SSTUWA Latest

The State School Teachers' Union is an organisation which
SSTUWA 18 May 2012, 14.23
The SSTUWA will host a special forum to address issues facing
Administrator 10 May 2012, 10.34
The Australian Education Union welcomed the Federal
Angelo Gavrielatos 09 May 2012, 07.37
State School Teachers Union of WA
Administrator 09 May 2012, 07.21
State School Teachers Union of WA
Administrator 03 May 2012, 06.00

30. Duties of the General Secretary

  • a) The General Secretary shall, subject to the authority of Executive:
    • (i) Attend all meetings of the State Council and the Executive.
    • (ii) Keep, or cause to be kept, accurate minutes of the business transacted at each such meeting and circulate, or cause to be circulated, such minutes in draft, where required by these Rules and present, or cause to be presented a true copy of the minutes in each case to the subsequent meeting of Executive.
    • (iii) Receive, reply to, file, and report upon all correspondence requiring attention or cause such correspondence so to be dealt with.
    • (iv) Receive and receipt, enter up and bank forthwith to the credit of the Union, all moneys paid to the Union or cause such moneys to be dealt with.
    • (v) Prepare and sign cheques drawn upon the funds of the Union, in payment of accounts proper to be paid, and ensure that each such cheque is countersigned as required by the Rules and is in all respects in order.
    • (vi) Keep, or cause to be kept, proper books of account of the Union and see to the preparation of an annual balance sheet and statement of receipts and payments and income and expenditure, disclosing the true financial position of the Union and submit same, together with all books and vouchers or records required for audit, to the Auditor within twenty-eight days of the end of the period to which it relates and present, or cause to be presented, the annual balance sheet and statement of receipts and payments, income and expenditure, together with the Auditor's report thereon to the State Council.
    • (vii) Inform the President of any matters affecting, or likely to affect, the Union and report thereon to the Executive and State Council.
    • (viii) Ensure that all matters required to be attended to by organisations of employees registered under the Act are attended to within the times and in the mode prescribed in the said Act and any regulation made thereunder.
    • (ix) Sign or process any document, proper to be signed on behalf of the Union by an officer thereof, or delegate such authority to another, and appear to authorise another to appear before any Court, Commission or Industrial Tribunal before which the Union is to be represented.
    • (x) Sue and be sued and accept service or process on behalf and in the name of the Union.
    • (xi) Be responsible for the day to day supervision, direction and control of all professional officers and employees of the Union.
    • (xii) Be responsible for the day to day maintenance and protection of the Union's interest in any property, real or personal or any contract.
    • (xiii) Subject to any decision of the Executive, appoint and dismiss the Union's employees, other than those appointed by State Council or elected by the membership.
    • (xiv) Diligently and carefully carry out all the instructions of the State Council and Executive and report to State Council and Executive thereon and see to the prompt circulation of all agendas, notices and minutes by these Rules required circulated and generally pursue, by all lawful means, the Objects of the Union.
    • (xv) Have published in the Journal or The Western Teacher reports of State Council and Executive meetings.
  • (b) In the absence of the General Secretary, the Executive shall appoint another officer to undertake his/her duties.

User Tools & Navigation

Quick Contacts
Latest Website News
Recent Documents
Upcoming Events
OSH Introductory Training Courses for School Safety Reps
Mon May 21 @ 9:00AM
General Agreement 2011 Schools - Know Your Rights
Mon May 21 @ 9:00AM
OSH Introductory Training Courses for School Safety Reps
Tue May 22 @ 9:00AM
OSH Introductory Training Courses for School Safety Reps
Wed May 23 @ 9:00AM
TAFE Forum
Wed May 23 @ 3:30PM
Women’s Contact Officer (TUT)
Thu May 24 @ 9:00AM
OSH Introductory Training Courses for School Safety Reps
Thu May 24 @ 9:00AM
Women’s Contact Officer (TUT)
Fri May 25 @ 9:00AM
OSH Introductory Training Courses for School Safety Reps
Fri May 25 @ 9:00AM
School Leaders' Council
Mon May 28 @ 7:30AM
Planning For Your Retirement
Wed May 30 @ 6:00PM
Interactive Whiteboard
Fri Jun 01 @ 8:30AM
Dealing With Difficult People (TUT)
Tue Jun 05 @ 9:00AM
Australian Curriculum: Secondary Maths Teachers
Wed Jun 06 @ 8:45AM
SSTUWA Women's Conference
Fri Jun 08 @ 8:30AM
Ethical & Practical HR Management
Mon Jun 11 @ 9:00AM
Managing Teacher Performance: For School Leaders (TUT)
Tue Jun 12 @ 9:00AM
Ethical & Practical HR Management
Tue Jun 12 @ 9:00AM
Australian Curriculum: Secondary Science Teachers
Wed Jun 13 @ 8:45AM
TAFE: Level 1 Union Representative Training - Country& Metro
Thu Jun 14 @ 9:00AM

No WorkChoices WA

Troy Buswell and the State Government have appointed a former Howard Government industrial relations advocate to review Western Australian workplace laws and will soon announce changes that could affect up to 300,000 Western Australian workers' jobs and livelihoods.

For Our Future

Public schools are a foundation stone of our society. They are places of learning, of inspiration and opportunity where every Australian child can get the education they deserve.  It's the key to a strong economy, a skilled workforce and a socially cohesive society.

Save Our Schools

Public education should be free and open to all to ensure non-selective and non-discriminatory access to a high quality education. Every child has a right to be educated; to develop as a human being. This basic capability should not be denied to anyone, either by design, apathy or neglect.