awa b oa r d vot i n g
Represent Your
Industry in 2016
The AWA represents the interests of Australian manufacturers and
fabricators of residential and commercial window and door products
and their component suppliers.
T
he AWA is a co-operative run by its
members, large or small. Any member
can influence the direction of the
Association by nominating themselves for
the Board of Directors. Board members are
expected to commit to attend meetings,
take an active role in projects and subcommittees and to travel at their own
expense.
Nominations for 2016 will open in January
2016. Voting opens Tuesday, 2 February 2016
and closes Monday, 15 February 2016. Board
members will be announced at the Annual
General Meeting on Tuesday, 1 March 2016.
Composition of
Board of Directors
10.1 The Board of Directors shall appoint
a Board Nominating Committee to
ensure that the composition of the
Board of Directors is maintained in
accordance with these Rules.
10.2 The Board of Directors shall be
composed as follows:
(a) Eight shall be members who have
qualified for membership by virtue
of being Manufacturers;
• Two seats for North (NT, QLD).
(b) Two shall be members who have
qualified for membership by virtue
of being Suppliers;
• Three seats for South (SA, TAS, VIC).
(c) The Executive Director.
In 2016, there are five seats vacant:
How to Nominate
Nomination forms will be available on the
AWA website from Monday, 11 January 2016.
Nominations close on Monday, 1 February
2016. For more information, visit www.awa.
org.au or contact the national office on
p: 02 9498 2768 e: [email protected]
10.3 Further to composition of the Board
of Directors as provided for in Rule
10.2, a geographical balance must also
be maintained, namely by drawing a
representative number of directors
from Australia as follows:
(a) Northern Australia (QLD, NT)
(b) Southern Australia (VIC, SA, TAS)
(c) Western Australia (WA)
(d) Eastern Australia (NSW, ACT)
10.4 The Board of Directors may appoint
additional directors where it
considers that particular sector of the
membership may be disadvantaged
if they do not have representation
on the Board of Directors. The
appointment shall be for such
period and on such terms as the
Board considers appropriate in the
circumstances.
10.5 No two Board of Directors members
can belong to the same body
corporate, company, corporate group
or similar.
10.6 In the event that the Director
is not a natural person (such as
a body c orporate, company or
corporate group) then that Directors’
representative on the Board of
Directors must be the Chief Executive
or other Executive Director of that
Director.
If that representative is not available
to attend any meeting of the Board
of Directors, then the Director may
deputise another person to act as its
proxy, on the basis that the person:
(a) Is of sufficient seniority and
experience within the Director for
that person’s contribution to the
meeting to be of value; and
(b) Has the Director’s proxy to act
with the authority of the usual
representative.
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