Secretary

The Secretary will work with staff to ensure all requirements are completed (see below). The  former term of Public Officer has been  replaced with the term Secretary.

Desirable Attributes:

The Secretary should:

• be organized
• have computer skills
• be a good communicator
• be able to keep confidential matters confidential.

The duties regarding Consumer Affairs Victoria (previously Public Officer) include:

• Notify Consumer Affairs of the Secretary appointment or a change of the Secretary’s details
• Notify Consumer Affairs of a change of the association’s registered address by lodging a Change of Association Details form. No fee is required.
• Within 1 month after the annual general meeting, lodge an Annual Statement and other required financial documents with the prescribed fee.
  
  • Obtain from Treasurer Annual Income and Expenditure Statement and Assets and Liability Statement
• Apply to Consumer Affairs for approval to alter your rules within 28 days after the alteration was passed by special resolution. An Application for Alteration of Rules or Purpose must be lodged with the prescribed fee.
• Apply to the Registrar for approval of a name change within 1 month after passing a special resolution. An Application for Change of Association Name must be lodged with the prescribed fee.
• Notify the Consumer Affairs of a special resolution in relation to wind up and distribution of the assets of the association.
• See www.consumer.vic.gov.au for forms and details of fees

Administrative roles include:

• Maintain committee records
• Manage Minutes of Committee meetings, including either recording the Minutes or ensuring the Minutes Secretary does so
• Develop meeting agendas in consultation with other Committee members and distribute prior to the meeting
• Be familiar with all current organisation documents
• Be responsible for ensuring that accurate and sufficient documentation exists to meet legal requirements
• Enable and authorise people to help with the Committee's business.  This includes signing a copy of the final approved Minutes and ensuring that the signed copy is maintained 
• Ensure that the records of the organisation are maintained as required by law and made available when required by authorised persons.  These records may include founding documents, lists of Committee members, Committee meeting Minutes, financial reports, and other official records 
• Ensure that official records are maintained of members of the organisation and Committee.  Ensure that these records are available when required for reports, elections, referenda, other votes, etc. 
• Provide an up-to-date copy of the Constitution and bylaws at all meetings.

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