THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
council (ELECTIONS) RULE 2016
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
1. Authority for making the instrument. Council (Elections) Statute 2016, section 20.
2. Purpose and operation of the instrument. The Rules provide for the arrangements for and methods of election of members of the Council of the University under paragraphs 10(1)(k), (l), (m), (n), (o) and (p) of the Australian National University Act 1991, and includes the maximum term of office of those members.
3. Documents incorporated in the instrument by reference. None.
4. Consultation process. The Rule was made by the Vice-Chancellor on 1 June 2016. The Rule was made in response to the recommendations of the Review of the Australian National University (ANU) Act 1991 and the governance arrangements of the ANU (the Walker Review) of 2014. The provisions of the Rule were drafted in consultation with the ANU Students’ Association and ANU Postgraduate and Research Students’ Association.
Corporate Governance and Risk Office
1 June 2016