ECU Guild SGM & General Secretary Election

Due to the resignation of the General Secretary, the Guild, in accordance with 56(2)(ii) of the Edith Cowan University Student Guild Constitution, the Guild will elect a Member by secret ballot at a Special General Meeting to the position of General Secretary. Nominees will be required to complete all sections of this Nomination Form in order to be considered.

Eligible Nominees will be presented to the Guild Members at the Special General Meeting on Monday 26th May 2025, 12:30pm to 2:30pm, Building 34, Room 545.

Key Dates:

Nominations Open: Friday, 2nd May 2025 at 4:00 PM
Nominations Close: Friday, 16th May 2025 at 4:00 PM
Special General Meeting: Monday 26th May 2025, 12:30pm to 2:30pm

Key Information:

In accordance with the Guild Constitution, nominations may be accepted from students who:

Are a Guild Member at the opening of nominations*
Attend an ECU campus in the State of Western Australia at the opening of nominations; and
Will be eighteen years of age or older as at the date of being elected as a Senator (26th May 2025).

*If you are not sure of your Guild membership status and you wish to nominate, you can revisit your service questions in SIMO at any time to make sure that the box next to the option of cancelling your Guild membership is unchecked

General Disqualifications:

A candidate will be ineligible for election to the Senate:

If their enrolment status is red or purple at the opening of nomination (2nd May 2025);
Is a full time, part time or casual Guild Employee or a full time or part time employee of the University at the opening of nominations;
Is a former Senator who, at any time in the three (3) years prior to the opening of nominations, was removed from office under the discipline process or had their position declared vacant in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution or the Statute;
Is a person disqualified from managing a corporation under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), or is disqualified from being a responsible person of a charity by the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission within the twelve (12) months prior to the opening of nominations;
Is certified mentally unfit; or
Is disqualified due to any Act, statute, regulation, rule or by-law in force in the State of Western Australia over the Guild;
A Candidate for General Secretary must not have held the office of General Secretary respectively in the previous two consecutive years or part thereof.

Key Documents (Please ensure you read prior to submitting your nomination):

Registration:

All Guild members are welcome to attend the SGM, and registrations are now open here. Note: if you are attending in person, YOU MUST BRING ALONG YOUR STUDENT ID. If you are attending via Teams, you must still register to attend.

Members who cannot attend are encouraged to SUBMIT A PROXY FORM that must be lodged no later than 48 hours prior to the commencement of the meeting. Note: both the appointing member and the Proxy must be Guild Members, with the proxy attending the meeting either in person or online.