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SNSWSSA Constitution
p 3
Right of Appeal of Disciplined Affiliated Clubs
   
9. (1). An affiliated club may appeal to the association in general meeting
against a resolution of the committee which is confirmed under rule 8 (4), within 7 days after notice of the resolution is served on the affiliated club, by lodging with the secretary a notice to that effect.
  (2) Upon receipt of a notice from an affiliated club under clause (1), the secretary shall notify the committee which shall convene a general meeting of the association to be held within 21 days after the date on which the secretary received the notice.
  (3) At a general meeting of the association convened under clause (2)-
    (a). no business other than the question of the appeal shall be transacted;
    (b) the committee and the affiliated club shall be given the opportunity to state their respective cases orally or in writing, or both; and
    (c) the members present shall vote subject to these rules by secret ballot on the question of whether the resolution should be confirmed or revoked.
  (4) If at the general meeting the association passes a special resolution in favour of the confirmation of the resolution, the resolution is confirmed.
   
   
PART III
THE COMMITTEE
     
Powers, etc of Committee
     
10. The committee shall be called the committee of management of the association and, subject to the Act, the Regulation and these rules and to any resolution passed by the association in general meeting-
  (a) shall control and manage the affairs of the association;
  (b) may exercise all such functions as may be exercised by the association other than those functions that are required by these rules to be exercised by a general meeting of members of the association; and
  (c) has power to perform all such acts and do all such things as appear to the committee to be necessary or desirable for the proper management of the affairs of the association.
Constitution and Membership
 
11. (1) Subject in the case of the first members of the committee to Section 21 of the Act, the committee shall consist of
    (a) the office-bearers of the association,
    each of whom shall be elected at the annual general meeting of the association pursuant to rule 13; and
    (b) the other delegates of the affiliated clubs.
  (2) The office-bearers of the association shall be
    (a) president;
    (b) vice-president;
    (c) treasurer;
    (d) secretary;
    (e) minute secretary;
   
(f)
registrar;
    (g) measurer.
  (3) Each office-bearer of the association shall, subject to these rules, hold office until the conclusion of the annual general meeting following the date of the member's election, but if the member is a delegate under these rules at the date of the annual general meeting of the association, the member is eligible for re-election.
  (4) In the event of a casual vacancy occurring in the membership of the committee in respect of
    (a) an office-bearer of the association, the committee may appoint a member of the committee 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 appointment; and
    (b) any of the other members of the committee, the secretary shall seek appointment of a replacement delegate from the respective affiliated club. The member so appointed shall hold office, subject to these rules, until any of the events occur under rules 20 and 21.
   
Appointment of Members
     
(1) Upon affiliation under these rules an affiliated club shall be entitled to appoint by notice in writing to the secretary, two (2) persons as delegates representing that affiliated club.
(2) The delegates so appointed under clause (1) shall, subject to these rules, be members of the committee until such time as the secretary is advised by notice in writing from an affiliated club of any change in its delegates.
(3) No person shall be an appointed delegate or substitute delegate
of more than one affiliated club.
(4) In the event of an affiliated club's delegate being unavailable to attend a meeting of the committee, that affiliated club may, by notice in writing to the secretary, appoint a substitute delegate. The substitution under this rule shall apply for not more than two consecutive meetings of the committee or until availability of the delegate substituted, whichever is the-sooner.
(5) Substitution of a delegate under clause (4) shall not, subject to these rules, be a casual vacancy of the delegate so substituted nor shall the substitute delegate assume any office-bearer's position.
(6) Any statutory fees incurred by-the association in respect of appointment or change in delegates shall be payable by the affiliated club involved.
Secretary
     
14. (1) The secretary of the association shall, as soon as practicable
after being appointed as secretary, lodge notice with the association of his or her address.
  (2) It is the duty of the secretary to keep minutes of
    (a) all appointments of office-bearers and members of the
committee, and
    (b) the names of members of the committee present at a committee meeting or a general, meeting.
   
NOTE:
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  Part I
  Interpretation
  Membership & Affiliation
   
  Part II
  Membership Qualifications
  Affiliated Clubs
  Life Members
  Affiliation
  Resignation of Affiliation
  Register of Members
  Fees, Subscriptions, etc.
  Members'/Affiliated Clubs' Liabilities
  Disciplining of Members
  Right of Appeal
   
  Part III
  Powers of Committee
  Constitution & Membership
  Appointment of Members
  Secretary
  Minute Secretary
  Treasurer
  Auditor
  Registrar
  Honorary Measurer
  Casual Vacancies
  Removal of Member
  Meetings and Quorum
  Delegation by Committee to Sub-committee
  Voting and Decisions
   
  Part IV
  AGM - Holding of
  AGM - Calling of and Business at
  Special General Meetings - Calling of
  Notice
  Procedure
  Presiding Member
  Adjournment
  Making of Decisions
  Special Resolution
  Voting
  Appointment of Proxies
  Appendix 1 Appointment of Proxies "Form"
   
  Part IV
  Insurance
  Funds Source
  Funds - Management
  Alteration of Objects and Rules
  Common Seal
  Custody of Books.etc.
  Inspection of Books, etc-
  Service of Notices
  Surplus Property
   
  Sailing By-laws
  Championship
  Division
  Crews
  Nominated Skippers
  Rules For Elimination Heats For National Championship Team
  Measurements and Allowable Fittings
   
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