CMSA Constitution and By-laws

Constitution of the Case Management Society of Australia Limited (CMSA)

APPENDIX - RECORD OF AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION

Amendment 1 – Effective as of the 6th November 2008

A Postal ballot was also held for members to consider and vote on the Motion to amend Clause 25 of the Constitution by addition of following item:

“(e) A member is not eligible to be appointed as a Director to the CMSA Board if they are not eligible for Director& Officers Insurance cover under CMSA’s current insurance policy.”

Result of voting: Majority of votes favourable “for” the amendment to Clause 25

As a result of this the motion the Amendment was declared as endorsed at the 2008 Annual General Meeting of the Case Management Society of Australia held on Thursday 6 th November 2008 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Amendment 2 – Effective as of the 30 th November 2012

Notice was given on the 11th November 2012 to CMSA members of the ‘Special Resolution – Amendments to Constitution’ within the 2012 Notice of Annual General Meeting and Explanatory Memorandum for voting in person on the 30 th November 2012 Annual General Meeting or by proxy (voting slip to be received by the Company Secretary no later than close of business AEDST 28th November 2012).

A copy of the schedule of constitutional changes, for consideration by members of the Society, were listed within the Explanatory Memorandum as follows:

1. In clause 5 (a) amendment of Case Manager member to Ordinary Member for inclusion of existing sub-categories, Individual and Full Time Student. 2. In clause 5 (c) amendment of Associate Member to be replaced by category of Certified Practicing Case Manager Member. 3. In clause 5 (d) Life Member category of membership to be moved to clause 5 (f) and clause 5 (d) to include new category of membership, Associate Fellow Member. 4. Clause 5 (e) to be moved to clause 5 (g) and replaced with new category of membership, Fellow Member. 5. In clause 5 (h) amendment to the deeming provision of membership to CMSA. 6. In clause 7.5 amendment to incorporate new categories of membership pursuant to amended clauses 5 (a, c, d & e). 7. In clause 10 (b) amendment to number of Directors to convene a meeting. 8. In clause 10 (c) amendment to number of Directors to cancel or postpone a meeting. 11. In clause 24 (a) amendment to the required number of candidate votes for election to the Board. 12. In clause 25 (a) (ii) amendment to the number of days a member may nominate another member prior to an AGM. 13. In clause 28 (a) amendment to annual resignation of Directors. 14. In clause 28 (e) amendment to annual re-election of Directors. 15. In clause 29 (a) amendment to annual resignation and re-election of Directors. 16. In clause 29 (b) amendment to annual office of Director. 17. In clause 38 (a) amendment to Board members attendance status at meetings. 18. In clause 38 (b) amendment to record of Board member attendance status at meetings. 19. In clause 38 (d) amendment to record Board member attendance in minutes of meetings. 9. In clause 23 (a) amendment to number/composition of the Board. 10. In clause 23 (b) amendment to number of Directors of the Board.

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