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 Association Elections
An election for the appointment of student leaders to the ACU National Student Association (ACUNSA) and the Campus Student Associations will commence on Wednesday 27 August 2025 with a call for nominations and will close with cessation of voting at 4:00pm on Wednesday 24 September 2025. This election will be conducted as required by Statute 9 - Student Organisations, the Election Manual and the Constitutions of each Campus Student Association.
Further information regarding the positions available and the nomination and voting process is accessible via the Notice of Election, Nomination form, Election Manual and Position Descriptions below.
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Notice of election and call for nominations | Wednesday 27 August 2025 |
| Nominations close | Wednesday 10 September 2025 |
| Voting commences | Wednesday 17 September 2025 |
| Voting closes | Wednesday 24 September 2025 |
| Results declared | Friday 26 September 2025 |
The formal Notice of Election, Nomination Form and Election Manual are available below.
- Notice of Election - Student Associations 2025 (PDF, 231KB)
- Nomination Form - Student Associations 2025 (PDF, 157KB)
- Election Manual
Position Descriptions for ACUNSA:
- President (PDF, 206KB)
- Student Representatives - First Peoples, International, Online, Postgraduate (PDF, 181KB)
Position Descriptions for Campus Student Associations:
- CSA President (PDF, 235KB)
- CSA Vice-President (PDF, 203KB) (Elected from CSA Councillors at the first CSA Council meeting following the general election)
- CSA Treasurer (PDF, 18KB) (Elected from CSA Councillors at the first CSA Council meeting following the general election)
- CSA Secretary (PDF, 181KB) (Elected from CSA Councillors at the first CSA Council meeting following the general election)
- CSA Student Representatives - First Peoples, International and Postgraduate (PDF, 189KB)
- CSA Councillor (PDF, 208KB)
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)