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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Dear Board RDA(NSW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Thank you for providing, letter from HWL Ebsworth to Centre Members dated 24/07/20 by Christopher Conolly. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Tall Timbers Committee disputes this legal advice on the following; <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>1. Telephone conference (being 23rd July 2020) which is not in line with the board of directors indication of continual legal representation since 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>2. Scope of information being provided - being the review of 4 documents only, which we do not believe gives a true or complete picture of RDA(NSW) structure or organisation. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>3. This legal advice only discusses motions put forward by Tall Timbers. Where is the legal advice regarding the structure of RDA(NSW) which the board stated was all included together with the scope of legal advice they where seeking. </span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>4. Christopher Conolly statement <i>"<b>My understanding is</b> that each Accredited Centre operates as part of Riding for the Disabled (NSW). They are branches of the company not </i>seperate<i> legal entities or an </i>unicorporated<i> association" further "<b>IF </b>the motion refers...<b>" </b></i>This raises the question of completeness of information and basis of advice as to what is our current structure. </span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#222222;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>5. Motion 2 - he states that "<b><i>RDA(NSW) as the company cannot authorise or empower individuals to apply for an incorporated association as they have an ability to do this under the Associations Incorporated Act 2009" </i></b>which is confusing as to what RDA(NSW) current structure is. He goes further to state <i>"where the individuals involved in an Accredited Centre established an Incorporated Association, <b>that Incorporated Association may apply to RDA for membership.</b> This application <b>can be considered in accordance with clause 10 of the Constitution</b>" </i> This would on surface appear to sanction that individuals as Incorporated Associations can apply to RDA(NSW) for membership under constitution, which again is confusing as to what our current structure is and the future direction of our organisation as well as the basis of his recommendation to withdraw the motions</span><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Regards <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Tall Timbers Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Kerry Souter, Administrator<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><img width=93 height=71 style='width:.9666in;height:.7416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D6628F.B4C51AB0" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01D5FD32.6D79F940"></span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Riding for the Disabled Assoc NSW Tall Timbers Centre<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>125 Old Pitt Town Road Box Hill NSW 2765<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Phone: 9679 1246 Fax: 9679 0638<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>ABN 22 977 966 930<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="mailto:talltimbers@rdansw.org.au"><span style='color:blue'>talltimbers@rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.talltimbers.rdansw.org.au/"><span style='color:blue'>www.talltimbers.rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.facebook.com/RDATallTimbers"><span style='color:blue'>www.facebook.com/RDATallTimbers</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>