THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
council (ELECTIONS) statute 2016
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
1. Authority for making the instrument. Australian National University Act 1991, section 50.
2. Purpose and operation of the instrument. The Statute contains provisions concerning membership of the Council of the University and election to certain categories of membership of the Council. The Statute enables the making of Rules and Orders by the Vice-Chancellor to carry out and give effect to the Statute.
3. Documents incorporated in the instrument by reference. None.
4. Consultation process. The Statute was made by the Council of the University on 27 May 2016. The Statute 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 Statute were drafted in consultation with the ANU Students’ Association and ANU Postgraduate and Research Students’ Association.
Corporate Governance and Risk Office
27 May 2016