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CHARTER:
1. NAME OF ASSOCIATION:
1. The name
of the association shall be the Huonville Chamber of Commerce
(in these rules called the Association").
2. INTERPRETATION:
2.1. In these rules, unless the contrary intention appears- "committee"
means that committee of management of the Association; "general meeting"
means a general meeting of members convened in accordance with rule 13.
"ordinary committeeman" means a member of the committee who
is not an office bearer
2.2. In these rules, expressions referring to writing shall, unless the
contrary intention appears, be construed as including references to printing,
lithography, photography and other modes of representing or reproducing
words in a visible form.
2.3. Words or expressions contained in these rules shall be interpreted
in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Interpretation Act 1931
and the law as in force on the date on which these rules are adopted by
the Association.
3. ASSOCIATION'S OFFICE
The office of the Association shall be office of the secretary of the
Association or such other place as the committee may, from time to time,
determine.
4. OBJECTS AND PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION
4.1. The objects and purposes of the Association shall be:-
4.1.1. to observe and protect the general interest of business and commerce
in the town of Huonville.
4.1.2. Collect information on matters of interest to the merchant community
of the town of Huonville.
4.1.3. To use its offices for the removal and redress of grievance of
and between the merchant community of the town of Huonville.
4.1.4. To promote trade in the town of Huonville.
4.1.5. To promote and conduct projects for community betterment in the
field of education, recreation, civic and cultural activities, fire and
flood safety, city beautification, urban development, transportation,
community planning and development to the extent those activities touch
on the merchant community of.
4.1.6. To take steps towards improvement in the administration of all
Government authorities to the extent such matters touch on the merchant
community of the town of Huonville.
4.1.7. For such purposes to communicate with, interview or petition Government
authorities.
4.1.8. To collect
and circulate statistical and other information relating to trade, commerce,
shipping, manufacturing or industrial interests and to use such publications
as may be fit to that end.
4.1.9. the making of gifts, subscriptions, or donations to any of the
funds, authorities, or institutions to which section 78 (1) (a) of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 of the Commonwealth.
4.1.10. the establishment and support, or aiding in the establishment
and support of associations, institutions, funds, trusts, schemes, and
conveniences calculated to benefit servants or past servants of the Association
and their dependents, and the granting of pensions, allowances, or other
benefits to servants or past servants of the Association and their dependents,
and the making of payments towards insurance in relation to any of those
purposes;
4.1.11. the establishment and support, or aiding in the establishment
or support, of any other association formed for any of the basic objects
of the Association;
4.1.12. the purchase or acquisition, and undertaking, of all or any part
of the property, assets, liabilities, and engagements of any association
with which the Association may at any time become amalgamated in accordance
with the provisions of the law and the rules of the Association; and
4.1.13. the doing of all such other lawful things as are incidental or
conducive to the attainment of the basic objects of the Association or
of any of the objects and purposes specified in the foregoing provisions
of this sub-rule.
4.1.14. And to do all such lawful things that are incidental or conducive
to the attainment of the above objects.
5. MEMBERSHIP OF ASSOCIATION
5.1. A person whose business falls within the 7109 postcode area, may
apply for membership as provided in these rules is eligible to be a member
of the Association on payment of the annual subscription prescribed in,
or fixed under, these rules.
A person shall not be admitted to membership
5.2. his admission
as a member is approved by the committee.
A nomination of a person for membership of the Association
shall be made in writing, signed by the applicant member of the Association
and
5.3. shall be lodged with the secretary of the Association.
5.4. As soon as is practicable after the receipt of a nomination the secretary
shall refer the nomination to the committee for approval.
5.5. A member
of the Association may, at any time, resign from the Association by delivering
or sending by post to the secretary a written notice of resignation.
5.6. Upon receipt of a notice under sub-rule (6) of this rule, the secretary
shall remove the name of the member by whom the notice was given from
the register of members, whereupon that member ceases to be a member of
the Association.
5.7. A right, privilege, or obligation of a person by virtue of his membership
of the Association-
5.7.1. is not capable of being transferred or transmitted to another person
except to a purchaser or successor to the operation of the business of
the member; and
5.7.2. terminates upon the cessation of his membership, whether by death,
resignation, or otherwise.
5.8. In the event of the Association being wound up-
5.8.1. every member of the Association; and
5.8.2. every person who, within the period of twelve months immediately
preceding the commencement of the winding up, was a member of the Association.
is liable to contribute to the assets of the Association for payment of
the debts and liabilities of the Association and for the costs, charges
and expenses of the winding up and for the adjustments of the rights of
the contributories among themselves such sum, not exceeding $10.00 as
may be required but a former member is not liable so to contribute in
respect of any debt or liability of the Association contracted after he
ceased to be a member.
6. INCOME AND PROPERTY OF ASSOCIATION.
6.1. The income and property of the Association, however derived shall
be applied solely towards the promotion of the objects and purposes of
the Association and no portion thereof shall be paid of transferred, directly
or indirectly, by dividend, bonus, or otherwise, to any member of the
Association.
6.2. The Association shall not-
6.2.1. appoint a person who is a member of the committee to any office
in the gift of the Association to the holder of which there is payable
any remuneration by way of salary, fees, or allowances; or
6.2.2. pay to any such person any remuneration or other benefit in money
or money's worth (other than the repayment of out-of-pocket expenses).
6.2.3. Nothing in the foregoing provisions of this rule prevents the payment
in good faith to a servant or member of the Association of-
6.2.3.1. remuneration in return for services actually rendered to the
Association by the servant or member or for goods supplied to the Association
by the servant or member in the ordinary course of business.
6.2.3.2. interest at a rate not exceeding seven and one quarter per cent
on money lent to the Association by the servant or member; or
6.2.3.3. a reasonable and proper sum by way of rent for premises let to
the Association by the servant or member.
7. ACCOUNTS OF, RECEIPTS, EXPENDITURE, & C.
7.1. True accounts shall be kept-
7.1.1. of all sums of money received and expended by the Association and
the matter in respect of which the receipt of expenditure takes place;
and
7.1.2. of the property, credits, and liabilities of the Association and
subject to any reasonable restrictions as to time and manner of inspecting
them that may be imposed by the association for the time being, those
accounts shall be open to the inspection of the members of the Association.
7.2. The Treasurer of the Association shall faithfully keep all general
records, accounting books and records of receipts and expenditure connected
with the operations and business of the Association in such form and manner
as the committee may direct.
7.3. The accounts, books and records referred to in sub-rules (1) and
(2) of this rule shall be kept at the Association's Office or at such
other place as the committee may decide.
8. BANKING AND FINANCE
8.1. The Treasurer of the Association shall, on behalf of the Association,
receive all moneys paid to the Association and forthwith after the receipt
thereof issue official receipts therefore.
8.2. The committee shall cause to be opened with such bank as the committee
selects a banking account in the name of the Association into which all
moneys received shall be paid by the Treasurer as soon as possible after
receipt thereof.
8.3. The committee may receive from the Association's bank or bankers
for the time being the cheques drawn by the Association on any of its
accounts with the bank or bankers and may release and indemnify the bank
or bankers from and against all claims, actions, suits or demands that
may be brought against the bank or bankers arising directly or indirectly
out of those cheques or the surrender thereof to the Association.
8.4. Except with the authority of the committee, no payment of a sum exceeding
$10.00 shall be made from the funds of the Association otherwise than
by cheque drawn on the Association's bank account, but the committee may
provide the Treasurer with a sum to meet urgent expenditure, subject to
the observance of such conditions in relation to the use and expenditure
thereof as the committee may impose.
8.5. No cheques shall be drawn on the Association's bank account except
for the payment of expenditure that has been authorised by the committee.
8.6. All cheques, drafts, bills of exchange, promissory notes and other
negotiable instruments shall be signed by the Treasurer or, in his absence,
by such other member or members of the committee as the committee may
nominate for that purpose and shall be countersigned by the Another member
of the committee.
9. AUDITOR.
9.1. At a general meeting of the Association, the members present may
appoint a person as the auditor of the Association.
9.2. The auditor so appointed shall hold office until the annual general
meeting next after that at which he is appointed, and is eligible for
re-appointment.
9.3. Except
as provided in sub-rule (3) of this rule, an auditor so appointed may
only be removed from office by special resolution.
9.4. The auditor must be a person of sound character with skill and experience
in prudent bookkeeping but need not be formally qualified to act professionally
as an auditor.
10. AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS
10.1. If an auditor is appointed , the accounts of the Association shall
be examined by the auditor.
10.2. The auditor shall certify as to the correctness of the accounts
of the Association and shall report thereon to the members present at
the annual general meeting.
10.3. In his report, and in certifying to the accounts, the auditor shall
state-
10.3.1. whether he has obtained the information required by him.
10.3.2. whether, in his opinion, the accounts are properly drawn up so
as to exhibit a true and correct view of the financial position of the
Association according to the information at his disposal and the explanations
given to him and as shown by the books of the Association; and
10.3.3. whether the rules relating to the administration of the funds
of the Association have been observed.
10.4. The treasurer of the Association shall cause to be delivered to
the auditor a list of all the accounts, books, and records of the Association.
10.5. The auditor -
10.5.1. has a right of access to the accounts, books, records, vouchers
and documents of the Association.
10.5.2. may require from the servants of the Association such information
and explanations as may be necessary for the performance of his duties
as auditor.
10.5.3. may employ persons to assist him in investigating the accounts
of the Association; and
10.5.4. may, in relation to the accounts of the Association, examine any
member of the committee or any servant of the Association.
11. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
11.1. The Association shall, in each year, hold an annual general meeting.
11.2. The annual general meeting shall be held on such day (being not
later than three months after the close of the financial year of the Association)
as the committee may determine.
11.3. The annual general meeting shall be in addition to any other general
meeting that may be held in the same year.
11.4. The annual general meeting shall be specified as such in the notice
convening it.
11.5. The ordinary business of the annual general meeting shall be -
11.5.1. To confirm the minutes of the last preceding annual general meeting
and of any general meeting held since that meeting.
11.5.2. To receive from the committee, the auditor ( if an auditor has
been appointed), and servants of the Association reports upon the transaction
of the Association during the last preceding financial year;
11.5.3. To elect the officers of the Association and the ordinary committeemen;
11.5.4. to appoint the auditor and determine his remuneration; and
11.5.5. to determine the remuneration of servants of the association.
11.6. The annual general meeting may transact special business of which
notice is given in accordance with these rules.
11.7. All general meetings other than the annual general meeting shall
be called special general meetings.
12. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING
12.1. The committee may, whenever it thinks fit, convene a special general
meeting of the Association.
12.2. The committee shall, on the requisition in writing of not less than
four members, convene a special general meeting of the Association.
12.3. A requisition for a special general meeting shall state the objects
of the meeting and shall be signed by the requisitionists and deposited
at the office of the Association.
12.4. If the committee does not cause a special general meeting to be
held within twenty one days from the date on which a requisition therefore
is deposited at the office of the Association, the requisitionists, or
any of them, may convene the meeting; but any meeting so convened shall
not be held after three months from the date of the deposit of the requisition.
12.5. A special general meeting convened by requisitionists in pursuance
of these rules shall be convened in the same manner as nearly as possible
as that in which those meetings are convened by the committee, and all
reasonable expenses incurred in convening the meeting shall be refunded
by the Association to the persons incurring them.
13. NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETINGS
13.1. The secretary of the Association shall at least seven days before
the date fixed for holding a general meeting of the Association send a
circular notice to members specifying the place, day, and time for the
holding of the meeting, and the nature of the business to be transacted
thereat.
14. BUSINESS AND QUORUM AT GENERAL MEETINGS
14.1. All business that is transacted at special general meetings and
all business that is transacted at the annual general meeting, with the
exception of that specially referred to in these rules as being the ordinary
business of the annual general meeting, shall be deemed to be special
business.
14.2. No item of business shall be transacted at a general meeting unless
a quorum of members entitled under these rules to vote is present during
the time when the meeting is considering that item.
14.3. Four Members personally present (being members entitled under these
rules to vote thereat) constitute a quorum for the transaction of the
business of a general meeting.
14.4. If within fifteen minutes after the appointed time for the commencement
of a general meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened
upon the requisition of members shall be dissolved; and in any other case
it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week, at the same
time and (unless another place is specified by the chairman at the time
of the adjournment or by written notice to members given before the day
to which the meeting is adjourned) at the same place, and if at the adjourned
meeting a quorum is not present within one hour after the time appointed
for the commencement of the meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved.
15. PRESIDENT TO PRESIDE AT GENERAL MEETINGS.
15.1. The President, or in his absence, the Vice-President shall preside
as chairman at every general meeting of the Association.
15.2. If the President and the Vice-President are absent from a general
meeting, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside
as chairman thereat.
16. ADJOURNMENT OF GENERAL MEETINGS
16.1. The Chairman of a general meeting at which a quorum is present may,
with the consent of the meeting, adjourn the meeting from time to time
and place to place, but no business shall be transacted at an adjourned
meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting at which
the adjournment took place.
16.2. Where a meeting is adjourned for fourteen days or more, the like
notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as in the case of the original
meeting.
16.3. Except as provided in the foregoing provisions of this rule, it
is not necessary to give any notice of an adjournment or of the business
to be transacted at any adjourned meeting.
17. DETERMINATION OF QUESTIONS ARISING AT GENERAL MEETINGS
17.1. A question arising at a general meeting of the Association shall
be determined on a show of hands unless before or on the declaration of
the result of the show of hands a poll is demanded a declaration by the
chairman that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried or carried
unanimously, or carried by a particular majority, or lost, and an entry
to that effect in the minute book of the Association is evidence of the
fact, without proof of the number or proportion of the vote recorded in
favour of, or against, that resolution.
18. VOTES
18.1. Upon any question arising at a general meeting of the Association,
a member has one vote only.
18.2. All votes shall be given personally.
18.3. In the case of an equality of voting on a question the chairman
of the meeting is entitled to exercise a second or casting vote.
19. TAKING OF POLL
19.1. If at a meeting a poll on any question is demanded it shall be taken
at that meeting in such manner as the chairman may direct and the result
of the poll shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting on that
question.
20. WHEN POLL TO BE TAKEN
20.1. A poll that is demanded on the election of a chairman, or on a question
of adjournment, shall be taken forthwith, and a poll that is demanded
on any other question shall be taken at such time before the close of
the meeting as the chairman may direct.
21. AFFAIRS OF ASSOCIATION TO BE MANAGED BY A COMMITTEE.
21.1. The affairs of the Association shall be managed by a committee of
management constituted as provided in rule 23.
21.2. The committee-
21.2.1. shall control and manage the business and affairs of the Association.
21.2.2. may, subject to these rules, exercise all such powers and functions
as may be exercised by the Association, other than those powers and functions
that are required by these rules to be exercised by general meetings of
members of the Association; and
21.2.3. subject to the law and these rules, has power to perform all such
acts and things as appear to the committee to be essential for the proper
management of the business and affairs of the Association.
22. OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
22.1. The officers of the Association shall be-
22.1.1. a President;
22.1.2. a Vice President,
22.1.3. a Treasurer; and
22.1.4. a Secretary.
22.2. The provisions of sub-rules (2), (3) and (4) of rule 24 so far as
they are applicable and with the necessary modifications, apply to and
in relation to the election of persons to any of the offices mentioned
in sub-rule (1) of this rule.
22.3. Each officer of the Association shall hold office until the annual
general meeting next after the date of his election but is eligible for
re-election.
22.4. In the event of a casual vacancy in any office mentioned in sub-rule
(1) of this rule, the committee may appoint one of its members to the
vacant office, and the member so appointed may continue in office up to
and including the conclusion of the annual general meeting next following
the date of his appointment.
23. CONSTITUTION OF THE COMMITTEE
23.1. The committee shall consist of-
23.1.1. the officers of the Association;
23.1.2. all of whom shall be elected at the annual general meeting of
the Association in each year.
23.2. In the event of a casual vacancy occurring in the office of ordinary
committeeman the committee may appoint a member of the Association to
fill the vacancy and the member so appointed shall hold office, subject
to these rules until the conclusion of the annual general meeting next
following the date of his appointment.
24. ELECTION OF NUMBERS OF COMMITTEE.
24.1. Nominations of candidates for election as officers of the Association
or as ordinary committeemen-
24.1.1. shall be made in writing and signed by two members of the Association
and accompanied by the written consent of the candidates (which may be
endorsed on the form of nomination); and
24.1.2. shall be delivered to the secretary of the Association at least
seven days before the date fixed for the holding of the annual general
meeting.
24.2. If insufficient nominations are received to fill all vacancies on
the committee, the candidates nominated shall be deemed to be elected
and further nominations shall be received at the annual general meeting.
24.3. If the number of nominations received is equal to the number of
vacancies to be filed, the person nominated shall be deemed to be elected.
24.4. If the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies to
be filled, a ballot shall be held.
24.5. The ballot for the election of officers and ordinary committeemen
shall be conducted at the annual general meeting in such usual and proper
manner as the committee may direct.
25. VACATION OF OFFICE.
25.1. For the purpose of these rules, the office of an officer of the
Association or of an ordinary committeeman becomes vacant if the officer
or committeeman;
25.1.1. dies;
25.1.2. becomes bankrupt or applies to take or takes advantage of any
law relating to bankrupt or insolvent debtors or compounds with his creditors;
or makes any assignment of his estate for their benefit;
25.1.3. becomes of unsound mind;
25.1.4. resigns his office by writing under his hand addressed to the
committee;
25.1.5. ceases to be resident in the State;
25.1.6. fails, without leave granted by the committee, to attend three
consecutive meetings of the committee;
25.1.7. ceases to be a member of the Association; or
25.1.8. fails to pay all arrears of subscription due by him within fourteen
days after he has received a notice in writing signed by the treasurer
stating that he has ceased to be a financial member of the Association.
26. MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE AND OF SUB-COMMITTEES
26.1. The committee shall meet at least once in each six months at such
place and at such times as the committee may determine.
26.2. Special meetings of the committee may be convened by the President,
or any two of its members.
26.3. Notice shall be given to members of the committee of any special
meeting, specifying the general nature of the business to be transacted
and no other business shall be transacted at such a meeting.
26.4. Any two members of the committee constitute a quorum for the transaction
of the business of a meeting of the committee.
26.5. No business shall be transacted unless a quorum is present and if
within fifteen minutes of the time appointed for the meeting a quorum
is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same place and
at the same hour of the same day in the following week unless the meeting
was a special meeting, in which case it lapses.
26.6. At meetings of the committee-
26.6.1. The President, or in his absence the Vice President or in the
absence of both the President and the Vice President, the Secretary.
26.6.2. If the President, the Vice President and the Secretary are absent
such one of the remaining members of the committee as may be chosen by
the members present.
shall preside.
26.7. Questions arising at meetings of the committee or of any subcommittee
appointed by the committee shall be determined on a show of hands or,
if demanded by a member, by a poll taken in such as the person presiding
at the meeting may determine.
26.8. Each member present at a meeting of the committee or of any subcommittee
appointed by the committee (including the person presiding at the meeting)
is entitled to one vote and , in the event of an equality of votes on
any question, the person presiding may exercise a second or casting vote.
26.9. Oral notice of each committee meeting shall be given to each member
of the committee by telephoning him at a reasonable time before the meeting
or by communicating by post in a prepaid letter addressed to him at his
usual or last known place of abode in time to reach him in due course
of post before the date of the meeting.
27. DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN CONTRACTS.
27.1. A member of the committee who is interested in any contract or arrangement
made or proposed to be made with the committee at which the contract or
arrangement is first taken into consideration if his interest then exists,
or, in any other case, as the first meeting of the committee after the
acquisition of his interest shall disclose that interest to the committee
meeting.
27.2. If a member of the committee becomes interested in a contract or
arrangement after it is made or entered into he shall disclose his interest
at the first meeting of the committee after he becomes so interested.
27.3. No member of the committee shall vote as a member of the committee
in respect of any contract or arrangement in which he is interested and
if he does so vote his vote shall not be counted.
28. SUB-COMMITTEES AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
28.1. The committee may at any time appoint a subcommittee from the committee
as it may think fit and shall prescribe the powers and functions thereof.
28.2. The committee may co-opt as members of a sub-committee such persons
as it thinks fit, whether or not those persons are members of the Association,
but a person so co-opted is not entitled to vote.
28.3. Two appointed members of a sub committee constitute a quorum at
a meeting of the sub-committee.
28.4. The secretary of the Association is responsible for calling meetings
of a sub-committee.
28.5. The President,
the Vice President, the Treasurer, and the Secretary constitute an executive
committee which may issue instructions to the members , sub-committees
and the servants of the Association in matters of urgency connected with
the affairs of the Association during the intervals between meetings of
the committee and where any such instructions are issued shall report
thereon to the next meeting of the committee.
29. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
29.1. Until otherwise fixed pursuant to sub rule (2) of this rule;
29.1.1. the annual subscription payable by members shall be the sum set
at the general meeting; and
29.1.2. where a member conducts more than one business , for each additional
business, the member shall pay an extra one half of the annual subscription
.
29.2. The amount of the annual subscription may be altered from time to
time by the members by special resolution.
29.3. The annual subscription of a member is due and payable on or before
the first day of the financial year of the Association.
30. FINANCIAL YEAR
30.1. The financial year of the Association is the period beginning on
the 1st July in each year and ending on the 30th June next following.
31. NOTICES
31.1. A notice may be served by or on behalf of the Association upon any
member either personally or by sending it;
31.1.1. by email addressed to the member at his usual or last known place
of email address, or
31.1.2. through the post in a prepaid letter addressed to the member at
his usual or last known place of abode.
32. ALTERATION OF CONSTITUTION
32.1.
This Constitution may be altered only by special resolution.
23. SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
32.2. For the purposes of this Constitution, a resolution is a special
resolution if it is passed by a majority of not less than three-quarters
of such members of the association entitled under the rules of the association
to vote as may be present in person at a general meeting of which notice
specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution
was given in accordance with those rules.
32.3. At a general meeting to which subsection (1) relates, unless a poll
is demanded, a declaration by the chairman that the resolution has been
carried is conclusive evidence of the fact.
33. EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
33.1. Subject to this rule, the committee may expel a member from the
Association if, in the opinion of the committee the member has been guilty
of conduct detrimental to the interests of the Association.
33.2. The expulsion of a member pursuant to sub-rule (1) of this rule
does not take effect-
33.2.1. until the expiration of fourteen days after the service on the
member of a notice under sub-rule (3) of this rule; or
33.2.2. if the member exercises his right of appeal under this rule, until
the conclusion of the special general meeting convened to hear the appeal,
which ever is the later date.
33.3. Where the committee expels a member from the Association, the secretary
of the Association shall, without undue delay, cause to be served on the
member a notice in writing -
33.3.1. stating that the committee has expelled the member;
33.3.2. specifying the grounds for the expulsion; and
33.3.3. informing the member that if he so desires he may, within fourteen
days after the service of the notice on him, appeal against the expulsion
as provided in this rule.
33.4. A member on whom a notice under sub-rule (3) of this rule is served
may appeal against the expulsion to special general meeting by delivering
or sending by post to the secretary of the Association, within fourteen
days after the service of that notice, a requisition in writing demanding
the convening of such a meeting for the purpose of hearing his appeal.
33.5. Upon receipt of a requisition under sub-rule (4) of this rule the
secretary shall forthwith notify the committee of its receipt and the
committee shall thereupon cause a special general meeting of members to
be held within twenty one days after the date on which the requisition
is received by the secretary.
33.6. At a special general meeting convened for the purpose of this rule
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33.6.1. no business other than the question of expulsion shall be transacted.
33.6.2. the committee may place before the meeting details of the grounds
of the expulsion and the committee's reasons for the expulsion.
33.6.3. the expelled member shall be given an opportunity to be heard;
and
33.6.4. the members present shall vote by secret ballot on the question
whether the expulsion should be lifted or confirmed.
33.7. If at the special general meeting a majority of the member present
vote in favour of the lifting of the expulsion, the expulsion shall be
deemed to have been lifted and the expelled member is entitled to continue
his membership of the Association.
33.8. If at the special general meeting a majority of the members present
vote in favour of the confirmation of the expulsion the expulsion take
effect and the expelled member ceases to be a member of the Association.
34. DISPUTES
34.1. Subject to this rule, a dispute between a member of the Association
in his capacity as a member, and the Association shall be determined by
arbitration in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Arbitration
Act 1986.
34.2. Nothing in this rule affects the operation or effect of rule 32.
35. WINDING UP OR DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION
35.1. If upon winding up or dissolution of the association there remains
after the satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities any property whatever
it shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the association
but shall be given or transferred to some other association, company,
institution or body having objects similar to the objects of the association
and which shall prohibit the distribution of its income and property among
its members to an extent at least as great as is imposed by the constitution
of this association. Such other body shall be determined by the members
of this association at or before the time of dissolution and in default
of such determination by the Supreme Court of the State of Tasmania or
a judge of that Court and if and so far as effect cannot be given to these
provisions as to distribution then the distribution shall be made to some
charitable object determined by the members.
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