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
Academic Staff Members of Senate
An election for the appointment of two academic staff to the ACU Senate will commence on Wednesday 19 February 2025 and conclude at close of voting on Wednesday 26 March 2025. These elections will be conducted as required by clause 13.2 of the ACU Constitution, Statute 2.1 The Senate and Statute 8.1 - Elections to the Senate. These positions are for a three-year term of office (1 May 2025 through 30 April 2028 inclusive).
Further information is available via the formal Notice of Election and Call for Nominations below.
Activity | Date |
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Notice of election and call for nominations | Wednesday 19 February 2025 |
Nominations close | 4pm AEDT on Wednesday 5 March 2025 |
Voting commences | 10am AEDT on Wednesday 12 March 2025 |
Voting closes | 4pm AEDT, Wednesday 26 March 2025 |
Results declared | on or around Friday 28 March 2025 |
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)
- Notification of Election Results - Student Members of Senate and Academic Board 2025 (PDF, 102KB)