9Federation’s constitution

9 Federation’s constitution

9 Federation’s constitution

(1) The Minister may, by notice published in the Gazette, declare a document prepared by or on behalf of the Minister to be the constitution of the federation.

(2) The document declared under subsection (1), as amended from time to time in accordance with this Act, is the constitution of the federation.

(3) The constitution may provide for the following matters:

(a) the admission of members of the federation,

(b) the procedures for conducting meetings and other business of the board or executive committee,

(c) the procedures for electing councillors to the executive committee,

(d) the terms and conditions of holding office as a member of the board or executive committee,

(e) the procedures for the conduct of elections of councillors and delegates.

(4) The constitution may contain an express restriction on, or a prohibition of, the federation’s exercise of any of its powers, but the exercise of a power by the federation is not invalid merely because it is contrary to the restriction or prohibition.

(5) This section does not limit the matters for which the constitution may provide.

s 9: Subst 2014 No 12, Sch 1 [1].