The Governance Directorate undertakes statutory elections for ACU's Senate and Academic Board as well as for the University's student representative bodies.
The process for conducting elections includes calling for nominations, conducting the necessary electronic ballots and ensuring all votes are counted and results published. Elections are conducted in accordance with Statute 8.1 - Elections to the Senate, Statute 8.2 - Elections to Faculty Boards, Statute 8.3 - Elections to the Academic Board, Statute 8.4 - Elections to the Committees of Academic Board and Statute 9 Campus Organisations.
Senate Statutory Elections are held for both staff and student positions in accordance with Clause 13.2 of the ACU Constitution. The current staff and student Senate members, and their current terms, can be found on the Senate web page.
Academic Statutory Elections are held for staff and student positions in accordance with Clause 1 of Statute 2.5 The Academic Board. The current members of the Academic Board can be found on the Academic Board web page.
Student Association Elections are held for officer positions in the ACU National Student Association (ACUNSA) and the Campus Student Associations in accordance with Statute 9 Student Organisations and the Constitutions of each Campus Student Association.
Further information about student representation roles is available from the Position Descriptions below and from the Student Portal.
Current Elections
Student Members of Senate and Academic Board
An election for the appointment of one student member to the ACU Senate and two student members to the ACU Academic Board will commence on Friday 8 November 2024 and conclude at close of voting on Wednesday 11 December 2024. These elections will be conducted as required by clause 13.2 of the ACU Constitution, Statute 2.5 The Academic Board, Statute 8.1 - Elections to the Senate, Statute 8.3 - Elections to the Academic Board, Statute 9 - Student Organisations and the Election Manual
Further details regarding the positions available (including position descriptions) and the nomination and voting process is accessible via the Notice of Election, Election Manual and Position Descriptions below.
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Notice of election and call for nominations | Friday 8 November 2024 |
| Nominations close | 4pm AEDT on Friday 22 November 2024 |
| Voting commences | 10am AEDT on Wednesday 27 November 2024 |
| Voting closes | 4pm AEDT, Wednesday 11 December 2024 |
| Results declared | on or around Friday 13 December 2024 |
The formal Notice of Election, Nomination Form and Election Manual are available below.
- Notice of Ballot - Senate and Academic Board Student Elections 2025 (PDF, 118KB)
- Election Manual (PDF, 62KB)
Position Descriptions for Student Senator and Student Members of Academic Board
- Student Senator (PDF, 518KB)
- Student Members of Academic Board (PDF, 518KB)
Previous election results
- Notification of Election Results - Student Association Leadership 2025 (PDF, 115KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Academic Staff Members of Academic Board 2022-2023 (PDF, 62KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Academic Staff Members of Senate 2022-2025 (PDF, 125KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Student Members of Senate and Academic Board 2023 (PDF, 101KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Staff Members of Senate 2023 (PDF, 122KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Student Association Leadership 2024 (PDF, 111KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Student Members of Senate and Academic Board 2024 (PDF, 22KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Academic Staff Members of Academic Board 2024-2025 (PDF, 28KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Staff Member of Senate 2024 (PDF, 122KB)