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WIA AGM to be held on 13 May 2023
Date : 16 / 04 / 2023
Author : Peter Clee - VK8ZZ
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the WIRELESS INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
BUSINESS
1. To receive and consider the Annual Financial Statements, Directors Report and Independent Auditors report for the year ended 31 December 2022
2. To confirm the results of the election of Directors
3. To consider a Special Resolution to amend a typographical error in the Constitution of the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA).
This typographical error was picked up at the Annual General Meeting held in May 2022.
The amendment to be as follows:-
That this meeting amends Clause 5.4 (e) of the constitution of the WIA that currently says
“(e) is expelled under clause 5.6; or”
To read
“(e) is expelled under clause 5.7; or”
see the links to a copy of the current constitution and the proposed amended constitution below.
4. To consider a Special Resolution to bestow Honorary Life Membership on Peter Young VK3MV.
The constitution of the Wireless institute of Australia at Clause 5.3 (b) states that:-
“The Board may in consideration of special services rendered to the Institute or Amateur Radio
by a Member nominate the Member as an Honorary Life Member of the Institute.
If the nomination is approved by a majority of the Members at a General Meeting entitled to vote at the meeting,
the nominated Member shall be elected an Honorary Life Member.
Any Honorary Life Member shall enjoy all the rights and privileges and be bound by the Constitution of the Institute
as from time to time in force.”
Motion to be put is :-
“That this Meeting of the Wireless Institute of Australia approve that Peter Young VK3MV
be elected as an Honorary Life Member of this Institute”
5. To transact any other business that may be brought before the meeting in accordance with the Institutes Constitution
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Wireless Institute of Australia will be held on
Saturday 13th May 2023 at 10.30am Australian Eastern Standard Time.
The WIA Annual General Meeting will be be held at the ANNE HARDING CONFERENCE CENTRE,
Building 24 CANBERRA UNIVERSITY in BRUCE ACT and online.
The event will be a hybrid event held both online and in person on the day.
The event will also be streamed live on YouTube.
Registrations for the event will open next week.
By Order of the Board
Peter Clee VK8ZZ
Secretary of the Wireless Institute of Australia
1st April 2023
NOTE:
A member is entitled to appoint one proxy only who must be another Member,
and that proxy is entitled to vote on a show of hands or on a poll.
The Instrument of Proxy is downloadable from the WIA web site (Information about the WIA),
or upon written request to the National Office.
While non-members of The Wireless Institute of Australia are welcome to register to attend the
Annual General Meeting and Open Forum, only members are entitled to vote.
Members must be financial to register to join the meeting either in person or by video conferencing facilities.
Members and non-members must register in order to receive the streaming information to watch the internet streaming.
Section 250S of the Corporations Act provides that the chair of an AGM must allow reasonable opportunity
for the members as a whole at the meeting to ask questions about or make comments on the management of the company.
OPEN FORUM:
Immediately following the Annual General Meeting an Open Forum will be conducted.
An additional detailed report will be submitted on behalf of the Board,
and the Institutes co-ordinators and those responsible for particular aspects of the Institutes activities
will be asked to submit a written report which will be available for those attending the forum.
Any major issues affecting each area of responsibility will be identified and the author of each
report who is present will be given the opportunity to briefly comment.
Members are encouraged to discuss any matter arising from any of the reports,
and to raise any other matter affecting Amateur Radio or the Institute.
This format will avoid any restriction arising from the requirement to give notice of business
to be formally raised at the AGM.
Related Files
Constitution as amended May 2018
https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2023/20230416-1/documents/WIA%20Constitution%20-%20as%20amended%20May%202018.pdf
WIA Constitution - as amended May 2018.pdf
Constitution as proposed May 2023
WIA Constitution - as proposed May 2023.pdf
https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2023/20230416-1/documents/WIA%20Constitution%20-%20as%20proposed%20May%202023.pdf
(Sourced from https://www.wia.org.au/newsevents/news/2023/20230416-1/index.php)
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