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terms of reference(UC119/13 Dec06)

  1. Recommend to Council the adoption, amendment or repeal of University Statutes, RUles and By-Laws necessary or advisable for the effective governance of the University. The Committee may provide advice on both the content/intent of the proposed changes as well as the form of the proposed changes. However, where the Council, the Governance Commitee, or the Academic Board has already approved the intent of proposed changes to legislation, the Committee may confine its role to ensuring that the intent is translated into an appropriate legal form.

  2. Where necessary and appropriate ensure that legal advise is obtained on the form of any change to University Statues, Rules or By-Laws recommended to Council.

  3. Recommend to Council amendments to the ECU Act.

  4. Ensure that the views of stakeholders within the University who are likely to be significantly affected by proposed changes to University Statutes, Rules and By-Laws or to changes to the ECU Act are considered in formulating its recommendations to Council. (If stakeholders have been consulted under the auspices of other forums the Committee may take account of these consulations and is not obliged to initiate a further round of consultations.)

  5. Report ot Council on such matters as may be referred to it by the Council, the Chancellor or the Vice-Chancellor.

  6. To make decisions on matters delegated to the Committee by Council.

composition and membership(UC119/13 Dec06)

Category Members*

(i) Chancellor (Chair)

H Cowan

(ii) Vice-Chancellor or Nominee

S King

(iii) One member of Council who holds legal qualifications or where not practicable one person co-opted from outside the University community with legal qualifications.

 N Douglas
(iv) One member of Council with other relevant expertise. N Ashton

(v) One member of the staff of the University with legal qualifications or other relevant expertise.

 J May

*Appointments to Council Committees are approved by Council on the recommendation of the Nominations Committee (unless otherwise specified). Note that in this context, "outside the University Community" means people who are neither staff nor enrolled students of ECU and nore are they members of Council.

Accredited Observers (UC119/13 Dec06)

Executive Director (Governance and Planning) (if not a member of the Committee).

University Lawyer/Manager, Legal Services

For more information please contact the Committee Secretary, Janice Tracey or phone (6304 2453)

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