The Minister may appoint an independent assessor under section 44 if—
(i) |
circumstances arise at a public higher education institution that— |
(aa) |
involve financial or other maladministration of a serious nature; or |
(bb) |
seriously undermine the effective functioning of the public higher education institution; and |
(ii) |
the council of the public higher education institution has failed to resolve such circumstances; |
(d) |
the appointment is in the best interest of the public higher education institution concerned and in the interests of higher education in an open and democratic society. |
[Section 45 substituted by section 19 of Notice No. 21, GG 40548, dated 17 January 2017]