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OUSV RulesBackground The Rules of OUSV have been developed by the Committee of the Society and are based on an amended version of the 'Model Rules' as defined in Part 5 of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 (the Act). This means that the Society has adopted its 'own rules' and these rules are designed to comply with the Act and address every aspect detailed in Schdule 1 of the Act - 'Matters to be provided for in the rules of an incorporated association'. Please note that presently OUSV is not an incorporated association. However, in 2020 the Committee voted to prepare a recommendation to members to incorporate OUSV and in 2023 at a general meeting the proposal was approved. In anticipation of this change, much work has been undertaken to prepare the Society through the adoption of formal rules and the redesign of most administrative and financial processes. The application for incorporation has been lodged and is awaiting approval from Consumer Affairs Victoria. Why is OUSV seeking to incorporate? For many years OUSV has operated essentially as a social group. However, the continuity of the Society has tended to depend on the goodwill of a few dedicated volunteers. Furthermore, the attendant administration has been undertaken according to the preferred method of the Committee and its members at the time, and has included a lot of time-consuming manual processes. Incorporation is therefore part of an overall strategy to strengthen OUSV with the following broad objectives.
OUSV Purpose and Rules The rules of OUSV have been approved by the Committee and by Members at the 2023 AGM. Further amendments were approved by Members at a Special General Meeting on 2nd August 2023. |
The Purposes of OUSV
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The full version of the OUSV Rules may be viewed through the link below. |