Contact information
CEO contact information
Sajal Goundar
Chief Executive Officer
ceo-gsa@gsa.unimelb.edu.au
Queries or Complaints
To enquire or make a complaint about the 2025 Elections, contact the Returning Officer by email.
Returning Officer Details
The Returning Officer for 2025 Elections is:
Stephen Luntz
sluntz@abovequota.com.au
The Deputy Returning Officer for 2025 Elections is:
Patrick Clearwater
pclearwater@abovequota.com.au
The Returning Officer will be available on campus in the 1888 building on the following days:
- Friday, 21 March (1 PM – 5 PM)
- Friday, 4 April (1 PM – 3 PM)
- Monday, 7 April (1 PM – 5 PM)
- Wednesday, 9 April (1 PM – 5 PM)
- Friday, 11 April (1 PM – 5 PM)
- Monday, 14 April (1 PM – 5 PM)
- Wednesday, 16 April (1 PM – 5 PM)
Please contact GSA Reception to be directed to his office or email him directly as per details above.
As per electoral regulations 2.3 (e) the Returning Officer publishes the proposed penalties that will be imposed on candidates in relation to any breach of the Electoral Regulations by any campaigner or candidate, or groups of campaigners or candidates. Penalties for 2025 Elections can be found here.
For more information on roles and responsibilities of Returning Officer, please refer to this page.
Tribunal Members
Powers of the Electoral Tribunal (Clause 13.6 of the GSA Constitution)
The Electoral Tribunal has the power to:
- make Electoral Regulations for the conduct of elections;
- appoint a Returning Officer;
- call elections;
- hear appeals against the results of elections;
- hear appeals of decisions of the Returning Officer;
- declare results of elections; and
- make regulations governing its own proceedings.
Details of Tribunal Members
Michael Gronow KC, FCIArb.
michaelgronow@bigpond.com
Michelle Power
michellepower2030@gmail.com
Gabrielle Östberg
Senior Governance Advisor – Strategy and Culture, Chancellery
The University of Melbourne – University Governance
gabrielle.ostberg@unimelb.edu.au