AMT has comprehensive Terms of Reference for all subcommittees<\/a> that cover membership, functions, meeting procedures, and chair selection. But our current Constitution also includes provisions about subcommittees, essentially duplicating what’s already documented in working documents. This creates potential conflicts and confusion about which document takes precedence. When documents disagree with themselves, governance gets messy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The proposed change eliminates unnecessary duplication, reduces administrative burden, and creates cleaner governance architecture. When everyone knows where to find the rules and there’s only one version, everything works more smoothly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Constitution maintains the fundamental principle that the Board has authority to create and manage subcommittees and the Terms of Reference can be updated as needs change without complex constitutional amendments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n All AMT members are welcome to attend. Please register here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Unable to attend but still want to exercise your democratic right? Complete a proxy voting form<\/a> and return it to A<\/a>MT Head Office<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is Episode 19 in our blockbuster blog bonanza “21 Resolutions in 21 Days”, exploring the cases for constitutional change that will be considered at the upcoming Special General Meeting on October 19. 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