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 Student Portal.
Current Elections
Student Members of Senate and Academic Board 2027
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 Wednesday 28 October 2026 and conclude at close of voting on Wednesday 2 December 2026. 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.
Further information regarding the positions available and the nomination and voting process is accessible via the Notice of Election and Call for Nominations, Election Manual and Position Descriptions below.
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Nominations open | Wednesday 28 October 2026 |
| Nominations close | Wednesday 11 November 2026 |
| Voting commences | Wednesday 18 November 2026 |
| Voting closes | Wednesday 2 December 2026 |
| Results declared | On or around Friday 4 December 2026 |
Position Descriptions:
- ACU Student Senator (PDF, 521KB)
- ACU Academic Board Student Members (PDF, 520KB)
Previous election results
- 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)