Status and Details

This page contains information about the status, approval and a summary of the changes from the previous version of the document. Please note that the Unit Head listed on this page is the current owner of this policy and may not reflect the University position/staff member who owned this policy at the time of publication.

Western Sydney University (Governance) Rule

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	25th August 2021	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	25th August 2026	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Board of Trustees	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	24th August 2021	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	15th September 2021	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Unit Head	Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services 45701415	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Sophie Buck Director, Governance Services 45701415	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

At its 4 August 2021 meeting the Board of Trustees approved the revised Governance Rule (BOT resolution 4/8/2021:8) which: 1. allows for an elected position, if it becomes vacant within the first three months of the new term, to be filled by the eligible candidate who was next in the ballot; 2. reflects the revised Section references of the Western Sydney University Act 1997, which arose when Section 12 was repeated in 2019; and 3. adopts gender neutral pronouns.

Clauses Amended:University Rule: 3(1), 6(1)&(4), 7(1)&(2), 9(2)&(3), 10(1), 11(2), 14(1), 19(2), 22(1),&(5), 24(2), 25(2), 26(1)(2)&(4), 27(2).