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SA/NT Branch Committee 2011-2012

Published on 13/03/2009

Roles and Responsibilities of the Branch Committee

The Amnesty International Australia SA/NT (AIA SANT) Branch Committee comprises elected members of AIA SANT who are responsible for governing the branch. Elections occur once a year at the Branch Annual General Meeting (BAGM). All financially paid up AIA SANT members (at the time of the election) are eligible to stand for election and to vote for the Branch Committee. The Committee's responsibilities include:

Leading and planning for AIA SANT

Developing an annual plan and budget for AIA SANT
Approving events and campaign activities that AIA SANT members wish to undertake
Representing AIA SANT within Amnesty International Australia and externally
Overseeing the use of AIA SANT's resources
Communicating with the National Executive Committee about matters that affect AIA SANT or that are raised by AIA SANT members.

Supporting and motivating members through:

Promoting member training and education
Planning the medium to long term development of activism in SA & NT
Informing AIA SANT members about particular human rights issues
Informing AIA SANT members about Amnesty International's activities, policies and opportunities for involvement with AIA

What Is Involved?

The Branch Committee meets once a month (these meetings are open to all AIA SANT members). Members of the Branch Committee should be prepared to attend each monthly meeting (by phone if necessary) and to be well-prepared by reading any papers provided before the meeting. Ideally, Branch Committee members choose one or two roles or projects to work on between meetings, either by working directly on the project, by acting in an oversight role, or by just being a point of contact. The time involved is very flexible; it may vary from a few hours a week to a few hours a month depending on a committee members' availability and interest.