QWRC Constitution

QUEENSLAND WILDLIFE REHABILITATION COUNCIL

To direct, guide, and improve standards and outcomes of native wildlife rehabilitation and release, throughout Queensland.

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Table of Contents

• Definitions
• 1 Association Name
• 2 Mission Statement
• 3 Aims & Objectives
• 4 Function
• 5 Membership 
• 5.1 General Membership 
• 5.2 Appointment of QWRC Executive Council Members 
• 5.3 Selection and Appointment of Executive Council Members 
• 5.4 Vacancies - Council and Committee 
• 5.5 Re-appointment of the Council 
• 5.6 Responsibility of Members 
• 5.7 Exclusion and Expulsion of Councillors 
• 5.8 Pecuniary Interest 
• 6 Business Operations
• 6.1 General Meetings
• 6.2 Annual General Meeting
• 6.3 Extraordinary Meetings
• 6.4 Meeting Agenda
• 6.5 Quorum
• 6.6 Conduct of Meetings
• 6.7 Meeting Minutes
• 6.8 Voting
• 6.9 Correspondence
• 6.10 Confidentiality
• 6.11 Reporting Requirements
• 6.12 Reference Committees
• 6.13 Reviews
• 6.14 Common Seal
• 7 Funding and Assistance
• 7.1 Funding and Accounts
• 7.2 Documents
• 7.3 Financial Year
• 7.4 Sitting Fees
• 7.5 Travelling Expenses
• 7.6 Insurance
• 7.7 Distribution of Surplus Assets to another Entity
• 8 Privacy Statement
• Schedule 1 - QWRC Criteria for Representatives
• Schedule 2 - QWRC Regional Distribution
• Schedule 3 - QWRC Public Fund
• Appendix 1 QWRC Membership & Renewal Form: to view the appendix download a full version of the QWRC Constitution
• Appendix 2 QWRC Confidentiality Agreement
• Appendix 3 QWRC Nomination Form - QWRC District Representatives
• Appendix 4 Proxy Voting Form

Endorsed by OFT April 2016