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Rulebook(Revision(
Consulta0on((
2014(((
Presented(by((((((((Warren(Pa:son((President(NZHRA((
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Mission
The(New(Zealand(Hot(Rod(Associa0on((Inc)(is(dedicated(to(
encouraging((and(enhancing(it’s(members(par0cipa0on(and(
enjoyment(of(safe(Hot(Rodding(and(its(related(ac0vi0es,(to(
foster(development(,(achievement(and(success(gained(
through(involvement(with(unique(and(individual(automobiles,(
and(in(doing(so,((posi0vely(promo0ng(the(sport(of(hot(rodding(
to(those(outside(of(our((organisa0on.((
Why(revise?((
• Membership(feedback(((
• Incorporated(Socie0es(Act(review(and(new(act(((
• Need(to(update(to(meet(21(century(needs(of(
membership((
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The$problems$we$have$today$cannot$be$solved$by$thinking$the$way$we$thought$when$we$created$them$~Albert$Einstein$
Roger(Devlin(and(Wild$Honey$
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–(why(is(it(important((
• NZHRA(is(an(incorporated(society(–(set(up(to(administer(
hotrodding(in(NZ(–(an(umbrella(group,(its(members(are(
hotrod(clubs(in(NZ(who(choose(to(join(
• To(belong(to(NZHRA(all(hotrod(clubs(must(be(incorporated(
((all(clubs(are(an(incorporated(society(in(their(own(right)((
• All(incorporated(socie0es(must(follow(the(law(as(set(out(in(
Incorporated(Socie0es(Act((1908)(which(has(been(reviewed(
and(is(going(through(a(parlimentary(process(to(replace(the(
old(law(with(a(new(one(,(3X4(years(away((
NZHRA(((
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LVVTA((
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Employment(
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Safety((((
NZHRA(
Execu0ve((
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What(is((an(incorporated(society((
(• Socie0es(are(run(by(their(members((
• Members(hold(the(society(to(account((((ie(
NZHRA(is(accountable(firstly(to(its’(member(
clubs()((
• Socie0es(do(not(distribute(profits(or(financial(benefits(directly(to(members((
• (members(join(a(society(to(achieve(a(shared(
purpose(not(top(personally(profit(financially(
from(the(ac0vi0es(of(the(society((
• Socie0es(are(private,(self(governing(and(have(flexibility(to(adopt((
Not(for(profit(
Incorporated(Socie0es(requirements((
• Name(of(society((
• Purpose((
• Registered(office((
• How(people(become(members(of(the(society(and(how(they(cease((
• Keeping(the(register(up(to(date(and(how(register(may(be(accessed(by(members((
• How(the(commiaee(will(func0on((
– Elec0on(or(appointment(of(commiaee(members((
– Terms(of(office((
– Qualifica0ons(for(appointment((
– Func0ons(and(powers((– Grounds(for(removal((
– How(statutory(members(will(be(elected(or(appointed(
• How(the(society(will(enter(into(legal(obliga0ons((
• How(the(society(will(control(and(manage(financial(resources((and(other(assets,((
((((((keep(financial(records(,(pay(expenses(and(how(authority(to(make(decisions(will(((((((
((((((be((given((
• A(procedure(for(resolving(disputes,(including(grievances(of(members(and(the(conduct(
or(discipline((of(members((
And(what(else(…(
• How(general(mee0ngs(are(to(be(run(including((
( (Intervals(between(general(mee0ngs((
( (informa0on(that(will(be(presented(at(general(mee0ngs((
( (when(minutes(are(required(to(be(kept(
( (the(way(mee0ngs(are(called(
(((((((the(0me((and(manner(that((no0ces(of(general(mee0ngs((
((((((((((((((and(no0ces(of(mo0on(are(to(be(no0fied((
((((((the(quorum(and(procedure(for(general(mee0ngs(and((
((((((vo0ng(procedures(for(general(mee0ngs((
• (What(informa0on(members(can(ask(for(from(the(society(
• How(the(cons0tu0on(may(be(altered((
• How(the(assets(of(the(society(should(be(distributed(if(the(society(is(
wound(up((
• The(need(to(have((complaints(and(grievance(procedures(which(are(clearly(
documented(and(meet(“natural(jus0ce”(standards(((are(fair(and(just(for(
everyone)((
• Ability((for(members(to(apply(to(court(if(the(disputes(procedures(fail(and(they(
need(the(cons0tu0on(to(be(enforced(
• Right(of(a(society(to(take(ac0on(against(an(officer((execu0ve)(if(they(fail(in(their(
duty,(and(the(right(to(have(the(court(enforce(ac0ons(
• More(prescribed(responsibili0es(of(officers((execu0ve()(to(ensure(they(meet(
modern(business(prac0ces((and(do(not(use(dishonest(conduct((and(hide(behind(
limited(liability(such(as((
• Providing(false(informa0on(
• Fraudulent(use(or(destruc0on(of(property(
• Falsifica0on(of(records((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((
• And((carrying(on(business(fraudulently(((((((((((
What’s(
changed?((
• A(list(of(du0es(for(officers(of(a(society(is(to(be(developed(by(
Incorporated(Socie0es(–((
• (to(act(in(good(faith(and(best(interests(of(society(and(use(powers(for(proper(purposes(comply(with(incorporated(Socie0es(Act((
(((((and(society’s(cons0tu0on((((((((((((((
• Exercise(a(reasonable((degree(of(care(and(diligence(• Not(allow(the(ac0vi0es(of(the((society(to(be(carried(on(recklessly(or(likely(to(cause(substan0al(financial(loss(to(society’s(creditors((
• (not(allow(the(society(to(incur(obliga0ons(that(the(officer(does(not(
reasonable(believe(will(be(fulfilled((
• Conflicts(of(interest(are(clearly(set(out(in(rules(–(including(declaring(all(financial(interests(and(not(taking(part(in(any(discussions(around(
that(maaer,(and(may(be(exclude(from(decision(making(on(that(
maaer.((
• Increase(requirements(for(financial(repor0ng((
• Minimum(requirement(of(membership(is(reduced(to(10(((down(
from(15)(and(that(minimum(membership(must(con0nue(aher(
incorpora0on(,((6(months(no0ce(maybe(given(by(Inc(Societes(
that(membership(needs(to(be(increased(to(minimum(number(or(
society(dissolved()(
• A(list(of(offences(are(listed(in(the(act((
And(what(
else(..(
Where(to(read(more(…..(
www.lawcom.govt.nz((
What(does(this(mean(for(clubs?((
• Don’t(panic((• Wait(for(a(while…(there(are(
going(to(be(templates(
available(from(Incorporated(
Socie0es((
• Lobby(NZHRA(to(provide(a(template(specific(to(hotrod(
clubs(to(make(it(even(easier((
Plan(of(aaack(( Revise(cons0tu0on(( Revise(rule(book(
Develop(strategic(
plan(((future(
direc0ons()((
Revise(policies(and(
procedures(to(match(
up(with(rule(book((
Develop(an(ongoing(
review(process(
(((((((((On(going(consulta0on((
What(kind(of(things(will(we(ask(?(
• What(is(the(purpose(of(NZHRA?(Is(it(the(same(as(24(years(ago?((
• Do(you((want(to(update(the(mission(statement(to(beaer(reflect(NZHRA(in(
21st(century?(
• Is(11(zones(the(right(amount(–(should(the(zones(be(about(number(of(
members(rather(than(region?(
• What(is(the(role(of(the(Zone(Directors(?(
• If(NZHRA(closes(down(who(gets(any(assets?((
• How(does(the(cons0tu0on(get((changed(in(the(future?(((
What(works(
well(–(what(
should(we(
keep(?(
What(doesn’t(
workX(what(
should(we(do(
away(with?(
What(needs(
modified(or(
added(?((
What(we(probably(won’t(ask(you(
about((
• Dealing(with(disputes((• Conflict(of(interest(• Financial(requirements((
How(can(you(have(your(say((
• nzhrarulebookrevision@gmail.com(
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