Courses Accreditation Committee — special election of an academic staff
This is the schedule for the special election to fill an academic staff casual vacancy on the Courses Accreditation Committee.
The schedule specifies the term of office, electorate, dates for nominations and ballot, Returning Officer and election rules. It also includes the nomination form that should be used to nominate as a candidate in this special election, and information about Courses Accreditation Committee.
For the election of
| Academic staff | one position |
|---|
Term of office
Date of declaration to 31 December 2026
Electorate
Any academic staff member (continuing or fixed-term) (not necessarily members of Academic Board) can stand as a candidate (Rule G3, 22(1)(b)).
Restriction
Only members of the 2026 Academic Board are eligible to nominate candidates and to vote. A list of the 2026 Academic Board members can be found here.
Nominations
- Open Monday 2 February 2026
- Close at 3pm Monday 16 February 2026
Nomination form
To nominate a candidate in this election use the nomination form: Courses Accreditation Committee — special election of an academic staff (111kb PDF).
Ballot
- Open Monday 23 February 2026
- Close at 3pm Monday 9 March 2026
A ballot is required if more valid nominations are received than positions vacant. Ballots will take place in UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth.
The names of candidates and candidate statements will be made available in voting before the ballot opens.
Returning Officer
University Secretary, William Paterson
Election rules
Academic Board committees (Rule G3, Part 1, Division 5)
Conduct
Participants in elections (candidates, their representatives and voters) are expected to follow the same high standard of conduct and behaviour during the campaign process as is expected on campus generally. The behaviour of election candidates and their representatives should meet expected standards of conduct. See Code of Conduct for UTS Elections.
Concerns about security due to election-related conduct should be reported to UTS Security. Phone +61 2 9514 1192, or dial ‘6’ on any UTS phone.
Results
The results of these elections will be made available in results around 2 weeks after close of voting, following the declaration of poll by the Returning Officer (Rule G3-36(3) and (4)).
About Courses Accreditation Committee
| Terms of reference | Refer Courses Accreditation Committee. |
|---|---|
| Number of meetings | The committee has minimum of 8 scheduled meetings per year. |
| Composition | The committee consists of ex officio members, nominated members, elected staff members and elected student members. |
| Membership | The length of committee membership will be 2 years for staff and one year for students. Since this election is to fill a casual vacancy, the term of office is from the date of declaration to 31 December 2026 (around 10 months). |
| Further information |
For elections contact the Electoral Officer: email Yi-Jen.Chan@uts.edu.au telephone 02 9514 1226 |
