PART I -
PRELIMINARY

NAME

1. The name of the Association shall be
   "Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated".

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

2. Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated is a regionally oriented,
   internet-based association serving a virtual community
   and dedicated to the fostering and advancement of the
   Amiga computer and the Amiga computing platform within
   the geographical region of Australasia, as defined in
   clause 5 (3) of this Constitution, provided that:

   (1) to allow for membership from neighbouring countries:

   (a) the definition of Australasia may be amended,
   on the determination of the Committee, to
   include those countries; and

   (b) the definition of Downunder shall be amended
   accordingly.

PATRON

3. The President of the AMIGA corporation shall be
   the Patron of Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated.

PUBLIC OFFICER

4. In accordance with the Associations Incorporation
   Act 1984:

   (1) Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated shall have a
   Public Officer at all times.

   (2) The qualifications required of a person to be
   a Public Officer are:

   (a) to be at least 18 years of age;

   (b) to be a resident of New South Wales;

   (c) to be financially solvent; and

   (d) not a patient, protected, or incapable person
   in terms of the Mental Health Act 1958.

   (3) The Public Officer is appointed by the Committee
   and need not be a member of the Committee or a
   Member of Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated.

   (4) Unless otherwise determined, the person authorised
   to incorporate the unincorporated Association shall
   be the first Public Officer of Amiga Downunder UG
   Incorporated.

DEFINITIONS

5. In this Constitution and in any Regulations made following
   on from this Constitution:

   (1) "Amiga Downunder UG Inc." means Amiga Downunder UG
   Incorporated

   (2) "ADUG" means Amiga Downunder UG Incorporated

   (3) "Australasia" and "Downunder" shall each mean
   Australia and New Zealand

   (4) "Committee" means the Committee of Management
   of ADUG, as referred to in clause 21 of this
   Constitution

   (5) "Ordinary Committee Member" means a member of
   the Committee, as referred to in clause 25 (1)
   of this Constitution, other than an office-bearer
   of ADUG.

   (6) "Secretary" means:
   (a) the person holding office under this
   Constitution as Secretary of ADUG; or
   (b) if no such person holds that office,
   the Public Officer of ADUG

   (7) "Principal Applicant" means the person who,
   in applying to become an Ordinary Member of
   ADUG, submits the Application for Membership
   Form (Appendix A to this Constitution)

   (8) "Ordinary Member" means a person or group of
   persons who have a single Membership Identifier

   (9) "Membership Identifier" means the email address
   by which the Member is identified, and is the
   email address that is recorded on the Member's
   Application for Membership Form as well as in
   the Register of Members for that Member

   (10) "Membership ID" means Membership Identifier

   (11) "Member" means Ordinary Member

   (12) "Voting Member" means an Ordinary Member
   who, in accordance with this Constitution,
   is eligible to vote

   (13) "Affiliate" means an affiliated User Group

   (14) "Email" means electronic mail

   (15) "IRC" means Internet Relay Chat

   (16) "Amiga Event" means an event such as a show, fair,
   gathering, market or exhibition, in which there is an
   official Amiga presence

   (17) "ADUG-specified website" means a website which
   ADUG has specified that it uses as its official
   website for all news and postings relating to
   ADUG and its activities

   (18) "Regulations" means regulations created according
   to clause DD of this Constitution

   (19) "These Rules" means all parts of this Constitution

   (20) "Special General Meeting" means a General Meeting
   of ADUG other than an Annual General Meeting

   (21) "The Act" means the Associations
   Incorporation Act 1984

   (22) A reference to a function includes a reference
   to a power, authority and duty

   (23) A reference to the exercise of a function
   includes, if the function is a duty,
   a reference to the performance of the duty

   (24) The provisions of the New South Wales
   Interpretation Act of 1987 apply to this
   Constitution as if it were an instrument
   under that Act.

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