Amalgamated Union Of Public Employees

The President shall preside at all General Purposes Committee and Executive Council Meetings and Triennial Delegates' Conferences and Special Delegates' Conferences. The President's address to the Triennial Delegates' Conference shall be subject to the approval of the Executive Council.

The most senior of the Vice Presidents shall act in place of the President in his absence. The Vice-Presidents shall assist the President at all times.

To deal with all general matters and to keep the membership informed.

To convene and attend General Purposes Committee, Executive Council Meetings, Triennial Delegates' and Special Delegates' Conferences.

To prepare and to present to the Triennial Delegates' Conference a Triennial Report of the work of the Union.

To keep the Union well in touch with the Trade Union Movement.

To keep such records as may be specified by law and any other records that are required either by the General Purposes Committee or the Executive Council.

To collate statistical and general information for the purposes of the Union.

To supply the Conference Standing Orders Committee with information as to what resolution, motions or amendments on the Conference Agenda are already covered by Union policy, and which are being actively pursued.

To prepare the Agenda and maintain the Minutes of the General Purposes Committee and Executive Council meetings and of Conferences.

To employ such staff in a temporary or permanent capacity as he may require to assist him in the discharge of the aforesaid duties and to make necessary agreement with such staff.

To authorise all items of sundry expenditure provided however that no one item of expenditure so authorised shall exceed the sum of $2,000/- (dollars two thousand only).

Deputy and Assistant General Secretaries

To assist the General Secretary in the carrying out of the duties of his office.

In the absence of the General Secretary, the Executive Council or the General Purposes Committee may appoint one of the Deputy General Secretaries to act for the General Secretary.

To carry out and discharge under the direction of the General Secretary or in the absence of the General Secretary, under the direction of the Deputy General Secretaries, such duties in regard to the business of the Union as they may from time to time be required.

To receive all monies due to the Union and deposit them in the bank or banks in accordance with the relevant rule of this Constitution. To ensure that the petty cash in hand never exceeds $2,000/- and that any cash in excess of the stipulated amount is banked at the first opportunity the Bank is open for business.

To keep all accounts and pay all expenses of the Union as are authorised by the Triennial Delegates' Conference, the Executive Council and the General Purposes Committee.

To present a financial statement to the General Purposes Committee monthly, to the Executive Council quarterly, and to present the General Secretary a weekly statement of the cash in hand and cash in bank so as to reach him before noon on Friday.

To prepare annually a detailed statement of Income and Expenditure and a Balance Sheet in accordance with the requirements of the Registrar of Trade Unions which shall be presented to the Triennial Delegates' Conference.

To submit all accounts to the General Auditors for monthly audit and to the Union's External Auditor for annual audit.

To keep a General Register showing the names and relevant particulars of all members.

To ensure that all monies due to the Union are promptly collected.

To carry out and discharge under the direction of the General Treasurer or in the absence of the General Treasurer under the direction of the Deputy General Secretaries such duties in regard to the business of the Union as they may from time to time be required.