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Directors' report

The directors present their report on the Australian Library and Information Association ['the Association'], for the year ended 31 December 1999.

1. Directors

The following persons were directors of the Association from the change in status to a company up to the date of this report: Prof Mairéad Browne, Dr Alan Bundy, Mr Craig Anderson, Ms Elizabeth McLaren, Ms Colette McCool, Mr John Shipp, Mr Trevor Wakely.

The following persons were councillors of the Association during the whole financial year and up to the date of change in status to a company: Ms Ann Alderslade, Ms Colette McCool, Mr Craig Anderson, Ms Elizabeth McLaren, Prof Mairéad Browne, Mr Tony Ralli, Ms Imogen Garner, Ms Chris Richardson, Mr Jim Graham, Mr John Shipp, Mr Ian McBain, Mr Trevor Wakely.

Ms Marion Boyd, Ms Carolyn Young, Ms Ruth McIntyre and Ms Janette Wright were councillors from their appointment on 16 July 1999 until the date of this report. Dr Alan Bundy, was elected vice-president for 2000 and Ms Deanne Barrett, and Ms Roxanne Missingham were elected general councillors for 2000 replacing Ms Imogen Garner and Mr Tony Ralli. Ms Sandra Horsell was a councillor from the beginning of the financial year until her resignation on 1 February 1999. She was replaced by Mr Ian McBain.

Details of their qualifications and experience and meetings attended are set out in sections 7 and 8 of this report.

2. Principal activity
The principal continuing activity of the Association during the past year was representing the interests of members engaged in the library and information science profession.

3. Trading results

	1999 $	1998 $
Operating surplus/(deficit)	114309	(241622)

4. Review of operations

Revenue from operating activities	3476841	2878210
Revenue from outside the operating activities
Rental income received/receivable	206022	79514
Interest received/receivable	281113	288190
Proceeds on sale of non-current asset	820	1470
	3964796	3247384

The operations of the Association continue to be based on representing the interests of members engaged in the library and information science profession.

5. Matters subsequent to the end of the financial year
As of 1 March 2000, the Association changed from a Corporation under Royal Charter to a Company Limited by Guarantee under Australian Corporations Law. The directors' report has been prepared under the Corporations Law and the financial statements have been prepared under Royal Charter. At the date of this report there is no matter or circumstance which has arisen since 31 December 1999 that has significantly affected or may significantly affect the results of those operations or the state of affairs of the Association in subsequent years.

6. Directors'/general councillors' benefits
Since 31 December 1998, no councillor or director of the Association has received, or become entitled to receive, a benefit because of a contract that the councillor or director, a firm with which the councillor or director is a member, or an entity in which the councillor or director has a substantial financial interest, has made during the year ended 31 December 1999, or at any other time with the Association.

7. Information on directors/general councillors

Mairéad Browne BA DipLib DipPsych MLib PhD FALIA [Vice-president, director, serving second year]
Alan Bundy BA DipEd MLitt MLib PhD FALIA AFAIM [Director, serving first year]
Craig Anderson BSc(LibEd) GDipLib GDipMngmt MBus (Info Tech) ALAA [President, director, serving third year]
Ann Alderslade BA MLib ALAA [General councillor (representing the Northern Territory), serving second year]
Deanne Barrett BAppsSc(InfLibSt) AALIA [General councillor, serving first year]
Marion Boyd AssDipA (LS) ALIATec [General councillor (personal member), serving second year]
Jim Graham BSc GDipLSc MSc ALAA [General councillor (representing Queensland), serving second year]
Ian McBain BA GDipLSt ALAA [General councillor (representing South Australia), serving second year]
Imogen Garner BA BEd MEd GDipMngmt ALAA [General councillor (representing Wetern Australia), serving second year]
Colette McCool BA GDipLib GDipTESL GDipAd GDipSnrExecMgt MIM AALIA [Director (chair of the ALIA Board of Education), serving fourth year]
Ruth McIntyre BA DipLib ALAA [General councillor (institutional member), serving second year]
Elizabeth McLaren BA DipTL ALAA [General councillor (representing New South Wales), director, serving third year]
Roxanne Missingham BSC GDipLib ALAA [General councillor, serving first year]
Tony Ralli BA MSc ALA ALAA AFAIM [General councillor (representing Australian Capital Territory), serving second year]
Christine Richardson ALAA [General councillor (representing Tasmania), serving fourth year]
John Shipp BA DipEd GDipArchAdmin ALAA [Immediate past president, director, serving fourth year]
Trevor Wakely BSocSc DipLib ALAA [General councillor (representing Victoria), director, serving fourth year]
Janette Wright BPsych GDipLIM AALIA [General councillor (institutional member), serving second year]
Carolyn Young BA ALAA [General councillor (personal member), serving second year]

8. General Council meetings
The General Council met on five occasions during the year ended 31 December 1999, two of these occasions were for the one meeting that was adjourned. The following table sets out the number of General Council meetings attended by each general councillor.

Ms Ann Alderslade	5	Mr Craig Anderson	5	Ms Marion Boyd	2
Prof Mairéad Brown	3	Ms Imogen Garner	5	Mr Jim Graham	5
Ms Sandra Horsell	1	Mr Ian McBain	3	Ms Colette McCool	2
Ms Ruth McIntyre	2	Ms Elizabeth McLaren	5	Mr Tony Ralli	5
Ms Christine Richardson	5	Mr John Shipp	3	Mr Trevor Wakely	5
Ms Janette Wright	2	Ms Carolyn Young	1

9. Indemnification and insurance of officers
During the year the Association paid insurance premiums totalling $4673 in respect of directors' and officers' liability insurance. The directors' and officers' liability insurance provides cover against all costs and expenses involved in defending legal actions and any resulting payments arising from a liability to persons (other than the Association or a related body corporate) incurred in their position as general councillor or executive officer unless the conduct involved willful breach of duty or improper use of inside information or position to gain advantage. The policy does not specify the premium for individual and general councillors and executive officers.

10. Auditor
PricewaterhouseCoopers continues in office in accordance with section 327 of the Corporations Law. This report is made in accordance with a resolution of the directors.

C Anderson
Director

J Shipp
Director

Canberra May 2000

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