Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act No. 101 of 1997)

Notices

Standard Institutional Statute, 2018

Chapter 8 : Institutional Forum

40. Election procedure

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(1) The Registrar shall facilitate the process in terms of which members are appointed, elected or co-opted.

 

(2) When members are elected or appointed by a particular body that is entitled to do so, the body shall elect or appoint such members in accordance with its own internal appointment or election procedures but with a sensitivity for gender and race.

 

(3) Each trade union and staff association recognised as such by the University shall be entitled to one representative: Provided that the representative shall be elected from the ranks of the employees of the University by members of the trade union or staff association and provided further that where there are more than five trade unions and staff associations that qualify in this way, only the five trade unions and staff associations with the largest University employee membership, shall be entitled to appoint representatives.

 

(4) Only members of the SRC may be appointed as student representatives on the Institutional Forum.