University Committees

Nominations Committee

Standing Orders
(Governance committee of Council)

These Standing Orders should be read in conjunction with the General Committee section of Standing Orders available on the University’s website.

Membership

The Chair of Council (Chair)
The Vice-Chair of Council
The Vice-Chancellor and Warden or his nominated alternate, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Two lay members of Council
Two senior members of University staff, at least one of whom should be a senior academic and neither of whom should be serving members of the University Executive Committee.
The Committee may co-opt to its membership an appointed but not yet serving lay member of Council.

Appointed Members

The four appointed members shall be appointed by Council on the recommendation of the Chair of Council who shall, after appropriate consultation and consideration of proposals from the University community, forward proposals for membership which reflect the skills, experience and knowledge required to discharge effectively the responsibilities of the Committee.

Terms of Reference

  1. to manage, on behalf of Council, the appointment process of all appointed members of Council.
  2. to make recommendations to Council on the appointment and re-appointment of all appointed members.
  3. to ensure that there is an appropriate mix of skills and experience on Council to enable it to fulfil its responsibilities.
  4. to oversee the induction process for new members of Council.
  5. to administer an annual review process for Council members.
  6. to make recommendations annually to Senate and Council for the membership of all Committees of Council, Senate and Joint Committees of Senate and Council.
  7. to recommend to Council the appointment of the Chair and Vice-Chair of Council.*
  8. to manage a process to approve the granting to groups of the title of ‘committee’.

* A Vice-Chair shall chair part of any meeting of the Committee at which the appointment of the Chair of Council is discussed.