By-law 3: National Advisory Congress
Amended July 2003 [11 July 2003 Board of Directors meeting, agenda item 3.3]
Amended May 2005 [20 May 2005 Board of Directors meeting, agenda item 3.3]
Amended May 2006 [17 May 2006 Board of Directors meeting, agenda item 5.2] |
| Part 1: Regional meetings |
| 1. |
Regional meetings may be held as a lead up to the National Advisory Congress. |
| 2. |
The program for the regional meetings may be as determined by the Board of Directors in consultation with regional groups, personal financial members and institutional members. |
| 3. |
The program for the congress may include a discussion of policy and issues of relevance to the sector as a whole; and policy, issues and operational matters of relevance to the association. |
| 4. |
A financial personal member may participate in a Regional Meeting of the National Advisory Congress and hold those voting rights as determined by the association's constitution and by-laws. |
| 5. |
The designated representative of a financial institutional member may participate in a Regional Meeting of the National Advisory Congress and hold those voting rights as determined by the association's constitution and by-laws. |
| 6. |
The group and institutional member representatives and financial personal members attending a Regional Meeting of the National Advisory Congress are invited to select one representatives from the meeting to attend the National Advisory Congress. |
| 7. |
The regional meetings may make recommendations to the Board of Directors. |
| Part 2: Voting rights |
| 8. |
Each institutional member representative and financial personal member attending a Regional Meeting of the National Advisory Congress holds one vote at the regional meeting. |
| 9. |
Each designated representative to the National Advisory Congress is entitled to one vote on resolutions at the congress. |
| Part 3: National Advisory Congress |
| 10. |
The National Advisory Congress shall meet at least once in each calendar year. |
| 11. |
The program for the National Advisory Congress is to be determined by the Board of Directors. |
| 12. |
The congress may meet at locations other than Canberra if appropriate, and, if appropriate, be linked to the Biennial Conference. |
| 13. |
Attendance of elected designated representatives at the National Advisory Congress will be funded from the National Advisory Congress budget. |
| 14. |
The Board of Directors may seek delegates from ALIA groups and representative bodies as appropriate and these delegates may be funded from the National Advisory Congress budget. |
| 15. |
Representative may be invited by the Board of Directors from other related organisations but will be self-funded and will not have voting rights. |
| 16. |
The program for the congress may include a discussion of policy and issues of relevance to the sector as a whole; and policy, issues and operational matters of relevance to the association. |
| 17. |
The congress may form working groups from time-to-time to achieve matters of business arising from the congress. |
| 18. |
The congress may make recommendations to the Board of Directors. |
