[Centres] [Lifemember] Notice of AGM and Proposed Amended Constitution - WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Tue Apr 22 16:17:31 AEST 2025

Hi Jan and Olwen,

Have just found my response to your email Jan which I thought had gone to SO to be sent on to all addressees listed in the  initial email below .  As I’m a tad late, should I still send.??

Response to your email Jan:-

Thank you Jan, totally agree with your input and, as it would seem, this new 2024 Constitution was  passed at the Heads Of Agreement meeting on December 2024.  To my knowledge, this meeting was held after 2 Centres put forward the new 2024 Constitution which, when reading correspondence sent to Life Members, was instigated by the Working Group (WG) that, to my knowledge, does not appear in the RDA(NSW) Directory as like all other approved Committees or, some may call them ‘Groups’. 

As it would seem the said 2024 Constitution is a completely new Constitution passed at the aforementioned Heads of Agreement meeting, in my opinion, makes the 2024 Constitution a new document, having all Directors to stand down and, if the Centre Members ratify the said Constitution at the 2025 AGM then surely this means, that all current Directors can renominate at the 2025 AGM.

Below are 2 questions:-

1.	As noted in a past email, and to my understanding of this email, it would seem any person or group can instigate a Constitution that apparently does not need to be approved by the RDA(NSW) Board but, is this the way RDA(NSW) Centre Members wish to go?. 
2.	All approved RDA(NSW) Committees are noted in the RDA(NSW) Directory, why is it that the WG is not noted in the said RDA(NSW) Directory? 

Yours in RDA

Margaret Norman OAM

From: Lifemember <lifemember-bounces at rdansw.org.au> On Behalf Of jan pike
Sent: Wednesday, 16 April 2025 9:54 AM
To: Tracy.Lucas at rdansw.org.au
Cc: centres at rdansw.org.au; lifemember at rdansw.org.au
Subject: Re: [Lifemember] [Centres] Notice of AGM and Proposed Amended Constitution

Morning All,

I’m a tad confused if the new constitution has been adopted by the board,pending ratification by members, then terms of appointment surely begin anew. Under the 2018 SC I would agree that the directors cannot renominate as they have served two terms, however if the 2024 SC is now in place and all Directors are standing down under the Heads of Agreement then surely this means that anyone is able to nominate at the 2025 AGM.

Kind regards,

Jan Pike OAM PLY 

On 15 Apr 2025, at 6:38 pm, Tracy.Lucas at rdansw.org.au <mailto:Tracy.Lucas at rdansw.org.au>  wrote:

Good evening members,

Please also review the amended motion put forward for the AGM in regards to removing the 6 yrs of serving as a director from the proposed new constitution.

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From: Centres < <mailto:centres-bounces at rdansw.org.au> centres-bounces at rdansw.org.au> On Behalf Of  <mailto:stateoffice at rdansw.org.au> stateoffice at rdansw.org.au
Sent: Tuesday, 15 April 2025 5:12 PM
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Subject: [Centres] Notice of AGM and Proposed Amended Constitution

Dear Honorary Life Members and Member Centres 

Please find attached Notice of AGM 17 May, 2025 at Peppers Manor House including;

1.	Special Business- amendment to the constitution 
2.	Explanatory memorandum 
3.	Proxy form 

Also attached Proposed amended constitution with mark-up  and as a ‘clean’ document if accepted by the meeting. 

Any questions please email Sue Wilson email address Suzanne.wilson at rdansw.org.au <mailto:Suzanne.wilson at rdansw.org.au> 

Kind Regards

Lucy Pentony

Office Coordinator 

Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)

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(PO Box 710 Sydney Markets NSW 2129)

Ph: (02) 8736 1256

Email:  <mailto:stateoffice at rdansw.org.au> stateoffice at rdansw.org.au

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