Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing (ANATS) Constitution

'Annual Meeting' means the Annual General Meeting of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Incorporated convened in accordance with Clause 31 of this Constitution.

'Special General Meeting' means a meeting convened in accordance with Clause 30 of this Constitution.

'Chapter’ means a group of members in a specific region.

'Council' means the National Council of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Incorporated as defined in Clause 16 of this Constitution.

'Executive’ means the Executive Committee of the National Council as defined in Clause 19 of this Constitution.

'The Act' means the New South Wales Associations Incorporations Act 1984 as amended.

'Seal' means the Common Seal of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Incorporated.

'Secretary' means the person, persons or business appointed as Secretary of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Incorporated in accordance with Clause 19 of this Constitution.

'Treasurer’ means the person appointed as honorary Treasurer of the Australian National Association of Teachers of Singing Incorporated in accordance with Clause 19 of this Constitution.
PART II OBJECTIVES AND POWERS

Objectives

3) The Objectives of this Association are:

a) To encourage the highest standards in the vocal art of singing and of ethical principles in the teaching of singing and to promote vocal education and research at all levels, both for the enrichment of the general public and for the professional advancement, development and interest of the talented.

b) To maintain a register of teachers of singing deemed to be qualified in terms of Clause 12.

c) To provide a means for all members to meet together regularly on a national, state, territory or regional basis.

d) To provide regular communication to members through journals, newsletters, magazines or any other means deemed appropriate.

e) To encourage teachers of singing to achieve excellence in their profession through the provision of scholarships and awards.

Powers

4) The powers of the Association are:

a) To affiliate, co‑operate, associate with or represent any national or international body as deemed fit from time to time by Council.

b) To print, publish, sell, lend or distribute the proceedings or reports of the Association or papers, communications or treatises relevant to the teaching of singing.

c) To acquire by purchasing, taking on lease, or otherwise lands and buildings and any other property and to sell, lease, sub‑lease, rent, surrender, turn to account or dispose of the same or any part thereof and to erect any building on any such real property and to maintain, improve, alter, add to or demolish any buildings on any such real property.

d) Generally to purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire or otherwise acquire any real or personal property and any rights and privileges, patents or trademarks which the Association may think necessary or convenient for furtherance of its objectives.

e) To invest and deal with the monies of the Association not immediately required in such a manner as may be determined from time to time by Council.

f) To borrow or raise money on such terms and in such manner as the Association deems appropriate and to secure the repayment of money so raised or borrowed or the payment of a debt or liability of the Association by giving mortgages, charges or securities upon or over all or any real or personal property of the Association.

g) To draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue cheques, bills of exchange and other negotiable or transferable instruments.

h) To undertake and execute either gratuitously or otherwise any trust the undertaking of which may seem desirable.

i) To sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, mortgage, enfranchise, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with all or any part of the real or personal property and the rights of the Association.

j) To do all such other things as are incidental to or conducive to the attainment of the objectives and to the advancement of the art and teaching of singing.

k) Provide that nothing herein contained shall prevent the payment in good faith of remuneration to any Officers or Servants of the Association or any other person in return for any service actually rendered to the Society.

l) To import goods.

PART Ill MEMBERSHIP

Categories of Membership