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WIP: Proposed changes to UCC constitution

Felix von Perger requested to merge proposed-fvp into master

Here are some suggested changes to the constitution to comply with the Associations Incorporation Act 2015.

See the original proposed changes in the email by [MPT] and comments by [BOB].

Summary and rational for the changes:

  • Update the reference to the Act to 2015 from 1987.
  • The new Act contains a legislative requirement to clearly define when a person becomes and ceases to be a member of a Club.
  • Currently, Fresher Rep and OCMs must be members of the club, yet the same requirement is not written into the clause covering the Executive.
    • Also, require people to have been a member for at least 6 months before being elected as exec, which can provide some amount of confidence that newly elected exec know something about how the club works.
  • We are no longer obliged by the Act to carry a common seal, and can remove section 14 of the constitution completely. We were forced to add it when we incorporated and didn’t particularly need or want it. - [BOB]
  • Clarify that conditions for payments to members of the club also apply to payments to committee members (possibly redundant, with above changes?)
    • Note that conditions regarding payments to committee members are specifically required by the Act

Please comment on the changes below to provide feedback.

Edited by Felix von Perger

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