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{{ChapterInfo|SCANZ Draft Constitution handbook|4|Committee}}
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==Committee composition==
#The '''committee''' will consist of 3 '''officers''':
##the '''chair'''
##the '''vice-chair'''
##the '''secretary.'''

==Functions of the committee==
#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==
#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'''.
#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==
#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''' -
##the quorum of every sub-committee is half the members of the sub-committee but not less than 2,
##no sub-committee shall have power to co-opt additional members,
##a sub-committee must not commit '''SCANZ''' to any financial expenditure without express authority from the '''committee''', and
##a sub-committee must not further delegate any of its powers.

==General matters: Committees==
#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.
#Other than as prescribed by the '''Act''' or this '''constitution''', the '''committee''' or any sub-committee may regulate its proceedings as it thinks fit.