Amendment to the Constitution of Massey University Notice 2024
Pursuant to section 276 and Schedule 11 clause 2(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020 the Minister gives the following notice.
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2. The Massey University Council (“Council”) shall comprise 12 members and be constituted to ensure that appointments meet the needs of Massey University, and the sound governance of the institution as follows:
The Council appoints the following eight members in accordance with the Statutes it has made under section 276(1)(b) of the Education and Training Act 2020:
3. The term of office of members of the Council, vacation of office, disclosure of members’ interest and casual vacancies are set out in Schedule 11 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
4. Subject to Schedule 11 clause 3, the maximum number of occasions on which a person, other than the Vice-Chancellor, may be appointed as a member of the Council is the number that, for that person, ensures that the total period for which they are a member of the Council does not exceed 12 years.
5. No act or proceeding of the Massey University Council shall be invalidated by the vacancy in the membership thereof, or by any other matter referred to in Schedule 11 clause 5 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
Dated at Wellington on this 24th day of April 2024.
Hon PENNY SIMMONDS, Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills.