New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ROYAL INSTITUTE FOR DEAF AND BLIND CHILDREN ACT 1998 - SCHEDULE 1

SCHEDULE 1 – Provisions relating to directors

(Section 10)

1 Board

(1) The Board is to consist of no more than 15 directors who are members of the Institute.

(2) At the first meeting of the Board after the annual general meeting, the Board:

(a) is to elect one director to be President of the Board, and

(b) is to elect up to 4 directors to be Vice Presidents of the Board.

2 President and Vice Presidents

(1) Candidates for the position of President and for the positions of Vice President must be properly nominated in accordance with the by-laws.

(2) The Board may at any time remove a director from the office of President or Vice President.

(3) A person who is appointed as President or Vice President vacates that office if the person:

(a) is removed from that office by the Board, or

(b) resigns that office by notice in writing to the Board, or

(c) ceases to be a member, or

(d) ceases to be a director under clause 4.

3 Vacancy

(1) If the office of any director becomes vacant, a member may be appointed, subject to this Act, by the Board to fill the vacancy.

(2) If a person is appointed under subclause (1), that person:

(a) is to retire immediately before the following annual general meeting, and

(b) is eligible (if otherwise qualified) for re-election.

4 Retirement of directors

(1) At least one-third of the directors are to retire by rotation each year.

(2) In the event of a dispute under subclause (1), the Board is to determine by ballot which directors are to retire.

(3) Each director must retire no later than 3 years after being elected and may submit for re-election.

(4) Directors who retire are eligible (if otherwise qualified) for re-election.