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P a g e
Constitution of the Case Management Society
of Australia and New Zealand Limited (CMSA)
1.
Definitions
The following definitions apply in this Constitution unless the context requires otherwise:
Annual General Meeting
means the first general meeting held by CMSA in each financial
year under rule 10 ('General Meetings').
Annual Subscription
means any annual subscription fees set by the Board under rule 6
('Subscription').
ASIC
means the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Chair
means the person appointed by the Board under rule 29 to chair meetings
('Appointment of Office Bearers').
CMSA
means the Case Management Society of Australia and New Zealand Limited ACN 130
205 284
Corporations Act
means the
Corporations Act 2001
(Cth) and the Corporations
Regulations.
Director
means a person appointed or elected to the office of director of CMSA in accordance
with this Constitution.
Duties of the Officer
, for the purposes of rule 53 ('Indemnity of Officers, Insurance and
Access'), includes, in any particular case where the Board considers it appropriate, duties
arising by reason of the appointment, nomination or secondment in any capacity of an officer
by CMSA.
Eligible Person
means a person eligible to be appointed as a Director in accordance with rule
25 ('Persons Eligible for Appointment to the Board').
Executive Officer
means the Chief Executive Officer appointed by the Board under rule 32
('Appointment of Chief Executive Officer').
Law
means any statute, regulation, order, rule, subordinate legislation or other document
enforceable under any statute, regulation, rule or subordinate legislation.
Liability
means, for the purposes of rule 53 ('Indemnity of Officers, Insurance and Access'),
all costs, charges, losses, damages, expenses, penalties and liabilities of any kind including,
in particular, legal costs incurred in defending any proceedings (whether
criminal, civil, administrative or judicial) or appearing before any court, tribunal, government
authority or other body.
Licence
means any licence granted to CMSA by the Australian Securities and Investments
Commission (previously the Australian Securities Commission), pursuant to which CMSA is
entitled to omit the word 'Limited' from its name, and includes any modification of it and any
licence substituted for it.
Member
means a member of CMSA in accordance with the Corporations Act.
Member Present
means, in connection with a meeting, the Member present at the venue or
venues for the meeting, in person or by proxy, by attorney or, where the Member is a body
corporate, by representative.
Members' Register
means the register of Members which must be kept under rule 9