Final Schedule of Nominations

2024 STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS

Nominations have now closed. 

Click here for the FINAL schedule of nominations.

CANDIDATES FOR CONTESTED POSITIONS

The candidates' details can be found here.

An election will be held for the following contested positions:

Officers:

  • President;
  • General Secretary;
  • Education Officer;
  • Welfare Officer;
  • Women's Officer;
  • Environment Officer;
  • International Students' Officer;
  • Queer Officer x 2;
  • Students with Disabilities Officer;
  • Indigenous Students' Officer;
  • Ethno-Cultural Officer;
  • Paddington International Officer; 

Councillors:

  • Six (6) undergraduate (at least two (2) of whom must be women) Members from Electorate A as defined in these Regulations;
  • Six (6) undergraduate (at least two (2) of whom must be women) Members from Electorate B as defined in these Regulations;

Other positions:

  • 7 NUS Delegates.

Uncontested Positions:

  • Paddington Representation Officer
  • Paddington Domestic Officer

Vacant Positions:

  • N/A

VOTING

Voting to be held in week 7 (Tuesday 22 October 5am - Friday 25 October 10pm). Voting will be held online only, via BigPulse.

*All eligible students will receive a voting link from BigPulse via their zID email address*

Who can vote:

All current UNSW students may vote in the election of these unrestricted positions:

  • President;
  • General Secretary;
  • Education Officer;
  • Welfare Officer;
  • Ethno-cultural Officer;

All students may vote in the election of the NUS positions.

Students may vote in the election for the below positions however, the following restrictions apply:

• Only female identifying students may vote for the Women’s Officer.

• Only international students may vote for International Students’ Officer.

• Only students with a disability may vote for Students with Disabilities Officer.

• Only members of the Queer Collective at the close of Nominations may vote for the Queer Officers.

• Only students whose primary course/controlling school is based at Paddington Campus may vote for the Paddington Representation Officer.

• Only students whose primary course/controlling school is based at Paddington Campus AND are domestic students may vote for the Paddington Domestic Officer.

• Only Undergraduate students whose controlling faculty is within Electorate A may vote for the Undergraduate Councillor A positions

• Only Undergraduate students whose controlling faculty is within Electorate B may vote for the Undergraduate Councillor B positions

TERMS

Officers and Councillors hold office from 1 December 2024 until 30 November 2025. Officers and Councillors may only hold any one office for a maximum of 2 years.

If elected as an Office Bearer, you will be required to attend the following online compulsory sessions:

  • Tuesday 12th Nov (W10) | 9:30AM – 4:30PM | Introduction & Overview, Admin Processes, Misc. Training, Council Visions.
  • Thursday 14th Nov (W10) | 10AM – 4PM | Leadership Workshop, Gendered Violence Awareness & Response Training, Wellbeing Presentation

CAMPAIGNING

Only UNSW students may campaign for the SRC elections (UNSW College students- previously 'Global' - may not campaign). 

All campaign material must bear the name and student number of a candidate or ticket contact person who is authorising and taking responsibility of such material. Candidates and ticket organisers should ensure they understand the full campaigning rules, as breaches can lead to the disqualification of individuals or tickets. Further information can be found in the Campaigning Guidelines and Arc @ UNSW Constitution and Regulations.

MORE INFORMATION

Please direct all queries to Philip Binns (SRC Returning Officer) via email to returning.officer@ozemail.com.au or phone 0432 218 026.

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