Nominations are called for Relief Officer elections to establish a pool of Relief Branch Professional Officers who will be elected by Council at the 25 October meeting.
Persons elected as Relief Branch Professional Officers shall be eligible to be appointed by the Branch Secretary as Relief Branch Professional Officers during 2026.
Nominations
Nominations are hereby invited for the following positions:
Group A: Relief for TAFE/Corrective Services (6)
Six to be elected, including, where possible, three men and three women
Group B: All other Professional Officers (20)
Twenty to be elected, at least half of whom shall be women
Candidates must be financial members of the Australian Education Union NSW Teachers Federation Branch as at 6 September 2025 and must be nominated by at least two financial members of Australian Education Union NSW Teachers Federation Branch.
A candidate may complete a statement in support of candidature which will be provided to voters. The statement should be no more than 400 word and may include a passport sized photograph.
The candidate’s statement should be typed in no less than a 12-point font and be provided in the form of an electronic file to council@nswtf.org.au. The statement must be received within seven days of the close of nominations (12noon Wednesday 22 October 2025).
Nomination forms are available from the Returning Officer, AEU NSW Teachers Federation, 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010, telephone (02) 9217 2100 https://www.nswtf.org.au/pages/elections.html or via the Councillors extranet.
Close of Nominations
Completed nomination forms must be received by the Returning Officer not later than noon on Wednesday 15 October 2025.
Nominations may be emailed, hand-delivered or posted or to The Returning Officer, AEU NSW Teachers Federation, 23-33 Mary Street, Surry Hills; email council@nswtf.org.au
On the close of nominations, where the Returning Officer considers that any nomination is defective, they will immediately notify the person concerned. Any defects in a nomination or candidate statement must be rectified by the candidate not later than noon on 22 October 2025.
A draw will be conducted to determine the order of candidates’ names on the ballot paper.
Voting
A ballot will be conducted at the Australian Education Union NSW Teachers Federation Branch Council on Saturday, 25 October 2025.
Each candidate will have the opportunity to address the Council by way of a two minute speech. The ballot will be conducted by the Returning Officer.
The method of voting to be observed for this election will be exhaustive preferential. All squares must be numbered.
If a candidate is not a current member of Council they are invited to attend in order to give their speech. Such candidates should email council@nswtf.org.au to confirm their attendance.