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   ON-LINE DOCUMENT: SOA CONSTITUTION - THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION PAGE

Clause 		Heading								Page

1	Preliminary - Explanation of Terms used					1

2	Company's Principal Purpose						3
	2a	Company's Principal Purpose
	2b	Income and Property

3	Membership								4
	3a	Members
	3b	Application for Membership
	3c	Approval of Membership
	3d	Fees payable by Members
	3e	Rights and privileges of Membership
	3f	Resignation or expulsion of Member and Member's right
		to challenge
	3g	Other grounds for cessation of Membership
	3h	Limited Liability
	3i	Members' guarantee

4	General Meetings							7
	4a	Annual General Meetings
	4b	Venue and conduct of general meetings
	4c	Deemed holding of Annual General Meeting
	4d	Calling of general meetings
	4e	Notice of general meetings
	4f	Contents of notice of general meetings
	4g	Omission to give notice

5	Proceedings at General Meeting						8
	5a	Business at annual general meeting
	5b	Quorum for general meeting
	5c	Member deemed to be present
	5d	No quorum
	5e	Chairperson of general meeting
	5f	Powers of chairperson and deputy chairperson
	5g	Adjournment of general meeting
	5h	Notice of adjourned meeting

6	Voting									9
	6a	Matters requiring a Special Resolution
	6b	Resolution determined by majority
	6c	Votes
	6d	Objections to qualification to vote
	6e	Attorney of Member

7	Proxies									11
	7a	Instrument appointing proxy
	7b 	Validity of appointment
	7c	Validity of vote given in accordance with proxy
	7d	Form of proxy

8	Resolutions without meetings						11

9	Directorship								12
	9a	Number of directors
	9b	Residence of directors
	9c	Consent to act as Director
	9d	Composition of the Board
	9e	Auditor cannot be Director
	9f	No Alternate Directors
	9g	Appointment or removal of Directors
	9h	Vacancies

10	Directors' terms							13
	10a	Directors' tenure of office
	10b	Retiring Director eligible for re-election
	10c	Vacation of office

11	Proceedings of Director s						14
	11a	Board meetings and quorum for Board meetings
	11b	Use of Technology
	11c	Calling of Board meeting and place of meeting
	11d	Board meeting competent to exercise all powers
	11e	Resolution passed deemed to be determination of Board
	11f	Chairperson of Board meetings
	11g	Questions to be decided by majority
	11h	Committee powers and meetings
	11i	Resolutions without meetings
	11j	Validity of acts of Directors

12	Directors' contracts							16
	12a	Directors not disqualified from holding office or 
		contracting with the Company 
	12b	Director may hold office or act in professional 
		capacity
	12c	Director may vote on contract in which that 
		Director is interested
	12d	Director not deemed to be interested in certain contracts
		or arrangements
	12e	Directors to declare interest 
	12f	Directors to declare potential conflicts
	12g	Secretary to record Declarations of Directors
	12h	Effect of failure to make or record disclosures

13	Powers of Directors							17
	13a	Powers of Directors
	13b	Powers to borrow or raise money
	13c	Directors may vote shares in other corporations
	13d	Security over the Company's assets 

14	CEO									18
	14a	Chief Executive Officer [CEO] 
	14b	Directors may confer powers on the CEO

15	Directors Remuneration and Expenses				 	18
	15a	Remuneration of Directors 
	15b	Expenses of Directors

16	Local Management and Attorneys						19
	16a	Local Boards and Agencies
	16b	Appointment of Attorney
	16c	Sub-delegation of Powers

17	Minutes and Registers to be kept					19
	17a	Minutes
	17b	Registers
	17c	Overseas branch registers

18	The Secretary								20
	18a	Appointment of Secretary

19	The Seal								20
	19a	Use of the Seal

20	Negotiable instruments							21
	20a	Terms of negotiable instruments 

21	Asset Valuation								21
	21a	Revaluation of assets 

22	Financial statements							21
	22a	Financial records 
	22b	Financial statements/reports

23	Audit									22
	23a	Auditors
	23b	Approval of financial statements

24	Gift Fund								22
	24a	The Gift Fund 
	24b	Limits on use of Gift Fund
	24c	Maintaining the Fund
	24d	Winding up of Gift Fund

25	Gift Deductible Recipient Status					23
	25a	Maintaining Gift Deductible Recipient Status
	25b	Winding up or Revocation of Endorsement

26	Inspection of records							25
	26a	Right to inspect

27	Notices									25
	27a	Service of notices by Company
	27b	Electronic communications
	27c	Notice deemed to be served
	27d	Service by post
	27e	Notices to Members whose whereabouts unknown
	27f	Signing notices
	27g	Counting of days

28	Winding up								27
	28a	Distribution of Assets
	28b	Fee or Commission paid to Liquidator to be approved in
		general meeting

29	Indemnity and Insurance							27
	29a	Indemnity
	29b	Insurance

30	Internal Disputes							28


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