Adopted 14 December 2021
(vii)
(viii)
nomination and election of the member to host APF Biennial
Conference;
the admission of new members or changes to the status of existing
members;
(ix)
(x)
(xi)
appointing and removing officers;
appointing standing committees;
articulating the Forum’s vision and mission and determining the Forum’s
strategic priorities;
(xii) establishing corporate objectives and board policies;
(xiii) setting policy-making guidelines and formulating fundamental policy
principles and objectives;
(xiv) purchasing and selling of real estate;
(xv) ACJ References;
(xvi) moving a ‘no-confidence motion’ in the APF Governance Committee if
found to have not acted in accordance with good governance standards
and procedures and in accordance with this Constitution; and
(xvii) such other matters as the General Assembly determines from time to
time.
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Composition of the Governance Committee
(a)
The Governance Committee shall be constituted by a Chair, Deputy Chair and
at least 3 Forum councillors including:
(i)
(ii)
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the chairperson of the Forum councillors; and
such other Forum councillor appointed
biannually.
(b)
Governance Committee Members shall be elected for a term of 2 years,
renewable once only upon re-election.
(c)
The Forum Director and the Company Secretary may attend and participate at
the meetings by invitation of the chairperson.
(d)
Forum councillors who are not appointed to the Governance Committee may
request to attend any committee meeting, in consultation with the chairperson.
Appointment and criteria for appointment to the Governance Committee
(a)
Each ‘A’ member may nominate 1 individual nominee for appointment to the
Governance Committee.
(b)
The nominee must be a Forum Councillor;
(c)
The nominee must be a serving Commissioner or senior executive officer, or
equivalent, with at least 2 years remaining in their domestic tenure.
(d)
Nominees must meet established criteria: reflect the gender and regional
diversity of APF membership and have demonstrated an ability to act in the
best interests of the APF.
(e)
Election of Governance Committee Members shall be by sequential secret
ballots (one vote, one value) in the following order - Chair, Deputy Chair,
Member 1, Member 2 and Member 3.
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