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AGM 2009 : Remits to be presented

At the 2009 Annual General Meeting in Wanganui in August the following remits regarding changes to the NZALT Constitution
will be presented and voted on by members:

To see the details of the changes to the NZALT Constitution, click here. Please read this in conjunction with the notes below.

	Rationale for changes to the NZALT Constitution To keep in line with our desire to ensure all our communications are up-to-date and that all documentation related to NZALT maintains consistently high professional standards
REMIT 1 That the changes of a general nature in the constitution as described in the '2009 Rationale for changes to the NZALT Constitution (Section A)' be made.	Section A : Changes of a general nature Clarification of terms: defining what we mean by 'language' Insertion of words to ensure clarity e.g. language III.C; sectors III.F Insertion of macrons: e.g. for Māori II.C Redundant terms removed e.g. any 'member' is deemed to have satisfied the membership requirements under section IV so there is no need to qualify this with the term 'financial' Clarification to reflect current practice VI.B; VII.D.; VIII.C. Where two terms or words existed to represent the same thing they replaced with a single term/word. e.g. National Executive/ The executive. VI.D.4; IX Links made to website/ working rules as appropriate VIII.B; VIII.H. Changes to reflect the online nature of payments VIII.E minor formatting changes II; VIII; X
REMIT 2 That the changes be made to the wording of Section IV.3 to include 'school membership status' as described in the '2009 Rationale for changes to the NZALT Constitution (Section B)'.	Section B : Major change As a result of REMITS passed at the 2008 AGM (Wellington) changes were made to sections IV.3 to include 'school membership status'.