[Linux-aus] How the council breached their constitution - membersregister request section 7

[Colin Fee]

On Mon, 19 Dec 2022 at 08:52, Mark Foster via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> I agree Marcus's request seems particularly vexatious in terms of the way
> he's communicating with us here.
> However before everyone else gets up-in-arms:
>
> - The Constitution is published at
> https://linux.org.au/about-us/constitution/
> - You joined Linux Australia therefore you have agreed to abide by the
> constitution; if elements here are a surprise then you have noone to blame
> but yourself for signing up without reading and considering the
> ramifications of it first.
>
Interestingly I never consciously joined Linux Australia. My membership
came about when Linux Victoria was subsumed into LA.


> Here's Section 7 in full:
> 7. Register of members
>
> ....
>
> I also assume there's a process for proposing updates to the constitution.
> Perhaps other members could advise the rationale behind the structure of
> Section 7 and provide guidance on whether a change is feasible, if members
> are concerned then they'll be able to propose an amendment and see it
> passed by vote at an AGM.
>
>
> Section 7 is an almost direct copy from the NSW Incorporated associations
model rules, from a previous version I suspect.

-- 
Colin Fee
tfeccles at gmail.com
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