Illawarra and South Coast Central Service Office Inc Constitution - Relevant Extracts

Section 4: Membership

4 The association is made up of 
 
4.1 AA Groups as voting members that 

a) have been active participants for 3 months in the Illawarra and South Coast by being listed in the association’s groups’ meeting list,
b) annually register their service representative (SR) and alternate service representative (ASR) with the association, and 

c) both may attend and speak at the general meetings, but each group has only one vote.

4.11 Criteria for service representatives and alternate  service representatives

a)    six (6) months physical abstinence from alcohol

b)    six (6) months physical abstinence from other drugs (other than during medical treatment) prior to appointment,

c)    bone fide home group member of the group for at least one month, and

d)    not a representative of any other eligible group in the association.

4.12 The appointing group  shall have an absolute right of withdrawal and recall of any of its service representatives.
 
4.13 A service representative and alternate service representative once appointed shall be deemed to continue to represent the appointing group until the name of another service representative is registered in their stead.
 
4.14 It is considered most desirable, that where practicable, each service representative shall only serve a term of three (3) years, without a break of at least twelve (12) months, or as determined by their group conscience.

4.2 Individual affiliate AA members

a) whose home groups are in the Illawarra and South Coast 
i. six 6) months physical abstinence from alcohol,
ii. six (6) months physical abstinence from other drugs (other than during medical treatment) prior to joining the association, and
iii. annually register as an affiliate AA member. 

b) Affiliate AA members may participate, speak at general meetings and the AGM, but do not have the right to vote, unless elected to the committee, where they will also be voting members .

18 Qualifications of committee

18.1 No committee member shall be appointed to any position unless they shall have and retain the qualification as set out in paragraph (18 3) hereof.

18.2 Any office bearer breaching any of these qualifications during his or her periods of office shall automatically forfeit his or her position as such office bearer.

18.3 That the qualification required for membership of the committee shall be
a) one (1) years physical abstinence from alcohol
b) six (6) months physical abstinence from other drugs, other than during medical treatment prior to joining the association
c) Bona fide membership of a participating Illawarra and South Coast AA group for at least six (6) months and
d) prior to attendance at least one (1) general meeting as service representative or Individual member.

18.4 It is considered essential that no office bearer referred to in the last preceding clause hereof, should hold any office in any other movement, body, association or institution which has for a main objective dealing with in any way with the problem of alcohol and / or other drugs, or for the providing of amelioration, treatment or amenities for persons affected by such problems.

18.5 The association may, from time to time, by ordinary resolution at a general meeting of the association change the number of committee people to be elected, provided the minimum number of committee members in clause (16.1) is not decreased.