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 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
Academic Board Academic Staff Elections
An election for the appointment of academic staff members of the ACU Academic Board commenced on Wednesday 1 October 2025 with a call for nominations and will close with cessation of voting at 4:00pm AEDT on Wednesday 5 November 2025. This election will be conducted under the provisions of Statute 8.3 - Elections to the Academic Board according to the timeline below.
At close of nominations on 15 October 2025, several positions received a number of nominations equal to or less than the number of positions available and the nominees for these positions are declared elected. A number of positions received more nominees than positions available and these positions will proceed to ballot. Voting will commence on Wednesday 22 October 2025 and close at 4:00pm AEDT on Wednesday 5 November 2025, with results announced thereafter.
Further information regarding the positions declared elected and the positions proceeding to ballot is available on the Declaration of Election & Notice of Ballot - Academic Board Academic Staff 2026-2027 below.
Academic Board staff election timeline
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Nominations open | Wednesday 1 October 2025 |
| Nominations close | Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 4:00pm (AEDT) |
| Voting commences | Wednesday 22 October 2025 |
| Voting closes | Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 4:00pm (AEDT) |
| Results declared | On or around Friday 7 November 2025 |
The formal Declaration of Election & Notice of Ballot - Academic Board Academic Staff 2026-2027 is available below.
Election of 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 commenced on Wednesday 1 October 2025 and will conclude at close of voting on Wednesday 5 November 2025. These elections will be conducted as required by clause 13.2 of the ACU Constitution, clause 2(p) of Statute 2.5 - The Academic Board, Statute 8.1 - Elections to the Senate, Statute 8.3 - Elections to the Academic Board and the Election Manual according to the timeline below.
At close of nominations on 15 October 2025, the number of nominations received for both Senate and Academic Board positions exceeded the number of positions avaialble. These elections will therefore proceed to ballot, with voting to commence on Wednesday 22 October 2025 and conclude at 4:00pm AEDT on Wednesday 5 November 2025.
Further details regarding the nominees for these positions is available via the formal Notice of Ballot - Student Senator and Students on Academic Board 2026 below.
Student members of Senate and Academic Board election timeline
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Nominations open | Wednesday 1 October 2025 |
| Nominations close | Wednesday 15 October 2025 at 4:00pm (AEDT) |
| Voting commences | Wednesday 22 October 2025 |
| Voting closes | Wednesday 5 November 2025 at 4:00pm (AEDT) |
| Results declared | On or around Friday 7 November 2025 |
The formal Notice of Ballot - Student Senator and Students on Academic Board 2026 is available below.
Position Descriptions for Student Members:
- Student Senator (PDF, 518KB)
- Academic Board Student Members (PDF, 520KB)
Previous election results
- 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)
- Notification of Election Results - Student Association Leadership 2025 (PDF, 115KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Student Members of Senate and Academic Board 2025 (PDF, 102KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Staff Members of Senate 2025 PDF, 124KB)
- Notification of Election Results - Student Association Leadership 2026 (PDF, 115KB)