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PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDED RULE CHANGES Recommendation 1: Name Change ‘The Committee’ be renamed ‘The Governing Council” Rationale: To reflect its role as the governing body for the Society. Recommendation 2: Structure of the Governing Council The Governing Council to comprise 6 regional representatives, 4 additional members (up to 2 could be drawn from the Associate Membership, 1 Lay person (from outside the profession) and the Chief Executive as ex officio. Rationale: To ensure a balanced decision-making team represents its members and an outsider perspective will bring different dimensions to the decision-making table. Recommendation 3: The Governing Council’s Committee structure Members of The Governing Council be appointed to the Executive, Audit Committee, State Contract Committee, a National Nominations Committee, Membership Committee and any other Committee the Governing Council findings it needs from time to time. Rationale: The Governing Council can better deal with key issues with committees reporting on specialist matters Recommendation 4: Rotation of Governing Council Appointments That up to half the members of the Governing Council complete his/her term or put forward their name for re-election each year and in doing so introduce a two-year rotation cycle. Rationale: To ensure a high degree intellectual capital and the Society’s intelligence is retained on the Governing Council each year. Recommendation 5: Chief Executive The Chief Executive becomes ex-officio on The Governing Council and the Executive without voting power. Rationale: To assist the Chief Executive in his/her role and to bring information to the table – creating a ‘no-surprise’ culture. Recommendation 5. Levies It is recommended that the call for a levy should be time-bound. Rationale: Members need to know ahead of time of any such financial commitment they may have to meet. Recommendation 6. Special Resolu