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P a g e
Constitution of the Case Management
Society of Australia Limited (CMSA)
1.
Definitions continued
Officer
means, for the purposes of rule 53 ('Indemnity of Officers, Insurance and Access'), a
Director or secretary, executive officer or employee, or a person appointed as a trustee by,
or acting as a trustee at the request of, CMSA, and includes a former officer.
Person
and words importing persons means any person including partnerships, associations
and bodies corporate, unincorporated bodies and all other entities or associations
recognised by Law as well as individuals.
Secretary
means the secretary appointed by the Board under rule 33 ('Appointment of
Secretary').
Seal
means any common seal or duplicate common seal of CMSA.
Tax Act
means the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1997
(Cth).
To the Relevant Extent
means, for the purposes of rule 53 ('Indemnity of Officers,
Insurance and Access'):
(a)
to the extent CMSA is not precluded by Law from doing so;
(b)
to the extent and for the amount that the Officer is not otherwise entitled to be
indemnified and is not actually indemnified by another person (including, but without
limitation, a subsidiary or an insurer under any insurance policy); and
(c)
where the liability is incurred in or arising out of the conduct of the business of
another corporation or in the discharge of the duties of the Officer in relation to
another corporation, to the extent and for the amount that the Officer is not entitled to
be indemnified and is not actually indemnified out of the assets of that corporation.
Vice- Chair
means the Vice- Chair appointed by the Board under rule 29 ('Appointment of
Office Bearers').
PURPOSE AND AIMS
2.
Purpose and Aims
CMSA was established for the purpose of promote, advance and encourage the practice of
case management. CMSA aims to achieve its purpose by:
(a)
providing an environment and/or supporting forums that, inter alia:
(i)
promote, advance and encourage the practice of case management;
(ii)
promote the professionalism and science of the practice of case
management;
(iii)
provide a national forum for, and assist in unifying the common interests of
professionals actively engaged in case management;
(iv)
educate its members, health care delivery organisations, health funds and
the general public in the advancement and improvement of quality health
care, professionalism, cost/benefit effectiveness and health benefits of case
management;
