1 Name of By-law

2 Application

3 Definitions

1 Name of By-law

This By-law is the University of Technology, Sydney, By-law 2005.

2 Application

This By-law applies to and in respect of the University of Technology, Sydney, as established by the University of Technology, Sydney, Act 1989.

3 Definitions

(1) In this By-law and in a rule:

Academic Board means the Academic Board established under section 15 of the Act.

academic staff member of the Council means a member of the Council referred to in section 9 (1) (d) of the Act.

Chancellor means the Chancellor of the University.

close of nominations, in relation to an election, means the date and time by which nominations must be received by the Returning Officer for the election (as specified in a notice under clause 11 (2) (d)).

close of the ballot, in relation to an election, means the date and time by which ballot papers must be received by the Returning Officer for the election (as specified in a notice under clause 11 (2) (f)).

Deputy Chancellor means the Deputy Chancellor of the University.

Deputy Vice-Chancellor means a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University.

external persons has the same meaning as it has in section 9 (10) of the Act.

Nominations Committee means the Committee established under clause 33.

non-academic staff member of the Council means the member of the Council referred to in section 9 (1) (e) of the Act.

postgraduate student member of the Council means the member of the Council referred to in section 9 (1) (g) of the Act.

Pro-Vice-Chancellor means a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Registrar means the Registrar of the University.

rule means a rule made under section 29 (1) of the Act.

student means a person enrolled as a candidate proceeding to a degree, diploma or other award course of the University, and includes both an undergraduate student and a postgraduate student.

the Act means the University of Technology, Sydney, Act 1989.

undergraduate student member of the Council means the member of the Council referred to in section 9 (1) (f) of the Act.

Vice-Chancellor means the Vice-Chancellor of the University.

(2) For the purposes of this By-law, a person is a member of the fractional-time academic or non-academic staff if the person is employed, otherwise than on a casual or temporary basis, to perform a proportion of the duties that a full-time person employed in the same classification would normally be required to perform in a 12-month period.

(3) For the purposes of this By-law and the rules, a person is a senior officer of the University if the person is any of the following:

(a) the Vice-Chancellor,

(b) a Deputy Vice-Chancellor,

(c) a Pro-Vice-Chancellor,

(d) the Registrar,

(e) the holder of such other office in the University as the Council, by resolution, designates for the purposes of this subclause.

(4) In the absence of a person who has been appointed to an office in the University by virtue of some other office held by him or her, whether in the University or elsewhere, any person acting in that other office holds that appointment ex officio, unless the Council resolves otherwise.

(5) Notes included in this By-law are not part of this By-law.

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