Principal Recommended Rule Changes

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• Principal Recommended Rule Changes

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Recommendation 1 Name Change

• The Committee be renamed The Governing
  Council
• Rationale
• To reflect its role as the governing body for the
  Society.

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Recommendation 2 Structure of the Governing
Council

• The Governing Council to comprise 6 regional
  representatives, 4 additional members (up to 2
  could be drawn from the Associate Membership, 1
  Lay person (from outside the profession) and the
  Chief Executive as ex officio.
• Rationale
• To ensure a balanced decision-making team
  represents its members and an outsider
  perspective will bring different dimensions to
  the decision-making table.

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Recommendation 3 The Governing Councils
Committee structure

• Members of The Governing Council be appointed
  to the Executive, Audit Committee, State Contract
  Committee, a National Nominations Committee,
  Membership Committee and any other Committee the
  Governing Council findings it needs from time to
  time.
• Rationale
• The Governing Council can better deal with
  key issues with committees reporting on
  specialist matters

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Recommendation 4 Rotation of Governing
Council Appointments

• That up to half the members of the Governing
  Council complete his/her term or put forward
  their name for re-election each year and in doing
  so introduce a two-year rotation cycle.
• Rationale
• To ensure a high degree intellectual capital
  and the Societys intelligence is retained on the
  Governing Council each year.

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Recommendation 5 Chief Executive

• The Chief Executive becomes ex-officio on The
  Governing Council and the Executive without
  voting power.
• Rationale
• To assist the Chief Executive in his/her role
  and to bring information to the table creating
  a no-surprise culture.

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Recommendation 5. Levies

• It is recommended that the call for a levy
  should be time-bound.
• Rationale
• Members need to know ahead of time of any
  such financial commitment they may have to meet.

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Recommendation 6. Special Resolution.

• The current Rules outline what a special
  resolution is.
• It is believed that this is unnecessary as
  such resolutions should fall under the Special
  Meeting requirements.
• Rationale
• Simplification within the Rules

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Recommendation 7. Notices.

• The option of sending notices by electronic
  mail be added.
• Rationale
• To ensure todays communications tools can be
  used as a way to communicate with members.

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Recommendation 8 Subject Matter Experts

• The Governing Council to have the power to
  appoint and to remunerate members to carry
  specified time-bound assignments when the members
  of the Governing Council seek work to be carried
  out on its behalf relevant to a specific area.
• Outcome
• Members of the Society with specialist skills
  or expertise can be remunerated for work carried
  out as set out in a terms of reference under
  contract to the Society.

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Rationale

• Members of the Society are more likely to be able
  to provide expert advise sought by the Society
  relating to rural health matters as opposed to
  people outside of the membership.
• People with the sought after knowledge are more
  likely to carry out the work if remunerated.
• In drawing on the expertise the Governing Council
  needs the authority to engage and remunerate such
  people for time-bound work once completed.