Credentials of Delegates
IFSW General Meeting 2004, 29 Sept. - 1 Oct. in Adelaide, Australia.
From IFSW Constitution and By-Laws
From IFSW Constitution and By-Laws
By Law 10 CREDENTIALS OF DELEGATES (Article 14)
a) Before the opening of the General Meeting, representatives of Members shall make available credentials from their respective organisations. These shall be letters or other documentary evidence of individuals being nominated as delegates. Each shall be examined by two Members of the Executive Committee assigned to this task by the President. In any case of doubt, the matter shall be referred for decision on acceptance to the President, who shall consult with the Secretary General.
b) Before the opening of the General Meeting, the form to appoint organisations to act as proxy as prescribed below shall also be examined by the two Members of the Executive Committee designated in a) above. In any case of doubt, the matter shall be referred for decision on acceptance to the President, who shall consult with the Secretary General.
c) Form to Appoint a Proxy:
A Member may act as proxy for only one other Member not in attendance. An appointment of a proxy is valid if both the organisation giving and organisation exercising the proxy are financial at the commencement of the General Meeting. The proxy must be signed by the authorised Office Bearer of the organisation making the appointment and contain the following information:
I) The organisation's name and address
II) The name and address of the organisation to hold the proxy
III) The meeting or meetings at which the proxy may be used
The proxy must be received by the Secretary General not later than the commencement of the General Meeting.
The instrument appointing a proxy may be in the following form or as close to that as circumstances permit:
To: The International Federation of Social Workers
I (insert position e.g. President) being a duly authorised Office Bearer of the ............ .appoint the organisation as proxy to vote on our behalf at the General Meeting of the Federation to be held on the ..day of ., and at any adjournment of that meeting.
Signed this day of
This proxy is in favour of/against the resolution/following resolutions. (Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy may vote as the proxy thinks fit.)
b) Before the opening of the General Meeting, the form to appoint organisations to act as proxy as prescribed below shall also be examined by the two Members of the Executive Committee designated in a) above. In any case of doubt, the matter shall be referred for decision on acceptance to the President, who shall consult with the Secretary General.
c) Form to Appoint a Proxy:
A Member may act as proxy for only one other Member not in attendance. An appointment of a proxy is valid if both the organisation giving and organisation exercising the proxy are financial at the commencement of the General Meeting. The proxy must be signed by the authorised Office Bearer of the organisation making the appointment and contain the following information:
I) The organisation's name and address
II) The name and address of the organisation to hold the proxy
III) The meeting or meetings at which the proxy may be used
The proxy must be received by the Secretary General not later than the commencement of the General Meeting.
The instrument appointing a proxy may be in the following form or as close to that as circumstances permit:
To: The International Federation of Social Workers
I (insert position e.g. President) being a duly authorised Office Bearer of the ............ .appoint the organisation as proxy to vote on our behalf at the General Meeting of the Federation to be held on the ..day of ., and at any adjournment of that meeting.
Signed this day of
This proxy is in favour of/against the resolution/following resolutions. (Unless otherwise instructed, the proxy may vote as the proxy thinks fit.)
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