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I absolutely agree, looked very well handled indeed. Doesn't sound like it just well handled by the pilot, but those on the ground as well. Well done to all involved.

Ditto.

Please continue your indescretions, Jim. Your efforts, as noted by many here, are truly appreciated and are making great improvements in communication from the board. The only shame that comes from your actions is that I continue to grow more concerned and frankly distrustful of the execitive, but your actions are helping with these concerns by bringing transparancy. This feeling of distrust is not something I enjoy or desire, and am shocked given the role that RA-Aus undertakes as a regulator. The likes of yourself and JohnMcK are a credit to the organisation by communicating with us. Please, please, do continue on this path.

G'day Jim, As a Victorian member of RA-Aus, I can assure you I expect that my representative is provided any information that is required for them to fulfil their duties, plain and simple. I applaud your asking members, and giving us your concerns surrounding your requests, be they pros or cons. Please keep up the good work, because many have clearly felt let down by the executive and the board as a whole, to say the least. Regards, Ian

Thanks Kaz, greatly appreciated. In reference to Gavin's statement that the vote was held but not needed, but held anyway just adds to the fact the resignation occurred - you can't withdrawl a resignation if it was not valid, in my opinion. The board voted to accept the withdrawl, not to confirm the status of the resignation, but confirmed it's validity by having the vote. The members whose Board Memeber resigned (I am not one of them, being in Vic.) are now entitled to vote in a by-election, and the board must vote a President as far as I can see. Cheers, Ian (Edited to remove discussion of Secretary and Public Officer as one person receiving the resignation email. Have been made aware that the are indeed two seperate people. Apologies to the Public Officer if any offence was caused, I assure you none was intended, was simply interested in who received the email, in a legal context).

Although I haven't been able to read the specific cases, my impression is also that email is considered written notice for resignation. Given this, and the clear rules within the constitution regarding resignation of a board member, I am not so concerned with board member's understanding of the law as it applies to them, I am becoming more and more concerned about the perception that we can't even apply our own rules to ourselves, let alone rules from other bodies that pertain to us. This scares me greatly. On an aside, just wondering, who is RAAus' Public Officer? I haven't found it on the website, but assume it is the Secretary? If any one can correct my assumption, it will be greatly received. Cheers, Ian

Not only is it clearly spelt out in the constitution, but I feel that given the resignation seems to have been written, as opposed the spoken in the heat of the moment, surely it would have to stand. This appears to be the case in employment law, given it is a clear, considered and deliberate act of resignation (from what I can found from google anyway). Several cases seem to have upheld such views in the past.

Hey everyone, I feel rather saddened that my post post on this forum is within this topic, given the current issues affecting many people. I also would like to thank those board members who are communicating with the membership here so well, please keep up the good work. Now, given in the constitution states: 16. Vacancies. (i) For the purpose of this Rule, a vacancy in the office of a Member of the Board occurs if the Member- ... © resigns from office; or ... Could I ask (and I hopefully haven't missed it, apologies if I have), but was the President's resignation given as effective immediately, or simply offered? If it is the former, like others before have asked/suspected, I have difficulty in understanding the vote to accept the withdrawl (regardless of your position on it's acceptance) being undertaken, given the board vacancy has now occurred and should then undergo membership voting to re-appoint/appoint the board member? Thanks, Ian