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Report No. 11, 57th Parliament - Queensland University of Technology Amendment Bill 2021
COMMITTEE'S REPORT
The committee tabled its Report No. 11, 57th Parliament - Queensland University of Technology Amendment Bill 2021 on 15 October 2021. The Bill was passed with amendment on 16 November 2021.
| View: | Report | |
| View: | Government response – tabled on 16 November 2021 | |
| View: | Debate of the Bill in Parliament: Transcript 16 November 2021 (pages 3485-3495 and pages 3505-3531) The debate can be viewed by clicking on the movie icon within the transcripts | |
ABOUT THE BILL
On 1 September 2021, Hon Grace Grace MP, Minister for Education, Minister for Industrial Relations and Minister for Racing introduced the Queensland University of Technology Amendment Bill 2021 into the Queensland Parliament. The Bill was referred to the Education, Employment and Training Committee for detailed consideration and report by 15 October 2021.
View: Bill
View: Explanatory notes
View: Statement of compatibility
View: Explanatory speech
View: Written briefing from the Department of Education
The Bill proposes changes to the composition of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Council. The QUT Council has responsibility for ensuring sound and effective governance of QUT.
The Bill proposes to reduce the size of the QUT Council from 22 to 15 members, with the following changes to its composition:
- 3 members appointed by the Governor in Council (reduced from 8)
- 5 elected members (reduced from 9) - comprised of 2 members of the academic staff, 1 member of the professional staff, I undergraduate student and 1 postgraduate student
- 4 additional members (increased from 2) - at least 2 of whom must be alumni of QUT.
TIMELINE
| Public briefing: | 13 September 2021 - archived broadcast - transcript |
| Submissions closed: | 21 September 2021 - access via the ‘View Submissions' tab |
| Public hearing: | 30 September 2021 |
| Report due date: | 15 October 2021 |
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