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Approved at August 2025 AGM
 
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|Text in ''italics'' has been added for our purposes including content from our previous rules of incorporation. Plain text is from the Companies Office's [https://isb.companiesoffice.govt.nz/constitutionbuilder/ Constitution Builder]. The help text in boxes is usually that provided by the Constitution Builder to explain requirements. Items in '''bold''' are defined terms.
==Common seal==
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#'''SCANZ''' will have a common seal that must be kept in the custody of a '''committee''' member or '''corporate officer''' as the '''committee''' may decide from time to time.
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==Common seal (optional section)==
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|Common seals are optional under the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. If your society decides to have a common seal, include this rule to provide clarity around how the seal is stored and used.
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#'''''SCANZ''''' will have a common seal that must be kept in the custody of ''a '''committee''' member or '''corporate officer''' as the '''committee''' may decide from time to time.''
#The common seal may be affixed to any document:
#The common seal may be affixed to any document:
##by resolution of the '''committee''', and must be countersigned by 2 '''officers''' or
##by resolution of the '''committee''', and must be countersigned by 2 '''committee''' '''officers''' and/or '''corporate officers''' or  
##by such other means as the '''committee''' may resolve from time to time.
##by such other means as the '''committee''' may resolve from time to time.


==Bylaws (optional section)==
==Bylaws ==
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|The Act expressly empowers societies to make bylaws if they choose. This rule is often found in society constitutions and enables a society's committee to deal with issues that do not need to be in a society constitution.
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#The '''committee''' from time to time may make and amend bylaws, and policies for the conduct and control of '''SCANZ''' activities and codes of conduct applicable to '''members''', but no such bylaws, policies or codes of conduct applicable to '''members''' shall be inconsistent with this '''constitution''', the '''Act''', regulations made under the '''Act''', or any other legislation.
#The '''committee''' from time to time may make and amend bylaws, and policies for the conduct and control of '''SCANZ''' activities and codes of conduct applicable to '''members''', but no such bylaws, policies or codes of conduct applicable to '''members''' shall be inconsistent with this '''constitution''', the '''Act''', regulations made under the '''Act''', or any other legislation.
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Latest revision as of 20:34, 15 August 2025

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Common seal

  1. SCANZ will have a common seal that must be kept in the custody of a committee member or corporate officer as the committee may decide from time to time.
  2. The common seal may be affixed to any document:
    1. by resolution of the committee, and must be countersigned by 2 committee officers and/or corporate officers or
    2. by such other means as the committee may resolve from time to time.

Bylaws

  1. The committee from time to time may make and amend bylaws, and policies for the conduct and control of SCANZ activities and codes of conduct applicable to members, but no such bylaws, policies or codes of conduct applicable to members shall be inconsistent with this constitution, the Act, regulations made under the Act, or any other legislation.