Queensland Bridge Association
Constitution

7. MEMBERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

1. The affairs of the QBA shall be managed by the Management Committee of the QBA comprising :-


1. The President as Chairman


2. The Vice President as Vice Chairman


3. The Executive Delegate (three positions)


4. Chairman, Finance as Treasurer


5. Chairman, Marketing and Promotions


6. Chairman, Tournament Committee


7. Other such Management members as may be decided upon from time to time by resolution at the Annual General Meeting;


1. The President shall be elected from among the delegates for one (1) year. Upon election the President shall cease to represent a member, such member shall be entitled to appoint another delegate. The President may be elected for an immediate consecutive term without being a delegate or without being required to become a delegate prior to further election;


2. The Vice President shall remain a delegate;


3. The three Executive delegates shall remain delegates and have full voting rights.


4. The Chairman, Finance shall remain a delegate.


5. The Chairman, Marketing and Promotions shall remain a delegate.


6. The Chairman, Tournament Committee shall remain a delegate.


7. The Manager shall be appointed by the Management. Upon appointment the Manager shall not be a delegate and shall not have voting rights. The Management shall determine a yearly salary to be paid to the Manager. The Management may appoint and remove the Manager from office at any time. If a vacancy happens in the office of Manager the Management Committee must appoint a Manager within three (3) months after the vacancy happens.


8. At the Annual General Meeting of the QBA, all the members of the Management for the time being shall retire from office but shall be eligible upon nomination for re-election;


9. The election of officers and other members of the Management shall take place in the following manner :-


1. Any two delegates of the QBA shall be at liberty to nominate any other delegate to serve as an officer or other member of the Management;


2. The nomination, which shall be in writing and signed by the delegate and his proposer and seconder, shall be lodged with the Manager at least 28 days (twenty-eight) before the Annual General Meeting at which the election is to take place;


3. A list of candidates' names in alphabetical order, with the proposers' and seconders' names, shall be made available for inspection by members and delegates at least 21 (twenty-one) days immediately preceding the Annual General Meeting;


4. Balloting lists shall be prepared (if necessary) containing the names of the candidates in alphabetical order, and each delegate present at the Annual General Meeting shall be entitled to vote for any number of such candidates not exceeding the number of vacancies;


5. Should, at the closure date for nominations there be insufficient nominations, positions may be filled by the newly elected Management Committee after the AGM.

8.

1. Any member of the Management Committee may resign from membership of the Management Committee at any time by giving notice in writing to the Manager but such resignation shall take effect at the time such notice is received by the Manager unless a later date is specified in the notice when it shall take effect on that later date.


1. A delegate shall be appointed by a Member and shall remain a delegate until another delegate has been appointed in his place or stead. The Member shall from time to time give notice in writing to the QBA of the name and address of each person appointed as their delegate.


2. In the event of a Member desiring to alter a delegate by substituting a new delegate (hereinafter called "the substituted delegate") notice of such alteration shall be given to the Manager of the QBA at least 7 days (seven) before any meeting at which the substituted delegate is required to attend. Failure to give such notice shall invalidate any business transacted by such substituted delegate at the meeting before which the said notice is required to have been given.

9. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.

Any member of the Management Committee may be removed from office by resolution passed at a General Meeting of Council by a three-forths majority where that member shall be given the opportunity to fully present his case. Grounds for removal include but are not restricted to failing to attend any three out of five consecutive Council Meetings without having been given leave of absence by the Council or such member becomes physically or mentally incapacitated.

10. VACANCIES ON MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

1. The Management shall have power at any time to appoint any delegate of the QBA to fill any casual vacancy on the Management Committee until the next Annual General Meeting;


2. The continuing delegates of the Management Committee may act notwithstanding any casual vacancy in the Management Committee, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Rules as the necessary quorum of the Management Committee, the continuing delegate or delegates may act for the purpose of increasing the number of delegates of the Management Committee to quorum number of summoning a General Meeting of the QBA, but for no other purpose.