After Division 3 of Part 8 of the Deakin University Act 2009 insert —
(1) Despite the commencement of Part 4 of the amending Act, the Council is not required to include elected members until 6 months after the commencement day.
(2) The University must ensure that elections are held to elect the required number of elected members within 6 months after the commencement day.
(3) Despite the commencement of Part 4 of the amending Act—
(a) the Council may consist of 11 or 12 members until 6 months after the commencement day; and
(b) the Council may consist of more than 21 members until 31 December in the second year next following the year in which elections are first held in accordance with subsection (2).
(4) On and from the commencement day—
(a) the Council is taken to be the same body despite the changes to its constitution made by Part 4 of the amending Act and no decision, matter or thing is affected by those changes; and
(b) the members of the Council in office immediately before the commencement day continue in office, subject to this Act, on the same terms and conditions on which they held office immediately before the commencement day for the remainder of their current terms of office.
(5) In this section—
"amending Act" means the Education Legislation Amendment (TAFE and University Governance Reform) Act 2015 ;
"commencement day" means the day on which Part 4 of the amending Act comes into operation.".