Online courses for not for profits

Course Features

Lessons 133
Quizzes 0
Assignments 0
Discussions 0
Access 1096 Days
Students 49
Certificates No

What is the course about?

This course is designed to assist non-profit organisations who need to review/amend/modify or replace their constitution. This course will explore the template constitution and its supporting manual in detail to help you develop a constitution that doesn’t just comply with the act, but also helps you get on with the work you do by ensuring you aren’t distracted by situations similar to those you may have had in the past!

Why is it important?

Not for profits in WA have to comply with the new Associations Incorporations Act 2015 (WA). Your new constitution can help you guard against those power plays and challenges that can be difficult to manage in a non-profit organisation. This course helps you consider some of those scenarios and suggests some ways to build clauses to reduce your risks and adopt best practice.

Who benefits and how?

1. Board sub-committees reviewing the constitution will more capable recommend changes after learning about the rationale behind clauses in the model constitution, finding out which clauses that are mandatory or optional, and where to seek further advice

2. Volunteers will be comfortable helping out knowing that you are taking care of them by demonstrating your commitment to risk and occupational health and safety. This course helps you consider some of those scenarios and suggests some ways to build clauses to reduce your risks.

3. Sponsors and Funders will be more inclined to invest knowing you have taken proactive steps to be legally compliant with the new act and putting best practice governance processes in place.

Over 130-course units.

The structure makes it easy to review the questions I'm unsure about. Well worth the $79

Introduction to the development of the template constitution
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Purpose of the Linkwest Template Constitution

2 minutes
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Preliminary Questions

1 minutes

Adopting or Adapting the Template Constitution
lesson

Using the Template Constitution

1 minutes
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Guide to the Template Constitution

2 minutes
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Comparing To Your Current Constitution

2 minutes

1 - 3: Preliminary Clauses
lesson

Clause 1. Name

1 minutes
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Clause 2. Type of entity

1 minutes
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Clause 3. Definitions

2 minutes
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Clause 3 (g) (t) (y) (OO, PP, QQ)

4 minutes
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Clause 3.1. Relationship between Constitution and Associations Act

1 minutes
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Clause 3.2. Interpretation

1 minutes

4 - 6: [Charitable] Object, Purposes and Powers
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Clause 4. Object And Purposes

2 minutes
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Clause 5. Powers

2 minutes
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Clause 6. Not-for-profit

2 minutes

7 - 12: Members – Membership Requirements
lesson

Clause 7. Number, qualifications and liability of members & Clause 7.1 Number

2 minutes
lesson

Clause 7.2. Qualifications

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 7.3. Liability

1 minutes
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Clause 8. Becoming a member & Clause 8.1. Application

2 minutes
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Clause 8.2. Consideration of membership application

2 minutes
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Clause 9. Members register & Clause 9.1. Content of members register

2 minutes
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Clause 9.2. Inspection and copying of members register

2 minutes
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Clause 9.3. Prohibited use of information on members register

1 minutes
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Clause 10. Classes of members

1 minutes
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Clause 10.1. Considerations for classes of members

1 minutes
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Clause 11. Membership fees and Clause 11.1 Entrance fee and Clause 11.2 Annual membership fee

1 minutes
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Clause 12.2. Resignation of member

1 minutes
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Clause 12.3. Suspension or expulsion of member & Clause 12.3. Considerations for Suspension or expulsion of member

1 minutes
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Clause 12.4. After suspension of member

1 minutes
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Clause 12.5. Member’s right of appeal against suspension or expulsion

1 minutes
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Clause 12.6. Reinstatement of member

1 minutes

13 - 14: Annual General and Special General Meetings
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Clause 13. General meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14. Annual general meeting and Clause 14.1. Purpose of annual general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14.2. Date, time and place of annual general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14.3. Financial statements and reports and annual general meetings

1 minutes
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Clause 14.4. Holding annual general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14.5. Special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14.6. Calling annual general meeting or special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14.7. Members call for annual general meeting or special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14.8. Failure to hold annual general meeting or special general meeting requested by members

1 minutes
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Clause 14.9. Quorum at annual general meeting or special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14.10. Notice of, and motions at, annual general meeting or a special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 14.11. Using technology to hold annual general meeting or special general meeting

2 minutes
lesson

Clause 14.12. Conducting annual general meeting or special general meeting

2 minutes

15 - 16: Annual General and Special General Meetings - Resolutions
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Clause 15. Ordinary (BP) and special resolutions & Clause 15.1. Definitions

2 minutes
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Clause 15.2. Notice of special resolution

1 minutes
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Clause 16. Members circular resolutions

2 minutes

17 - 18: Annual General and Special General Meetings - Voting
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Clause 17.2. Entitlement to vote at annual general meeting and special general meeting

2 minutes
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Clause 17.3. Challenge to member’s right to vote at annual general meeting and special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 17.4. Organisational members and organisational representatives – voting at annual general meeting and special general meeting

2 minutes
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Clause 17.5. Voting procedure at annual general meeting and special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 17.6. When and how a vote in writing shall be held at annual general meeting and special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 18. Proxies at annual general meeting and special general meeting

2 minutes
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Clause 18.2. Determining whether ordinary resolution carried at annual general meeting and special general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 18.3. Poll at annual general meeting and special general meeting

1 minutes

19 - 24: Board and Directors
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Clause 19, 19.1 and 19.2. Board role and powers

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 20. Number of directors, composition and qualifications & Clause 20.1. Number of directors on board

1 minutes
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Clause 20.2. Composition of board

2 minutes
lesson

Clause 20.3. Qualifications of directors

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 21. Directors duties & Clause 21.1. General directors duties

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 21.2. Directors conflict of interest

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 22. Appointment of directors & Clause 22.1. Nomination for appointment as directors

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 22.2. Methods

1 minutes
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Clause 22.3. Election of directors at an annual general meeting

1 minutes
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Clause 22.4. Appointment of directors by board to fill a casual vacancy

2 minutes
lesson

Clause 22.5. Term of office

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 23.2. Removal

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 23.3. Assets and records of director who ceases to be a director

1 minutes
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Clause 24. Officeholders & Clause 24.1. Election of officeholders by board

1 minutes
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Clause 24.2. Chairperson

1 minutes
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Clause 24.3. Secretary

1 minutes
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Clause 24.4. Treasurer

1 minutes
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Clause 24.5. Record of officeholders

1 minutes

25 - 27: Board Meetings
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Clause 25. Calling and conducting board meetings & Clause 25.1. Calling board meetings

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 25.2. Notice

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 25.3. Using technology to hold board meetings

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 25.4. Conducting board meeting

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 25.5. Quorum for board meeting

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 26. Board resolutions

1 minutes
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Clause 26.1. Voting

1 minutes
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Clause 26.2. Board circular resolutions

1 minutes
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Clause 27 Remuneration of directors; Clause 27.1. Travelling and other expenses & Clause 27.2. No other remuneration

2 minutes

28: Subcommittees and Other Delegation
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Clause 28. Subcommittees and delegations & Clause 28.1. Establishment

1 minutes
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Clause 28.2. Delegation

1 minutes
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Clause 28.3. Delegation to others

1 minutes

29 - 30: Finances
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Clause 29. Payment of income or property to members; Clause 29.1. Not permitted & Clause 29.2. Permitted payments

1 minutes
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Clause 30. Funds and Clause 30.1. Source of funds

1 minutes
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Clause 30.2. Control of funds

1 minutes
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Clause 30.3. Financial records

1 minutes

31: Binding the Association
lesson

Clause 31. Use of common seal

1 minutes

32 - 33: Minutes, Books and Records
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Clause 32. Minutes & Clause 32.1. Taking of minutes

1 minutes
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Clause 32.3. Inspection of minutes

1 minutes
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Clause 33. Records, & Clause 33.1. Inspecting record of officeholders

1 minutes
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Clause 33.2. Custody of association’s books

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 33.3. Inspecting association’s books

1 minutes
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Clause 33.4. Prohibition on use of information in association’s books and record of officeholders

1 minutes
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Clause 33.5. Returning the association’s books

1 minutes

34 - 36: Disputes
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Clause 34. Disputes arising under constitution

1 minutes
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Clause 35. Mediation

1 minutes
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Clause 36. Inability to resolve dispute

1 minutes

37 - 38: Service of Notices
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Clause 37. Legal requirements

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 38. Service on members

1 minutes

39 - 41: Indemnity and Insurance
lesson

Clause 39 to 41. Indemnity; Director’s insurance and Insurance covering workers, contractors, volunteers and visitors

1 minutes

42 - 43: Occupational Safety and Health
lesson

Clause 42 Safe and healthy working environment & Clause 43. Occupational Safety and Health obligations

1 minutes

44 - 45: Constitution and By-Laws
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Clause 44. Constitution & Clause 44.1. Binding

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 44.2. Amendment

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 44.3. Copies

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 45. By-laws & Clause 45.1. Power and purpose

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 45.2. Not of constitution and not required to be lodged

1 minutes

46 - 48: Winding up, Cancellation and Distribution of Surplus Property
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Clause 46. Cessation of activities, winding up and cancellation of incorporation

1 minutes
lesson

Clause 47. Surplus assets not to be distributed to members

1 minutes
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Clause 48. Distribution of surplus assets

1 minutes

Reducing Penalty risks in the new Act
lesson

Introduction

Preview

1 minutes
lesson

Changing/updating the Constitution

Preview

3 minutes
lesson

New Member Joins

2 minutes
lesson

Members Change

1 minutes
lesson

Member requests copy of constitution

1 minutes
lesson

Member requests copy of members register

3 minutes
lesson

Member requests copy of record of officeholders

1 minutes
lesson

Commissioner May Request Copies of Records/Reports

3 minutes
lesson

Board Member (Director) Changes/Nominations

3 minutes
lesson

Director Resignation

1 minutes
lesson

Participating in Meetings: Conflicts

1 minutes
lesson

Voting in Meetings

1 minutes
lesson

Director Mindset/Actions

2 minutes
lesson

Holding an annual general meeting

1 minutes
lesson

Preparing the association’s financial statements

2 minutes
lesson

Tier 1 Financial Statements

1 minutes
lesson

Audit of the Association’s Financial Statements

1 minutes
lesson

Appointment/resignation/removal of auditor

1 minutes
lesson

Winding up/changing structure

1 minutes
lesson

Association changes its address

1 minutes
lesson

Making a false declaration

1 minutes

Conclusion
lesson

Conclusion

1 minutes

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Legislative and Good Practice Constitutional Changes for WA Associations

Course Features

Making Your Constitution Work For You

Legislative and Good Practice Constitutional Changes for WA Associations

Not for profit organisations in WA have three years from 1st July 2016 to comply with the new legislation.

Introduction to the development of the template constitution

Adopting or Adapting the Template Constitution

1 - 3: Preliminary Clauses

4 - 6: [Charitable] Object, Purposes and Powers

7 - 12: Members – Membership Requirements

13 - 14: Annual General and Special General Meetings

15 - 16: Annual General and Special General Meetings - Resolutions

17 - 18: Annual General and Special General Meetings - Voting

19 - 24: Board and Directors

25 - 27: Board Meetings

28: Subcommittees and Other Delegation

29 - 30: Finances

31: Binding the Association

32 - 33: Minutes, Books and Records

34 - 36: Disputes

37 - 38: Service of Notices

39 - 41: Indemnity and Insurance

42 - 43: Occupational Safety and Health

44 - 45: Constitution and By-Laws

46 - 48: Winding up, Cancellation and Distribution of Surplus Property

Reducing Penalty risks in the new Act

Conclusion

(PRIMARY)

Dominic Cudmore

Natalie Bramble

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Legislative and Good Practice Constitutional Changes for WA Associations

Course Features

Making Your Constitution Work For You

Legislative and Good Practice Constitutional Changes for WA Associations

Not for profit organisations in WA have three years from 1st July 2016 to comply with the new legislation.

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Introduction to the development of the template constitution

Adopting or Adapting the Template Constitution

1 - 3: Preliminary Clauses

4 - 6: [Charitable] Object, Purposes and Powers

7 - 12: Members – Membership Requirements

13 - 14: Annual General and Special General Meetings

15 - 16: Annual General and Special General Meetings - Resolutions

17 - 18: Annual General and Special General Meetings - Voting

19 - 24: Board and Directors

25 - 27: Board Meetings

28: Subcommittees and Other Delegation

29 - 30: Finances

31: Binding the Association

32 - 33: Minutes, Books and Records

34 - 36: Disputes

37 - 38: Service of Notices

39 - 41: Indemnity and Insurance

42 - 43: Occupational Safety and Health

44 - 45: Constitution and By-Laws

46 - 48: Winding up, Cancellation and Distribution of Surplus Property

Reducing Penalty risks in the new Act

Conclusion