Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) Subject to this section, the staff - elected Director must be elected in accordance with the regulations.
Note: As a member of the Board, the staff - elected Director is a member of the accountable authority of the Corporation for the purposes of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 (see section 12 of that Act).
Eligibility for election
(2) A person is eligible to be a candidate for election, and to hold office, as the staff - elected Director if:
(a) the person is an employee of the Corporation who, by the terms of his or her employment, is required to devote at least 22 hours a week to the duties of that employment; or
(b) the person (the relevant person ) performs services for the Corporation, under the direction and control of the Managing Director or an employee of the Corporation, under:
(i) a written contract entered into between the Corporation and the relevant person; or
(ii) a written contract entered into between the Corporation and a person other than the relevant person, being a contract that specified the relevant person as the person who would perform the services under the contract.
Effect of candidate ceasing to be eligible after nomination
(3) If a person who has been nominated as a candidate for election as the staff - elected Director ceases to be eligible to be such a candidate after having been nominated and before the day on which the election takes place:
(a) if there are 2 or more other eligible candidates--the election must be held as if the person were not a candidate; or
(b) if there is only one other eligible candidate--the other candidate must be declared to be elected; or
(c) if there is no other eligible candidate--fresh invitations must be issued for the nomination of candidates.
Candidate may vote at election
(4) A person who is eligible to be a candidate for election as the staff - elected Director is eligible to vote at the election.
Period of office
(5) Subject to sections 16 and 18, the person who is the staff - elected Director holds office on a part - time basis for a period of 5 years starting:
(a) if, on the day on which the person is declared to be elected, the person already holds office as the staff - elected Director because of a previous election--on the day after the day on which that person would, but for having been re - elected, cease to hold office; or
(b) if, on the day on which the person is declared to be elected, another person holds office as the staff - elected Director because of a previous election--on the day after the day on which the other person ceases to hold office; or
(c) in any other case--on the day on which the person is declared to be elected.
(6) A person who has been elected as the staff - elected Director at 2 elections is not eligible for election at any other election of the staff - elected Director.