Committee

Committee

Committee composition

1. The committee will consist of 3 officers:
   1. the chair
   2. the vice-chair
   3. the secretary.

Functions of the committee

1. From the end of each annual general meeting until the end of the next, SCANZ shall be managed by, or under the direction or supervision of, the committee, in accordance with the Incorporated Societies Act 2022, any regulations made under that Act, and this constitution.

Powers of the committee

1. The committee has all the powers necessary for managing - and for directing and supervising the management of - the operation and affairs of SCANZ, subject to such modifications, exceptions, or limitations as are contained in the Act or in this constitution.
2. The committee has the power to appoint such officers and enter into contracts for services as are required to carry out the objects of SCANZ.

Sub-committees

1. The committee may appoint sub-committees consisting of such persons (whether or not subscribing members of SCANZ) and for such purposes as it thinks fit. Unless otherwise resolved by the committee -
   1. the quorum of every sub-committee is half the members of the sub-committee but not less than 2,
   2. no sub-committee shall have power to co-opt additional members,
   3. a sub-committee must not commit SCANZ to any financial expenditure without express authority from the committee, and
   4. a sub-committee must not further delegate any of its powers.

General matters: Committees

1. The committee and any sub-committee may act by resolution approved during a conference call using audio and/or audio-visual technology or through a written ballot conducted by email, electronic voting system, or post, and any such resolution shall be recorded in the minutes of the next committee or sub-committee meeting.
2. Other than as prescribed by the Act or this constitution, the committee or any sub-committee may regulate its proceedings as it thinks fit.