2017 Election of Council

Phil Lewis, Elections Australia Pty Ltd will be the Returning Officer for the 2017 election of the Council of the Australian Medical Association (NSW) Limited.

Nominations

N.B. No member or Nominated Representative shall nominate for more than one class (position) on Council.

Nominations in writing are hereby invited for the following positions on Council:

Special Interest Group

ONE (1) to be elected from each of the following classes:

• Physician Class
• Surgeon Class
• Ophthalmologist Class
• Psychiatrist Class
• Pathologist Class
• General Practitioner Class
• Radiologist Class
• Anaesthetist Class
• Obstetrician/Gynaecologist Class
• Salaried Doctor Class
• Rural Doctor Class
• Doctor-in-training Class
• Student Member Class

Zones

ONE (1) to be elected from each of the following classes:

• Northern Metropolitan Zone Class
• Southern Metropolitan Zone Class
• Central Metropolitan Zone Class
• Western Metropolitan Zone Class
• North Western Metropolitan Zone Class
• South Western Metropolitan Zone Class
• New England and North Coast Zone Class
• Illawarra and South Coast Zone Class
• North West Zone Class
• South Zone Class
• Hunter and Central Coast Zone Class

Unrestricted General Member Category

In the “Unrestricted General Member Class”, a further ELEVEN (11) to be elected from any of the above classes (with the exception of the Student Member Class) provided that at least three (3) of those eleven (11) shall be general practitioners).

Student Member Class

ONE (1) to be elected from the Student Member Class.

With the exception of the Student Member Class, candidates and their nominators must be Ordinary Members, or in the case of a company, the Nominated Representative of an Ordinary Member. Candidates must be members of the relevant class of the Association and must be financial members of the Association as at the date of the closing of nominations, i.e. 12:00 noon AEST, Wednesday, 5th April 2017. Candidates must be nominated by one (1) other member of the relevant class who must be a financial member of the Association.

In respect of the Student Member Class, candidates must be Student Members of the Association and must be nominated by one (1) other member Student Member of the Association.

Close of Nominations

NOMINATION FORMS OF CANDIDATURE MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE RETURNING OFFICER NOT LATER THAN 12 NOON AEST, WEDNESDAY, 5TH APRIL 2017.

THEY MAY BE RETURNED VIA:

EMAIL:  ROCE2017@amansw.com.au

HAND DELIVERED: TO LEVEL 6, 69 CHRISTIE STREET, ST LEONARDS NSW 2065. (Must be handed to receptionist and signed  in.)

POSTED: TO THE RETURNING OFFICER, PO BOX 121, ST LEONARDS NSW 1590

FAX: TO THE RETURNING OFFICER – 02 9438 3760

A candidate may only withdraw his/her nomination in writing prior to the close of nominations.

Should more than the required number of nominations be received, a draw will be conducted to determine the order of candidates’ names on the ballot paper at Level 6, 69 Christie Street, St Leonards NSW 2065 at 11:00am AEST, Thursday, 6th April 2017. Candidates or their representatives are invited to witness the draw.

Voting

If the election is contested, a ballot will be conducted, closing at 12 Noon AEST, Thursday, 4th May 2017. Members of the Australian Medical Association (NSW) Limited, financial as at 12:00 noon AEST, Wednesday, 5th April 2017 entitled to vote in that class or classes that are contested will be sent material to enable them to vote by Internet, if they have a valid email address registered with the

AMA (NSW). Members who do not have an email address will be sent voting material by post. Any contested Student Member election will be by Internet Voting only.

The method of voting to be observed for this election will be

“First Past the Post”. Any enquiries concerning this election should be directed to Elections Australia Pty Ltd, telephone 02 9416 9627

Phil Lewis, Returning Officer for the 2017 Australian Medical Association (NSW) Limited Election.

Related Material

Candidate Information Sheet – download

Nomination Form – download