Nominations Committee

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• Meeting dates

  Meetings are held as required.

• Composition and membership

  Composition

  The Nominations Committee consists of the following positions:

  1. the Chancellor
  2. the Vice-Chancellor
  3. up to 3 people appointed to the committee by the Council of whom:
     • one must be a member appointed by the Minister, and
     • one must be a member appointed by the Council.

  A person referred to in category (3) must not be the holder of an office in respect of which the committee is convening (unless the person is not seeking reappointment).

  Membership

  Position	Membership	Current Term
  Chancellor (Chair)	Michael Rose AM	ex officio
  Vice-Chancellor or nominee	Professor Andrew Parfitt	ex officio
  Council member	Dr Sue Barrell AO	1 November 2024 to 31 October 2026
  Council member	Dr Lisa O’Brien AM	1 March 2026 to 31 October 2027

  Positions on the committee are in accordance with its composition.

• Charter

  The UTS Nominations Committee Charter (PDF) outlines the committee's roles, responsibilities, composition and the manner in which it discharges its responsibilities for UTS. 

  Responsibilities 

  The committee will make recommendations to Council on the following matters:

  1. consider and make recommendations to Council on the appointment of members in accordance with the requirements as specified in Division 3 of the University of Technology Sydney By-Law and in accordance with the Council Skills and Experience Matrix.

  Performance 

  The committee will review its performance annually against the charter.

• Quorum

  The quorum at any meeting of a Council committee or board, shall, unless another number is fixed for a particular committee or board, be one-half of the members of the committee or board for the time being but, if one-half is not a whole number, shall be the next higher whole number.