CMSA Constitution and By-laws

Constitution of the Case Management Society of Australia and New Zealand Limited (CMSA)

not vote nor hold office. Level 7 Corporate Members may appoint one nominee who, on its behalf, may vote and hold office and up to ninety nine further nominees who may not vote nor hold office.

(c) There will a class of Members known as Affiliate Members with four sub- categories, Certified Practising Case Manager, Certified Case Manager (Non Practising), Associate Fellow and Fellow. This class of Members are people who have applied in the correct form and whose applications have been approved by the Board under rule 4 ('Membership') and may vote or hold office. (d) There will be a class of Members known as Life Members . Life Members are people whom the Board decides have given such good service to CMSA, or to case management, that they should be invited to accept life membership and who accept. Life Members may vote and hold office. (e) The Board may determine and admit different classes of Members. The Board may vary or cancel the rights of Members in any class. (f) Any person who is a Member under the Rules of the CMSA will be deemed to be a Member of the CMSA pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Constitution of the CMSA. (a) The Board may from time to time prescribe an Annual Subscription for any class of Members other than Life Members and the terms of payment of such Annual Subscriptions. If an Annual Subscription has been set for a particular class of Members, each Member of that class must pay the Annual Subscription. (b) The Board may in its absolute discretion vary the amount of any Annual Subscriptions and may determine that a different amount is payable by different classes of Members. Subscription

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Cessation of Membership

7.1

Resignation

A Member may resign from CMSA by giving one month's notice in writing to the Board. The Board may consent to a shorter notice period.

7.2

Arrears of Subscriptions

If any Member:

(a) fails to pay the Annual Subscription within 60 days of its due date and receives notice from the CMSA to pay it within 7 days; and (b) the member in default fails to so pay the Board may debar the member from the privileges and incidents of membership and until all arrears are paid the member shall not be allowed to vote, hold office, nominate office bearers or intending members, sign a requisition for a motion or propose or second a motion.

7.3

Failure to pay Annual Subscription

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