Victorian Numbered Acts

EDUCATION LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (TAFE AND UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE REFORM) ACT 2015 (NO. 69 OF 2015) - SECT 109

After section 11 of the University of Melbourne Act 2009 insert —

        " 11A     Council membership pending Order under section 63

    (1)     Until an Order in Council is made under section 63 for the purposes of section 11, the Council consists of at least 13 but no more than 21 persons being—

        (a)     the official members; and

        (b)     at least 4 government appointed members; and

        (c)     at least 4 Council appointed members; and

        (d)     the elected members.

    (2)     The official members of the Council are—

        (a)     the Chancellor; and

        (b)     the Vice-Chancellor; and

        (c)     the president (however designated) of the academic board or its equivalent.

    (3)     The government appointed members are—

        (a)     at least 3 persons appointed by the Governor in Council under section 12(1); and

        (b)     one person appointed by the Minister under section 12(2).

    (4)     The Council appointed members are the persons appointed by the Council under section 13.

    (5)     The number of government appointed members must be equal to or greater than the number of Council appointed members.

    (6)     Of the members referred to in subsection (1)(b) and (c)—

        (a)     at least 2 must be persons with financial expertise with relevant qualifications or experience in financial management; and

        (b)     one must be a person with commercial expertise at a senior level.".