Saint John’s College Amendment Act 2012 (NSW)

An Act to amend the Saint John’s College Act (1857) with respect to the Council of Saint John’s College.

1Name of Act

This Act is the Saint John’s College Amendment Act 2012.

2Commencement

This Act commences on the date of assent to this Act.

Schedule 1Amendment of Saint John’s College Act (1857) 21 Vic[1]Section 1A

Insert before section 1:

1AName of Act

This Act is the Saint John’s College Act 1857.

[2]Section 7 Vacancies

Omit “All”. Insert instead “Except as provided by section 8B, all”.

[3]Section 8 Election of fellows

Insert “, except as provided by section 8B,” after “and that”.

[4]Section 8A Term of office

Insert “, except as provided by section 8B,” after “shall”.

[5]Section 8B

Insert after section 8A:

8BExtraordinary vacancies in offices of fellows(1)

This section applies in either or both of the following circumstances:

• (a)

  if there are vacancies in the office of all 6 clerical members of the Council,

• (b)

  if there are vacancies in all but one of the offices of lay members of the Council.

(2)

In the circumstances to which this section applies, the visitor must, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor:

• (a)

  remove any remaining fellows, and

• (b)

  appoint such persons as fellows as are necessary to enable the Council to be constituted in accordance with section 3.

(3)

A person removed under subsection (2) (a) may (but need not) be appointed as a fellow under subsection (2) (b).

(4)

A fellow appointed under this section holds office, unless sooner removed from office, for a period of up to 3 years specified in the fellow’s instrument of appointment.

(5)

The visitor may, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor, remove a fellow appointed under this section from office for any or no stated reason by revoking the appointment of the fellow by notice in writing given to the fellow.

(6)

The visitor may fill a vacancy (however arising) in the office of a fellow appointed under this section for the remainder of the term of office of the fellow vacating office.

(7)

The visitor, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor, is to convene the first meeting of the Council after the requisite fellows are appointed under this section in such manner as the visitor thinks fit and is to nominate the fellow to preside at that meeting.

(8)

The fellows appointed under this section have and may exercise and perform all the functions, powers and duties of fellows supplied under section 8.

(9)

In this section:

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