Status and Details
September 2023 – The Governance (Student Representation) Rule 2023 has undergone a full review and is approved under delegation A5, resolution CNL186/14. Key changes include:Governance (Student Representation) Rule 2023
Status
Historic
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Effective Date
5th September 2023
This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date
5th September 2028
The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority
University Council
The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date
4th September 2023
This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date
11th February 2024
This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head
Anthony Heywood
University Secretary
This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact
Office of Governance and Corporate Administration
+61 2 63384207
General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.
Summary of Changes from Previous Version
• The Sydney, Melbourne and Goulburn subcommittees will report directly to the Student Senate, rather than regional campuses.
• Procedures for Student Senate and SRC meeting rules have been separated.
• The voting procedure to remove an executive officer of the Student Representative Council (SRC) and to remove an SRC representative now both require the same process for consistency and fairness (clauses 24 &
74).
• The role and rights of the appointed Academic Senate student representatives not already on the Student Senate were clarified (clause 67).
• Student Senate terms updated so that member term would be one year (clause 71) and clarifying executive officer roles end when their member term ends (clause 72).
• Conflict of Interest provisions added (clauses 94, 109), and definition of conflict of interest added to the
• Clarification that students who are remain active on their course but are on current approved leave of absence continue to be eligible to be on the SRC (clause 127).
• Inclusion of an option for an online student to nominate themselves for election to a campus SRC (clause 128).
• Annual budgets can be approved by the Band 8 authority, rather than requiring University Council approval (clause 167).
• Easing of the use of technology in meetings (clauses 40 & 94).
• Payment of honoraria detail removed to an easily updateable supplementary document (clauses 180-1).
• Inclusion of the recently published Clubs Policy, Student Clubs Affiliation and Operations Procedure and Student Clubs Sponsorship Procedure in the section on student organisations (draft clause 195)
• Changed complaints and oversight section for complaints to be handled in line with the University’s Complaint Management Policy and Procedure (Part F).
• There have been no changes to the funding provision under student special funds account (Part E).
Clauses Amended:Rule: All