Pursuant to section 276 and Schedule 11 clause 2(1) of the Education and Training Act 2020 the Minister gives the following notice.

1. Notice

(1) This notice may be cited as the Amendment to the Constitution of the Council of the Auckland University of Technology.

(2) This notice comes into force on 1 December 2023.

2. The Council of the Auckland University of Technology shall be constituted as follows:

1. Four members appointed by the Minister by written notice to the Council.
2. The Vice Chancellor of the Auckland University of Technology.
3. One permanent member of the general staff of the Auckland University of Technology elected by the permanent members of that staff.
4. One permanent member of the academic staff of the Auckland University of Technology elected by the permanent members of that staff.
5. One member who is a student of the Auckland University of Technology appointed by the association of students recognised by the Council of the Auckland University of Technology; and
6. Four members appointed by the Auckland University of Technology Council by resolution, in accordance with its statutes.

3. Pursuant to section 278 of the Education and Training Act 2020, Council shall consider the following matters when making appointments:

1. the ethnic and socio-economic diversity of the communities served by the Auckland University of Technology.
2. the fact that approximately half the population of New Zealand is male and half the population is female; and
3. that at least one member of the Council is Māori.

4. Appointments to the Council, other than of the Vice-Chancellor, shall be for not less than one year and not more than four years. The maximum number of occasions on which a person, other than the Vice-Chancellor, may be appointed as a member of the Council is the number that, for that person, ensures that the total period for which they are a member of the Council does not exceed 12 years.

5. No act or proceeding of the Auckland University of Technology Council, or of any committee of the council, shall be invalidated as a result of:

1. a defect in the appointment of a member of the council or committee; or
2. a defect in the nomination of a member of the council or committee for appointment as a member of the council; or
3. a defect in the election of a member of the council, or committee for appointment as a member of the council; or
4. a disqualification of a member of council or of any committee of the council; or
5. a defect in the convening of a meeting; or
6. a vacancy or vacancies in the membership of the council, or of any committee of the council.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 2023.

Hon JAN TINETTI, Minister of Education.

Note: This notice amends the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette, 15 October 2015, Issue No. 113, Notice No. 2015-au6119.