On the 24th of February the Chair of NASAA Organic, Tim Marshall, wrote to you advising of the proposed timeline and process to undertake the review, including the opportunities for member consultation.
With all best intentions to complete the full review before a Special General Meeting proposed to be held in August 2023, the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC) have now extended the timeframes, ensuring sufficient time for full Member consultation.
The CRC have identified relevant constitutional clauses that need possible change following a Governance review of NASAA’s procedures in 2022, including unsuccessful motions that were put forward at 2020-2022 AGM’s. The CRC believes that revisiting these motions is an important consideration in acknowledging the issue they were drafted to address.
We would also like to invite you to consider your experiences as a member in other organisations and provide input into Constitutional changes you believe would benefit our organisation and membership.
Please find attached the Proposed Amendments NASAA Constitution Paper outlining the identified issues and options for amendment. We are inviting you, as our valued member, to provide feedback and input for additional issues and recommendations.
NOTIFICATION OF AMMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION REVIEW PROCESS:
It was envisioned that we would have undertaken the distribution of the Proposed Amendments for the NASAA Constitution Paper by June 2023, however in amending the process to ensure full membership input and discussion can take place, the following process will now be adopted:
- Distribution of a Proposed Amendments NASAA Constitution Paper outlining the identified issues and options for amendment (3 August 2023). Membership feedback to be provided by 28 August 2023.
- Hosting of an online forum for Membership discussions (31 August 2023).
- Legal review and drafting of Amendments for final consideration (September-October 2023).
- AGM Meeting package (including Final Proposed Amendments) distributed to Membership (27 October 2023).
- Constitutional Amendment Membership Discussion Forum (associated with AGM 22 Nov 2023).
- Special General Meeting for vote on Constitutional Amendments (First Quarter 2024).
Please return the Proposed Amendments NASAA Constitution Paper feedback form by 28 August 2023 to Alexandra Mitchell, General Manager NASAA Organic on Alex.Mitchell@nasaa.com.au or by post to:
ATTN: Alex Mitchell
NASAA ORGANIC
PO Box 768, Stirling SA 5152
I look forward to engaging with you all through this process.