i to encourage and develop professional communication;
ii to promote development of and interest in Manual Arts education;
iii to pursue professional development and excellence in Manual Arts / technology teaching.

(1) To take over the funds and other assets and liabilities of the present unincorporated association known as Industrial Technology and Design Teachers' Association.

(2) To subscribe to, become a member of and cooperate with any other association, club or organisation, whether incorporated or not, whose objects are altogether or in part similar to those of the Association provided that the Association shall not subscribe to or support with its funds any club, association or organisation which does not prohibit the distribution of its income and property among its members to an extent at least as great as that imposed on the Association under or by virtue of rule 28(10).

(3) In furtherance of the objects of the Association to buy, sell and deal in all kinds of articles, commodities and provisions, both liquid and solid, for the members of the Association or persons frequenting the Association's premises.

(4) To purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire and otherwise acquire any lands, building, easements or property, real and personal, and any rights or privileges which may be requisite for the purposes of, or capable of being conveniently used in connection with, any of the objects of the Association: Provided that in case the Association shall take or hold any property which may be subject to any trusts the Association shall only deal with the same in such manner as is allowed by law having regard to such trusts.

(5) To enter into any arrangements with any Government or Authority that are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects and the exercise of the powers of the Association; to obtain from any such Government or Authority any rights, privileges and concessions which the Association may think it desirable to obtain; and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such arrangements, rights, privileges and concessions.

(6) To appoint, employ, remove or suspend such managers, clerks, secretaries, servants, workmen and other persons as may be necessary or convenient for the purposes of the Association;

(7) To remunerate any person or body corporate for services rendered, or to be rendered, and whether by way of brokerage or otherwise in placing or assisting to place or guaranteeing the placing of any unsecured notes, debentures or other securities of the incorporated association, or in or about the incorporate association or promotion of the incorporated association or in the furtherance of its objects.

(8) To construct, improve, maintain, develop, work, manage, carry out, alter or control any houses, buildings, grounds, works or conveniences which may seem calculated directly or indirectly to advance the Association's interests, and to contribute to, subsidise or otherwise assist and take part in the construction, improvement, maintenance, development, working, management, carrying out, alteration or control thereof.

(9) To invest and deal with the money of the Association not immediately required in such manner as may from time to time be thought fit.

(10) To take, or otherwise acquire, and hold shares, debentures or other securities of any company or body corporate.

(11) In furtherance of the objects of the Association to lend and advance money or give credit to any person or body corporate; to guarantee and give guarantees or indemnities for the payment of money or the performance of contracts or obligations by any person or body corporate, and otherwise to assist any person or body corporate.

(12) To borrow or raise money either alone or jointly with any other person or legal entity in such manner as may be thought proper and whether upon fluctuating advance account or overdraft or otherwise to represent or secure any moneys and further advances borrowed or to be borrowed alone or with others as aforesaid by notes secured or unsecured, debentures or debenture stock perpetual or otherwise, or by mortgage, charge, lien or other security upon the whole or any part of the incorporated association's property or assets present or future and to purchase, redeem or pay-off any such securities.

(13) To draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, bills of lading and other negotiable or transferable instruments.

(14) In furtherance of the objects of the Association to sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property and rights of the Association.

(15) To take or hold any mortgages, liens or charges, to secure payment of the purchase price, or any unpaid balance of the purchase price, of any part of the Association's property of whatsoever kind sold by the Association, or any money due to the Association from purchasers and others.

(16) To take any gift or property whether subject to any special trust or not, for any one or more of the objects of the Association but subject always to the proviso in sub-rule (4).

(17) To take such steps by personal or written appeals, public meetings or otherwise, as may from time to time be deemed expedient for the purpose of procuring contributions to the funds of the Association, in the shape or donations, annual subscriptions or otherwise.

(18) To print and publish any newspapers, periodicals, books or leaflets that the Association may thank desirable for the promotion of its objects.

(19) In furtherance of the objects of the Association to amalgamate with any one or more incorporated associations having objects altogether or in part similar to those of the Association and which shall prohibit the distribution of its or their income and property among its or their members to an extent at least as great as that imposed upon the Association under or by virtue of rule 28(10).

(20) In furtherance of the objects of the Association to purchase or otherwise acquire and undertake all or any part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements of any one or more of the incorporated associations with which the Association is authorised to amalgamate.

(21) In furtherance of the objects of the Association to transfer all or any part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements of the Association to any one or more of the incorporated associations with which the Association is authorised to amalgamate.

(22) To make donations for patriotic, charitable or community purposes.

(23) To transact any lawful business in aid of the Commonwealth of Australia in the prosecution of any war in which the Commonwealth of Australia is engaged.

(24) To do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects and the exercise of the powers of the Association.

(a) Ordinary Members. Ordinary membership of the association is open to:

(i) Persons permanently or temporarily engaged in the teaching or lecturing of the Manual Arts / Technology curriculum.
(ii) Persons who qualified under clause (a) and who are engaged in other educational duties.
(iii) Persons who were members of this association and have retired from Manual Arts / Technology curriculum teaching.

(b) Associate Members. Associate membership of the association is open to persons concerned with the promotion and improvement of Manual Arts / technology education. Such membership must be approved by the Executive. Associate members shall not have voting rights.

(c) Honorary Life Members. Life members shall have rendered distinguished service to Manual Arts or the teaching of Manual Arts. A minimum of ten (10) years meritorious service to the Association and life membership can only be awarded on retirement or on leaving the service. The applicant must be nominated by, and seconded by two financial members, no later than 30 April. The decision about awarding life membership shall rest with the current executive. Life members shall not be required to pay any subscription.

(e) Institutional Members. An institution or corporation may become an institutional member. An institutional member may in any year in which its subscription is current nominate one person as its representative. This representative shall be admitted the same privileges of associate membership.

(2) The number of members in each class shall be unlimited.

5. (1) Every person who at the date of incorporation of the Association was a member of the unincorporated association and who on or before the day of incorporation agreed in writing to become a member of the Association shall be admitted by the Management Committee to the same class of membership of the Association as that member held in the unincorporated association, and shall not be required to pay any further subscription until the next due date for payment of that subscription.

(2) Every applicant for any class of membership of the Association (other than the members of the unincorporated Association referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be proposed by one member of the Association and seconded by another member. The application for membership shall be made in writing, signed by the applicant and his/her proposer and seconder and shall be in such form as the Management Committee from time to time prescribes.

(2) The membership fees for each class of membership shall be payable at such time and in such manner as the Management Committee shall from time to time determine.

(2) Any applicant who receives a majority of the votes of the members of the Management Committee present at the meeting at which such application is being considered shall be accepted as a member to the class of membership applied for.

(3) Upon the acceptance or rejection of an application for any class of membership the Secretary shall forthwith give the applicant notice in writing of such acceptance or rejection.

(2) If a member

(i) is convicted of an indictable offence; or
(ii) fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Rules; or
(iii) has membership fees in arrears for a period of two months or more; or
(iv) conducts himself in a manner considered to be injurious or prejudicial to the character or interests of the Association,

the Management Committee shall consider whether his/her membership shall be terminated.

(3) The member concerned shall be given a full and fair opportunity of presenting his/her case and if the Management Committee resolves to terminate his/her membership it shall instruct the Secretary to advise the member in writing accordingly.

(2) Upon receipt of notification of intention to appeal against rejection or termination of membership the Secretary shall convene, within three months of the date of receipt by him/her of such notice, a general meeting to determine the appeal. At any such meeting the applicant shall be given the opportunity to fully present their case and the Management Committee or those members thereof who rejected the application for membership or terminated the membership subsequently shall likewise have the opportunity of presenting its or their case. The appeal shall be determined by the vote of the members present at such meeting.

(3) Where a person whose application is rejected, does not appeal against the decision of the Management Committee within the time prescribed by these Rules or so appeals but the appeal is unsuccessful, the Secretary shall forthwith refund the among of any fee paid.

(2) Particulars shall also be entered into the Register of deaths, resignations, terminations and reinstatements of membership and any further particulars as the Management Committee or the members at any general meeting may require from time to time.

(3) The Register shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times by any member who previously applies to the Secretary for such inspection.

(2) At the annual general meeting of the Association, all the members of the Management Committee for the time being shall retire from office, but shall be eligible upon nomination for re-election.

(3) The election of officers and other members of the Management Committee shall take place in the following manner:

(a) Any two members of the Association shall be at liberty to nominate any other member to serve as an officer or other members of the Management Committee;
(b) The nomination, which shall be in writing and signed by the member and his/her proposer and seconder, shall be lodged with the Secretary at least fourteen days before the annual general meeting at which the election is to take place;
(c) A list of the candidates' names in alphabetical order, with the proposers' and seconders' names, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the office or usual place of meeting of the Association for at least seven days immediately preceding the annual general meeting;
(d) Balloting lists shall be prepared (if necessary) containing the names of the candidates in alphabetical order, and each member present at the annual general meeting shall be entitled to vote for any number of such candidates not exceeding the number of vacancies;
(e) Should, at the commencement of such meeting, there be an insufficient number of candidates nominated, nominations from the floor of the meeting.

(2) The continuing members of the Management Committee may act notwithstanding any casual vacancy in the Management Committee, but if and so long as their number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Rules as the necessary quorum of the Management Committee, the continuing member or members may act for the purpose of increasing the number of members of the Management Committee to that number or of summoning a general meeting of the Association, but for no other purpose.

(a) shall have the general control and management of the administration of the affairs, property and funds of the Association; and
(b) shall have authority to interpret the meaning of these Rules and any matter relating to the Association on which these Rules are silent.

(2) The Management Committee may exercise all the powers of the

(a) to borrow or raise or secure the payment of money in such manner as the members of the Association may think fit and secure the same or the payment or performance of any debt, liability, contract, guarantee or Other engagement incurred or to be entered into by the Association in any way and in particular by the issue of debentures, perpetual or otherwise, charged upon all or any of the Association's property, both present and future, and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such securities;
(b) to borrow money from members at a rate of interest not exceeding interest at the rate for the time being charged by bankers in Brisbane for overdrawn accounts on money lent, whether the term of the loan be short or long, and to mortgage or charge its property or any part thereof and to issue debentures and other securities, whether outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of the Association, and to provide and pay off any such securities; and
(c) to invest in such manner as the members of the Association may from time to time determine.

(2) A special meeting of the Management Committee shall be convened by the Secretary on the requisition in writing signed by not less than one-third of the members of the Management Committee, which requisition shall clearly state the reasons why such special meeting is being convened and the nature of the business to be transacted thereat.

(3) At every meeting of the Management Committee a simple majority of a number equal to the number of members elected and/or appointment to the Management Committee as at the close of the last general meeting of the members, shall constitute a quorum.

(4) Subject as previously provided in this rule, the Management Committee may meet together and regulate its proceedings as it thinks fit: Provided that questions arising at any meeting of the Management Committee shall be decided by a majority of votes and, in the case of equality of votes, the question shall be deemed to be decided in the negative.

(5) A member of the Management Committee shall not vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract with the Association in which he is interested, or any matter arising thereout, and if he/she does go vote his/her vote shall not be counted.

(6) Not less than fourteen days notice shall be given by the Secretary to members of the Management Committee of any special meeting of the Management Committee. Such notice shall clearly state the nature of the business to be discussed thereat.

(7) The President shall preside as Chairman at every meeting of the Management Committee, or if there is no President, or if at any meeting he is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Vice-President shall be Chairman or if the Vice-President is not present at the meeting then the members may choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting.

(8) If within half an hour from the time appointed for the commencement of a Management Committee meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the requisition of members of the Management Committee, shall lapse. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place, or to such other day and at such other time and place as the Management Committee may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting, the meeting shall lapse.

16. (1) The Management Committee may delegate any of its powers to a sub-committee consisting of such members of the Association as the Management Committee thinks fit. Any sub-committee so formed shall in the exercise of the powers so delegated conform to any regulations that may be imposed on it by the Management Committee.

(2) A sub-committee may elect a Chairman of its meetings. If no such Chairman is elected, or if at any meeting the Chairman is not present within ten minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the members present may choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting.

(3) A sub-committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and, in the case of an equality of votes, the question shall be deemed to be decided in the negative.

17. All acts done by any meeting of the Management Committee or of a sub-committee or by any person acting as a member of the Management Committee shall, notwithstanding that it is afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such member of the Management Committee or person acting as aforesaid, or that the members of the Management Committee or any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly appointed and was qualified to be a member of the Management Committee.

18. A resolution in writing signed by all the members of the Management Committee for the time being entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the Management Committee shall be as valid and effectual a meeting of the Management Committee duly convened and held. Any such resolution may consist of several documents in like form, each signed by one or more members of the Management Committee.