Western Sydney University Act 1997
10ITerm of office
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10I Term of office
10I Term of office
(1) Subject to this Act, a member of the Board holds office as follows—
(a) in the case of an official member, while the member holds the office by virtue of which he or she is a member,
(b) in the case of a Ministerially appointed member or Board appointed member, for such term (not exceeding 4 years) as may be specified in the member’s instrument of appointment,
(c) in the case of an elected member other than an elected (graduate) member, for such term (not exceeding 2 years) as may be prescribed by the by-laws,
(d) in the case of an elected (graduate) member, for such term (not exceeding 4 years) as may be prescribed by the by-laws.
(2) The need to maintain an appropriate balance of experienced and new members on the Board must be taken into account—
(a) by the Board, when making the by-laws required under this section, and
(b) by the Minister and the Board, when appointing members to the Board.
(3) A person must not be appointed or elected to serve more than 12 consecutive years of office (unless the Board otherwise resolves in relation to the person).
ss 10A–10I: Ins 2019 (62), Sch 1 [2].