THE Pharmacy Guild of Australia has increased the terms of office for members of its National Council and Branch Committees from three to four years, under an updated Constitution which has been lodged with the Fair Work Commission.
The term extension is one of several rule changes which have been voted on and approved by the organisation's National Council, with the update also providing clarity that the next general Guild elections will be held in 2024, following delays to the start of the current election term caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Other updates approved by office bearers include the removal of a range of governance requirements that are now explicitly set out in the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Act 2009.
The Guild declined to provide further detail or commentary on the changes, with a spokesperson telling Pharmacy Daily "we believe the reasons for the rule alterations provided on our website are self-explanatory".
Previously the most recent change to the Constitution was registered by the Fair Work Commission in early Jan 2020, with alterations relating to honorary life membership, election of National Councillors, Branch Executives and office bearer eligibility.
The Guild's website at guild.org.au confirms that a notice was lodged with the Fair Work Commission on 22 Nov setting out the particulars of the most recent alterations including the extension of terms to four years, although the revised Constitution isn't yet available on the Guild website nor that of the Commission at fwc.gov.au.
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