18. Powers of the Board

(1) The Board, subject to the Act, the Regulations and these rules and to any resolution passed by the Association in General Meeting:

     (a) is to control and manage the affairs of the Association, and

     (b) may exercise all such functions as may be exercised by the Association, other than those functions that are required by these rules to be exercised by a General Meeting of members of the Association, and

     (c) has power to perform all such acts and do all such things as appear to the Board to be necessary or desirable for the proper management of the affairs of the Association.

19. Constitution and membership

(1) The Executive of the Association shall be:

(a) Chairman;

(b) Executive Officer; and

(c) Director, Finance.

(2) The Board shall consist of - :

(a) Chairman;

(b) Executive Officer;

(c) Director, Finance;

(d) Director, Marketing and Member Services;

(e) Director, Executive Support;

(f) Member, CRJRL Committee;

(g) Director, Operations;

(h) Director of Referees;

(i) Deputy Director of Referees; and

(j) Director, Recruitment and Retention.

(3) The elected positions of the Board shall be -

(a) Chairman;

(b) Executive Officer;

(c) Director, Finance;

(d) Director, Marketing and Member Services;

(e) Director, Executive Support; and

(f) Member, CRJRL Committee

These positions shall be elected at hte Annual General Meeting

Nomination Form for Elected Position

(4) The appointed positions on the Board shall be -

(g) Director, Operations;

(h) Director of Referees;

(i) Deputy Director of Referees; and

(j) Director Recruitment and Retention.

Nomination Form for Appointed Board Position

(5) Each elected or appointed members shall be a financial member.

(6) All elected positions are to be individually elected at the Annual General Meeting of the Association under rule 22.

(7) Expressions of Interest for the appointed positions of Director of Referees, Deputy Director of Referees, Director, Operations and Director, Recruitment and Retention will be called for at least 14 days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting. Expressions of Interest must be made in writing to the Executive Officer prior to the commencement of the Annual General Meeting.

(8) The elected members of the Board will meet immediately after the Annual General Meeting to appoint a member to each of the positions of Director of Referees, Deputy Director of Referees, Director, Operations and Director, Recruitment and Retention.

(9) Each member of the Board shall, subject to these rules, hold office until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting following the date of the member's election, but is eligible for re election.

(10) A recommendation by the Board to remove a person from an elected or appointed position must be ratified by way of a special resolution at the next General Meeting.

(11) In the event of a vacancy occurring in the elected membership of the Board, the Board may appoint a member of the Association to fill the vacancy until the current term of that position expires.

(12) Delegate Positions. At the Annual General Meeting, the Association shall also elect a member to the following position.

(a) Delegate, NSWRLRA

Nominations for these position/s will be called for at the Annual General Meeting. A nomination in writing is not required. These position/s will not be part of the Board, but may be invited to attend Board Meetings.

(13) If a Delegate is not available to attend a scheduled meeting, the Executive may appoint any member to attend in his absence.

(14) A member may not hold more than one position on the Executive.

(15) Providing no conflict of interest exists, a member may hold more than one position on the Board.

20. Vacancies

(1) For the purposes of these rules, a vacancy in the office of a member of the Board occurs if:

     (a) dies, or

     (b) ceases to be a member of the Association, or

     (c) becomes an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Act, or

     (d) resigns the office; or

     (e) suffers from mental or physical incapacity; or

     (f) is absent without the consent of the Board from all meetings of the Board held during a period of 3 months,   or from 3 consecutive Board meetings, whichever period is longer.

     (g) Is removed from the office under rule 21; or

     (h) Is disqualified from office under the Act, section 63(1).

21. Removal of Board Members

The Association in general meeting may by resolution, subject to the Act, section 50, remove any member of the Board from the office of member of the Board before the expiration of the member's term of office.

22. Election of Board members

(1) Nominations of candidates for election as elected officers of the Association:

(a) shall be made in writing, signed by 2 members of the Association and accompanied by the written consent of the candidate (which may be endorsed on the nomination form); and

(b) shall be delivered to the Executive Officer of the Association not less than 7 days before the date fixed for the Annual General Meeting at which the election is to take place.

(2) If insufficient nominations are received to fill an elected vacancy on the Board, further nominations are to be received at the Annual General Meeting.

(3) If insufficient further nominations are received, any vacant positions remaining on the Board are deemed to be vacancies.

(4) If only one nomination is received for an elected position, the person nominated is taken to be elected.

(5) If more than one nomination is received for an elected position, a ballot is to be held.

(6) The ballot for the election of office-bears and other Board members shall be conducted at the Annual General Meeting by secret ballot for each position. Where there are more than 2 candidates for a position, the preferential voting method will be applied.

23. Role and Responsibilities of Board Members

The Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members shall be as outlined in the Roles and Responsibilities document incorporated into the Articles of the Association.