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Academic Board and committee membership elections

Find out why staff participation on boards and committees matters and how you can influence governance.

The Academic Board (supported by its Committees) helps to make sure Federation's academic governance system meets the requirements of the Higher Education Standards Framework (Threshold Standards) 2021 and other regulatory standards.

When an elected board or committee member term expires, we put the call out for nominations, then hold elections to appoint new members. This is a fantastic opportunity for Federation staff and students to contribute to University decision making.

Results

Following the recent nominations and polling process, we are pleased to extend our congratulations to the following student member candidates, who have been duly elected to their respective roles:
 
Academic Board
TAFE student member - Andie Britten
Higher Education student member - Jazila Javed Malik
HDR student member - Tabitha Byron
 
Learning and Teaching Quality Committee
TAFE student member - Sammie Coleman-Oldham
Higher Education student member - Jase Squires
HDR student member - Tanya King
 
Research Committee
HDR student member - Rebecca Farnell
 
The appointed term of office for each position commences 1 May 2026 and concludes 30 April 2027.
 
Thank you to all the nominees for your interest in these important Committee member roles - your engagement and willingness to contribute to and represent your student community is greatly appreciated.

Understand the election process

To be eligible to nominate you must:

  • satisfy the fit and proper person requirements specified by TEQSA and ASQA
  • be 18 years of age or over.

If you're nominating for a staff elected position, you must also:

  • not be studying at the University at a time fraction of 0.5 or more+
  • have completed any probationary period for employment+.

If you're nominating for a student elected position, you must also:

  • be studying at the University at a time fraction of 0.5 or more+
  • not be employed at the University at a time fraction of 0.5 or more+.

+ for the duration of the prescribed term.

Nomination form must include:

  • contact details for two other members in the same category for which you are nominating who endorse the nomination (e.g. professional staff endorse other professional staff nominations; higher education students endorse other higher education students)
  • a candidate statement of up to 250 words (optional, please also include a profile photo)
  • acceptance that you meet the eligibility criteria.

An online ballot will be held for any position that receives more nominations than there are vacancies. Ballot forms will be available on this page when the ballot opens

The successful candidates will be declared by the Returning Officer on this page, through email and on University news channels.

Elections are held in accordance with Federation University Australia (Operations) Regulations 2022 (PDF 377 KB).

Contact us

If you have any questions about nominations, voting or results, please email academic.governance@federation.edu.au.