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- (a) Districts
- (i) The state shall be divided into districts as shall be determined by State Council from time to time and shall be appended to these rules but shall not form any part of these rules.
- (ii) Each district shall comprise a number of branches.
- (b) District Council
- (i) Each branch within a district shall be entitled to be represented at District Council level.
- (ii) The District Council shall consist of a branch delegate elected by the members of each branch constituting the district, any ordinary Executive member who is a member of a branch constituting the district, together with the Union's President, Senior Vice President, Vice President and General Secretary who may attend such Council, if they so desire.
- (iii) The branch delegate to the District Council shall carry votes on a proportional basis depending on the size of the branch.
- (iv) In the absence of the branch delegate, the branch shall be represented by the branch alternate delegate, elected by the members of the branch, and having all rights and responsibilities of the branch delegate.
- (v) The branch alternate delegate shall, as far as is practicable, be a person of the opposite gender to the branch delegate.
- (vi) The number of votes carried by the branch delegate to the District Council shall be determined on the basis of one vote for the first eight members and one additional vote for each further twenty-five members, or part thereof being not less than thirteen members.
- (vii) A District Council shall be held in each district at least twice per year as determined by Executive.
- (viii) The reasonable expenses incurred by branch delegates attending such Councils shall be paid by the Union.
- (ix) Subject to sub-rule (vii), thereafter the time and place for each meeting shall be determined by the preceding District Council.
- (x) The first meeting of each District Council shall be held at a time and place nominated by the Executive.
- (xi) Additional District Councils may be held subject to the written request of the Union Representatives being not less than a number equivalent to one quarter of the number of branches comprising the district.
- (xii) The Union will not meet the expenses of such additional District Councils unless such expenses are approved at the next meeting of Executive.
- (xiii) Should the Executive not approve the expenses of an additional District Council, the District Council may appeal to State Council.
- (xiv) The first item of business of the first District Council each year shall be the election for that year of the District Council Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson who will conduct the business of such District Council.
- (xv) The District Council Deputy Chairperson shall be of the opposite gender to the District Council Chairperson provided that where no nominations for the position of District Council Deputy Chairperson are received from a member of the opposite gender to the District Council Chairperson, a member of the same gender may be elected.
- (xvi) The business of the District Council shall be in the form of an agenda comprising matters referred by branches within the district as well as such matters referred by the Executive from time to time.
- (xvii) Within SSTU Policy and subject to SSTU Rules, District Council shall have decision-making powers to:
- (1) formulate a district position on local issues for referral to Executive and/or State Council;
- (2) make recommendations to Executive and/or State Council about broader Union policy;
- (3) direct members in the district to take specific action to ensure adherence to Awards and Agreements;
- (4) identify and inform members in the districts on relevant statutory provisions;
- (5) direct matters, through the Executive, to the agenda of the State Council.
- (xviii) Delegates to District Council may nominate as district delegates to State Council.
- (xix) The quorum of District council shall be one quarter of the total number of delegates entitled to attend.
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