Courses Accreditation Committee — election of the Chair

This is the schedule for the election to fill the Chair position 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 2027 to 31 December 2028

Electorate

Candidate must have curricula experience and fulfil Category 1 or Category 2 requirements.

Category 1:

• is a staff member who holds the title of deputy dean, associate dean or head of school (or equivalent).

Only 2027 Academic Board members are eligible to nominate candidates in Category 1. See the list of 2027 Academic Board members.

OR

Category 2:

• is a staff member who does not hold any of the positions in Category 1 and is co-nominated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and the current Chair, Courses Accreditation Committee (see note below).

Note: in the event the Chair, Courses Accreditation Committee is seeking renomination or is from the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) or a related division or portfolio, the co-nomination will be from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research).

If you are an interested Category 2 candidate, please contact the Electoral Officer (elections@uts.edu.au) for the nomination form.

Curricula experience is defined as expertise as a leader at a school or faculty level in curricula, course/program areas and/or course accreditations.

Nominations

• Open Thursday 8 October 2026
• Close at 3pm Thursday 22 October 2026

Nomination form

To nominate a candidate in this election use the nomination form: Courses Accreditation Committee — election of the Chair (Category 1) (PDF).

Ballot

• Open Thursday 5 November 2026
• Close at 3pm Thursday 19 November 2026

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 at Voting before the ballot opens.

Returning Officer

University Secretary, William Paterson

Election rules

G3, Part 3, UTS General Rules

G3, Part 1, Divisions 5, UTS General Rules

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 and Emergency Management. Phone 02 9514 1192 or dial ‘6’ on any UTS phone.

Results

The results of these elections will be made available at 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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