elected student (postgraduate) member is 2 years, and

(e) the term of office of a graduate member is 4 years.

(2) The term of office of some of the elected members of any class:

(a) who are elected at the first election of members of that class, and

(b) who receive fewer votes than the other elected members of that class,

is, if a resolution made by the Council so provides, to be reduced from the period specified in subclause (1) to such shorter period as may be specified in the resolution in order to provide for the retirement in rotation of the elected members of that class.

cl 20: Am 2012 (134), Sch 2 [19].