Courses Accreditation Committee — election of academic staff

This is the schedule for the election to fill academic staff positions on Courses Accreditation Committee.

The schedule specifies the term of office, electorate, dates for nominations and ballot, Returning Officer and election rules. It also includes the nomination form that should be used to nominate as a candidate in this election, and information about Courses Accreditation Committee.

For the election of

Term of office

Two years: 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2027

Electorate

Any academic staff member (continuing or fixed-term) (not necessarily members of Academic Board) can stand as a candidate (Rule G3-22(1)(b)).

Restriction

Only members of the 2026 Academic Board are eligible to nominate candidates and to vote. A list of the 2026 Academic Board members can be found here.

Nominations

• Open Tuesday 14 October 2025
• Close at 3pm Tuesday 28 October 2025

Nomination form

To nominate a candidate in this election use the nomination form: Courses Accreditation Committee — election of academic staff (101kb PDF).

Ballot

• Open Tuesday 11 November 2025
• Close at 3pm Tuesday 25 November 2025

A ballot is required if more valid nominations are received than positions vacant. Ballots will take place in UTS: Elections Online Polling Booth.

The names of candidates and candidate statements will be made available in voting before the ballot opens.

Returning Officer

University Secretary, William Paterson

Election rules

Academic Board committees (Rule G3, Part 1, Division 5)

Elections (Rule G3, Part 3)

Conduct

Participants in elections (candidates, their representatives and voters) are expected to follow the same high standard of conduct and behaviour during the campaign process as is expected on campus generally. The behaviour of election candidates and their representatives should meet expected standards of conduct. See Code of Conduct for UTS Elections.

Concerns about security due to election-related conduct should be reported to UTS Security. Phone +61 2 9514 1192, or dial ‘6’ on any UTS phone.

Results

The results of these elections will be made available in results around 2 weeks after close of voting, following the declaration of poll by the Returning Officer (Rule G3-36(3) and (4)).

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