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Standing Orders - the Academic Board and its Committees

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Status	Historic	Indicates if this version of the document is in effect (Current), yet to come into effect (Future), or expired (Historic).
Effective Date	5th April 2017	This is the date on which this version of the document came into effect.
Review Date	5th December 2019	The next review of this document is scheduled to commence on this date.
Approval Authority	Academic Board	The noted authority approved this is version of the document.
Approval Date	16th March 2017	This is the date on which this version of the document was approved by the authorised authority.
Expiry Date	4th April 2017	This is the date on which this version expires. It may still apply, conditionally, after this date.
Head of Work Unit	Andrew Rose Chair, Academic Board +61 2 66203189	This is the officer generally responsible for day to day administrative matters.
Enquiries Contact	Governance Services	General enquiries should be directed to the officer/area listed.

Summary of Changes from Previous Version

a) added explicit term of office (12 months) to student

representatives;

b) removed restriction on student representatives being on more than

one sub-committee;

c) updated nomenclature (Research Institutes and Deputy Vice

Chancellor (Academic));

d) updated Research Committee's membership and quorum to reflect new

Research Institute structure;

e) removed section on meeting schedules and added authority for

Academic Board and its Committees to develop its own meeting schedule as

required for its respective functions;

f) amendment to allow nominations for student representatives on

Academic Board sub-committees to come from the full student body, not just

those who are already members of Academic Board;

g) removed requirement for proposing and seconding motions, except

for procedural motions;

h) added clause stating that Academic Board and its Committees will

make decisions by consensus, and where that is not possible by a vote;

i) added clause to explain the agenda 'starring' process;

j) added clauses to deal with unfinished business on an agenda;

k) added clause specifying that flying minutes require a two thirds

majority for approval, to reflect the fact they occur outside the regular

meeting structure;

l) amended clause relating to changes to the Standing Orders which

will now require a two thirds majority of the full membership, rather than

of the members present;

m) replaced "Academic Board Administrator" with "Council Secretary";

n) amendments to ensure plain English usage and clarity of intent;

and

o) removed repetitive clauses and those that duplicated other Rules

or Policies.

Clauses Amended

Policy: All