• Section 1 - Purpose of Rules
• Section 2 - Application and Scope
• Section 3 - Constitution of Council
• Official members
• Elected members
• Council appointed members
• Ministerially appointed members
• Section 4 - Terms of Office
• Section 5 - Casual Vacancies
• Section 6 - Definitions

Section 1 - Purpose of Rules

(1) The purpose of the Rules is to specify the constitution of the University of Wollongong Council (the Council) in accordance with the provisions of the University of Wollongong Act 1989 and amended by the governing body membership provisions set out in the NSW Universities Governing Bodies Act 2011 adopted by Council in December 2011.

Section 2 - Application and Scope

(2) These Rules apply to the membership of the University of Wollongong Council.

Section 3 - Constitution of Council

(3) Section 8B of the University of Wollongong Act 1989 provides that the Council is to include the following membership categories:

1. official members;
2. elected members;
3. Council appointed members; and
4. Ministerially appointed members.

Official members

(4) In accordance with section 8H of the University of Wollongong Act 1989 there are three (3) official members of the University Council:

1. the Chancellor;
2. the Vice-Chancellor and President; and
3. the Presiding Member of the Academic Senate.

Elected members

(5) In accordance with sections 8D and 8E of the University of Wollongong Act 1989, there shall be five (5) elected members of the University Council:

1. one (1) undergraduate student member elected by undergraduate students as defined in clause 13 of the University of Wollongong By-law 2005;
2. one (1) postgraduate student member elected by postgraduate students as defined in clause 14 of the University of Wollongong By-law 2005;
3. two (2) academic staff members elected by academic staff member as defined in clause 11 of the University of Wollongong By-law 2005; and
4. one (1) non-academic staff member elected by non-academic staff members as defined in clause 12 of the University of Wollongong By-law 2005.

(6) Schedule 1 of the University of Wollongong By-law 2005 sets out the election procedures relating to elected members of the University Council.

Council appointed members

(7) In accordance with section 8F of the University of Wollongong Act 1989, there shall be seven (7) Council appointed members.

Ministerially appointed members

(8) In accordance with section 8G of the University of Wollongong Act 1989, there shall be two (2) Ministerially appointed members.

(9) Clause 16 of the University of Wollongong By-law 2005 sets out the nomination procedures relating to appointed members of the University Council.

Section 4 - Terms of Office

(10) The terms of office for Council members are set out in section 9 of the University of Wollongong Act 1989 and clause 20 of the University of Wollongong By-law 2005.

Section 5 - Casual Vacancies

(11) Clauses 17-18 of the University of Wollongong By-law 2005 set out the provisions relating to the filling of casual vacancies that arise in the membership of the University Council.

Section 6 - Definitions

(12) The following are definitions that are specific to the University Council Constitution Rules: