The Australian Constitution contains 11,964 words and governs approximately 24 million people.
The NAA Constitution contains 12,492 words and we have approximately 2,500 members (and rapidly declining). This is without counting the words in our by-laws.
The need for reform in the unwieldy, complicated, document that governs our Association is obvious.
In its current form the constitution and by-laws allow for challenges to almost anything that National Council, expressing the will of the broader membership, passes at its six-monthly meetings.
The constitution and by-laws needs to be totally re-written in plain language. They should be simple and no more than a couple of pages long. They should detail rules governing finances, membership
The NAA Constitution contains 12,492 words and we have approximately 2,500 members (and rapidly declining). This is without counting the words in our by-laws.
The need for reform in the unwieldy, complicated, document that governs our Association is obvious.
In its current form the constitution and by-laws allow for challenges to almost anything that National Council, expressing the will of the broader membership, passes at its six-monthly meetings.
The constitution and by-laws needs to be totally re-written in plain language. They should be simple and no more than a couple of pages long. They should detail rules governing finances, membership