Adopted by a special resolution of the Foundation on 11 February 2003

These rules come into force on the date that Part 3 of the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind Act 2002 comes into force, in accordance with Section 2(2) of the said Act.

Read the Constitution online, or download it in as a DAISY Digital Talking Book with narrated audio and full text, two volumes of formatted braille (.brf), a large print PDF or in Microsoft Word (.doc) format, by following the links below.

RNZFB Constitution (DAISY, narrated audio and full text) (.zip, 45.7 MB)
RNZFB Constitution (Volume 1 of 2) (.brf, 86.1 kB)
RNZFB Constitution (Volume 2 of 2) (.brf, 72.8 kB)
RNZFB Constitution (large print) (.pdf, 243.3 kB)
RNZFB Constitution (Word, 306.0 kB)

Contents

1.0 Name

2.0 Interpretation

3.0 Objects

4.0 Powers

5.0 Membership

6.0 Board - Establishment and Functions

7.0 Eligibility, Tenure and Election of Directors

8.0 Board - Meetings and General

9.0 Meetings of Members

10.0 Accounts and Audit

11.0 Information, Reports and Communications

12.0 Postal Ballots

13.0 Miscellaneous

14.0 Transitional Matters and Relationship to Statute