CONSTITUTION (RULES) OF THE MATRIX BIOLOGY SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA
AND NEW ZEALAND INC.

A: NAME
The name of the incorporated Association is "Matrix Biology Society of Australia and
New Zealand Inc."

B: DEFINITION
"MBSANZ" means the "Matrix Biology Society of Australia and New Zealand Inc."

C: STATEMENT OF PURPOSES.
MBSANZ seeks to advance the multidisciplinary approach of the sciences
associated with general areas of matrix biology.

D: RULES OF MBSANZ Inc.
1. Membership
(1) Membership is open to all persons interested in furthering the aims of the
Society.
(2) The Secretary shall keep and maintain a register of members in which shall
be entered the full name and address of each member which may be
inspected by members of request with reasonable notice.
(3) Membership is conferred upon written application to the Secretary and is
renewed annually.
(4) The annual subscription is $60 for Full Members and $20 for Student
Members, who shall be full time students. There will be no entrance fee.
(5) Membership may be revoked at any time at the discretion of the Committee
(6) Members shall not be subjected to any form of disciplinary action other than
listed in Paragraph D. 1 (5), nor shall general membership impose any
disciplinary action on members.

2. Committee of Management
(1) The Committee will consist of five (5) Officers, a Public Officer, State
representatives and "Regional", "International" and "Student" (optional)
representatives.
(2) The Officers will be:
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Vice Treasurer
(3) The term of office of all Officers and other Committee Members shall be from
one Annual General Meeting to the next.
(4) The Committee will manage the business and affairs of the Association.
(5) The Officers and other Committee Members shall be elected annually by
simple majority of those present and the proxies of those absent at the Annual
General Meeting. Notice of the meeting may be by mail, fax or email twentyone
(21) days prior to the Annual General Meeting.
(6) The office of a Committee Member shall become vacant upon resignation of
that person.
(7) Casual vacancies on the Committee may be filled by co-option following
consensus of the majority of the Committee.

E: PROCEEDINGS.
1. A quorum for all meetings, other than committee meetings, including General
Meetings, Special General Meetings and Annual General Meetings will consist of ten
(10) members. The quorum for a committee meeting will be six (6). All decisions by
the committee will be made by simple majority vote, with the chairman holding the
casting vote.
2. As far as a practicable, decisions being considered by the Committee will be
discussed with members before implementation. Decisions made by those present at
General Meetings will be binding, and absent members may have their views
presented by proxy.
3. Annual General Meetings will be held not less than once every calendar year.
General meetings will be held not more frequently than once every six (6) months.
4. Notice of General Meetings will be by mail, fax or email at least twenty-one (21) days
prior to the meeting. An agenda will be by mail, fax or email at least seven (7) days
prior to General Meetings.
5. Funds of the Association will be derived from:
(1) Member subscriptions.
(2) Donations and sponsorship.
(3) Fees for events such as Scientific Meetings.
(4) Sales of Publications.
(5) Interest from bank accounts.
6. The Association is not for the purpose of pecuniary gain to its members, and the
funds of the Association will be expended on promotion of the aims and objectives of
MBSANZ.
7. The MBSANZ financial year is from 1 July until 30 June.
8. Cheques may be drawn by any two of the following:
(1) An officer
(2) A nominee approved by the committee
The number of nominees shall be limited to three (3)
9. Changes in the Statement of Purposes, the altering, rescinding or addition of the
Rules of the incorporated Association or winding up of the Association will be done at
a Special General Meeting called for the purpose, with papers circulated at least
twenty one (21) days prior to the meeting, and will be done in accordance with the
Act.
10. All assets remaining upon the winding up of the MBSANZ shall be applied for and
distributed for the purpose of student research into Matrix Biology.
11. All books and documents of MBSANZ remain the property of the MBSANZ and will
be maintained by successive officer bearers.
12. All books and documents will be available for inspection by members on reasonable
notice.
13. The Society shall not be dissolved by members except in pursuance of a resolution
passed by a three-quarter (:) majority of members voting in a postal or electronic
ballot among all members of the Society.
14. The assets of surplus of the Society shall not in any dissolution be distributed among
the members, but shall be applied, as nearly as possible, to support the study of
matrix biology.
15. Rules may be amended by a Resolution passed by a three-quarter (:) majority of
members voting at the Annual General Meeting provided that not less than two (2)
months notice of the proposed amendment is given to the Executive and is circulated
to all members. A ballot may be conducted electronically or at an Annual General
Meeting.
16. The Common Seal of the Association,
(1) Shall be kept in the custody of the Secretary or the Public Officer of the
Association.
(2) Shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of the
Committee and the affixing of the Common Seal shall be attested by the
signatures of one officer and the Public Officer of the Association.
17. The grievance procedures for settling disputes between the society and a member,
or between 2 members, shall be by meeting initially, and mediator subsequently. The
parties to the dispute must meet and discuss the matter in dispute, and, if possible,
resolve the dispute within 14 days after the dispute comes to the attention of all the
parties. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute at the meeting, or if a party
fails to attend that meeting, then the parties must, within 10 days, hold a meeting in
the presence of a mediator, according to the model rules as described in the
Associations Incorporation (Amendment) Act 1997. If the mediation process does not
result in the dispute being resolved, the parties may seek to resolve the dispute in
accordance with the Act otherwise at law.

There are no trusts associated with the proposed association, Matrix Biology Society of
Australia and New Zealand Inc.

Signed ………………………………………………….

Position Secretary

Date 2 October 2003……………………………..