- What are an association’s rules or constitution?
- Does your organisation use its own rules, or the 'model rules' or 'replaceable rules'?
- Victoria and NSW: Draft your own rules or constitution with our self-help tool
- How to make changes to your rules or constitution
- More information
- the aims or purposes of the association
- how the members of the association are admitted
- the rights and obligations of members
- how the office holders and other members of the governing body are elected or appointed
- how general meetings of members and meetings of the governing body are convened and conducted
- how the association is, in broad terms, to be governed, and
- what will happen to the association's assets if it is wound up
Tip
Just because your rules say 'model rules' at the top doesn't mean they are still the model rules - many associations who started with the model rules have made changes to the model rules over time (but may not have changed the document title).
- educating you on certain required or recommended clauses and why,
- adding clauses that promote good governance, and
- including clauses for associations that are eligible for tax exemptions or concessions
- what is a constitution and is this the same as 'rules' or 'articles'?
- why would your association need to change its constitution?
- how does your association change its rules?
- what issues should you to look out for before changing your rules?
