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1. Reporting to:
The Industry

2. Purpose:
Overall
To promote and manage an industry agreed Code of Conduct for online media sales houses and liaise with appointed auditors for independent verification of compliance.

Specific
a) To anticipate, lead (and be seen to lead and promote actively) developments in the professionalism of online sales houses:

• by formulating opinions and taking necessary action proactively to meet the future requirements of the constituents of IASH Australia;

• by responding to market developments, originating policy on behalf of the industry and implementing action as appropriate.

b) To ensure IASH Australia operates to the benefit of the constituents of IASH Australia as agreed by the Members of IASH Australia.

c) To establish working parties as necessary to consider individual issues, reporting to the main IASH Australia Committee as necessary.


3. Membership:
Companies seeking IASH Australia membership must pass an ABC audit. An IASH Australia Member is an organisation who has successfully completed an ABC IASH Australia Audit (for a minimum of 1 calendar month). All applying companies are allowed to use IASH Australia permissions so they can be put under audit

4. IASH Committee:

a) Criteria for membership of the IASH Committee:
An individual employed by an IASH Australia Member company.

b) Size of Committee
7 individuals comprising - 4 Office Bearers and 3 ordinary members. 

c) Office Bearers:
The president, the vice-president the treasurer and the secretary. The president, vice-president and treasurer shall be elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.

d) Voting:
i) The Chairman - 1 vote (and casting vote if required)
ii) Nominated individual - 1 vote per IASH Member company

The Committee will have the discretion to seek the resignation of any individual in category (ii) above who fails to attend three consecutive regular meetings. A replacement nominated individual will be required to be stated by the IASH Australia Member company concerned.

iii) Alternates: permitted if notified in writing to the president at least 5 working days prior to a meeting. Each member is allowed one named alternate.
iv) Secretariat responsibility: Rests with the ABC

5. Quorum:
Any three members of committee constitute a quorum.


6. Frequency of meetings:
Scheduled, minimum three annually.

Special general meetings may be called by any nominated individual through the committee so long as they have the support of 5% of the total number of Iash Australia members. The secretary must give at least 14 working days written notice of the meeting to all IASH Australia Members.

email pduffield@ad2onegroup.com.au