Proposed rule changes to Federal Branch Rules in relation to the Western Australian Branch
- That Rule 4 - MEETINGS OF BRANCH COUNCIL, subrule (2), be amended by the deletion of the words “by pre-paid registered post” and their replacement with the words “either by regular post or electronic means”.
- That Rule 9.1 – ELECTION OF BRANCH SENIOR OFFICERS AND BRANCH EXECUTIVE , subrule (8), be deleted and replaced by the following:
(i) A group of eligible members may nominate as members of a “Team Nomination” which must have a name. A team may be a Senior Officers Team, or an Executive Team, or a Senior Officers and Executive Team.
(ii) For the purposes of this rule and Rule 9.1 (12), the office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Executive member shall be an individual candidacy and excluded from the Executive Team. - That Rule 9.1 – ELECTION OF BRANCH SENIOR OFFICERS AND BRANCH EXECUTIVE , subrule (15) be deleted and replaced by the following:
(i) Any candidate, whether an individual nomination or a member of a Team Nomination who withdraws from the ballot, must do so in writing, to the Returning Officer.
(ii) The withdrawal from the ballot of a member of a Team Nomination after the close of nominations does not invalidate that Team Nomination. - That Rule 9.1 – ELECTION OF BRANCH SENIOR OFFICERS AND BRANCH EXECUTIVE , subrule (17) be deleted and replaced by the following:
No candidate, whether an individual nominee or a member of a Team Nomination, can withdraw from the ballot once the ballot papers for the election have been printed. - That a new rule 17A be inserted to read as follows:
Rule 17A FINANCIAL YEAR
The financial year for the AEU WA Branch shall commence on the first day of January and conclude on the last day in December each year.
