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The Committee

A great deal of what committees believe is compulsory is actually just habit, and a few things everyone treats as optional are legal obligations. This section separates the two, role by role, with the rule number against each requirement.

5 pages in this section

Committee members seated around a boardroom table during a meeting.5 min readHow the Committee WorksHow the Act, the Model Rules, and your club's constitution fit together to give volunteer committees clear authority and real legal protection.Two people reviewing a printed document together, one holding a pen.6 min readCommittee — Shared Legal DutiesThe legal obligations every committee member carries — eligibility, the four officer duties, conflicts of interest, and the protections that apply when you get it right.A person standing and speaking to a small seated group in a meeting room.4 min readPresident — Officer DutiesThe four personal legal duties every officer holds, plus the president's specific role in conflicts of interest and grievances.Stacks of paper files and folders labelled by year, filling a shelf.3 min readSecretary — Records & MeetingsWhat records the law requires the secretary to keep, how meetings must be called, and what minutes must contain.A calculator resting on a printed financial report next to a pen.4 min readTreasurer — Officer DutiesThe four personal legal duties every officer holds, with the treasurer's particular exposure on insolvent trading and financial conflicts.
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