Round 3 - Not a prescribed purpose.
Curiouser and curiouser; for me, its pretty straightforward; made a promise then keep it. I promised my American friend that I'd have a scratch around the AOPA yard and see what condition it was in. I kicked off on Google and got a big red sign stamped across the AOPA 'mini plate' on the front page saying “Permanently Closed' – HERE - .
Being a Philistine when it comes to 'internet' language (and mysteries) I hunted down the AOPA 'web-site' which mostly features 2019 – 2020 - old stuff. The 'Face-book' pages demanded I join up or sod off. I elected for the latter suggestion. Then, being a fellah who prefers direct contact anyway, I found the mobile phone (under the cat) and rang a few folks I know. Apart from a pleasant couple of hours 'chatting' and catching up; the AOPA members knew about as much as I do about the what, who and how much of AOPA business. Dry hole so, I rang a bloke – an Auditor by trade (and nature); begged a favor and promised to have an Ale with him soon (my shout; naturally).
Well; the e-mail turned up. No thumb nail dipped in tar for this fellahin; no Sir. In short, lay language I shall paraphrase the missive. “On the surface and without in depth analysis; there seems to be some Corporate anomalies. His advice was clear enough though. The paid up Members of AOPA firstly need to establish 'how many' paid memberships there actually are. This, I am advised is a simple enough matter, any request is supported by corporate law – provided the request for the 'membership list' meets certain prescribed tenets; i.e. 'not a prescribed purpose'. In my friends opinion, once that is established many questions may be answered related to AOPA corporate governance. For example (as offered) when was the last election held and are they compliant with the 'arts & mems'? Seems there are some potential 'discrepancies' which need to be tidied up.
All hearsay, only my 'take' on the hearsay and opinion sketched out after a very shallow research dive. But, a big one; BUT if I was a financial member of AOPA I would definitely seek external advice, check the articles and most definitely be asking for a list of current, financial members. This is all fit and proper (legal even) under the Corporations Act. Get someone to start the ball rolling asap is my simple advice, the request is NOT a prescribed purpose. As stated a corporate Philistine; feel free to ignore.
Toot – toot..
Curiouser and curiouser; for me, its pretty straightforward; made a promise then keep it. I promised my American friend that I'd have a scratch around the AOPA yard and see what condition it was in. I kicked off on Google and got a big red sign stamped across the AOPA 'mini plate' on the front page saying “Permanently Closed' – HERE - .
Being a Philistine when it comes to 'internet' language (and mysteries) I hunted down the AOPA 'web-site' which mostly features 2019 – 2020 - old stuff. The 'Face-book' pages demanded I join up or sod off. I elected for the latter suggestion. Then, being a fellah who prefers direct contact anyway, I found the mobile phone (under the cat) and rang a few folks I know. Apart from a pleasant couple of hours 'chatting' and catching up; the AOPA members knew about as much as I do about the what, who and how much of AOPA business. Dry hole so, I rang a bloke – an Auditor by trade (and nature); begged a favor and promised to have an Ale with him soon (my shout; naturally).
Well; the e-mail turned up. No thumb nail dipped in tar for this fellahin; no Sir. In short, lay language I shall paraphrase the missive. “On the surface and without in depth analysis; there seems to be some Corporate anomalies. His advice was clear enough though. The paid up Members of AOPA firstly need to establish 'how many' paid memberships there actually are. This, I am advised is a simple enough matter, any request is supported by corporate law – provided the request for the 'membership list' meets certain prescribed tenets; i.e. 'not a prescribed purpose'. In my friends opinion, once that is established many questions may be answered related to AOPA corporate governance. For example (as offered) when was the last election held and are they compliant with the 'arts & mems'? Seems there are some potential 'discrepancies' which need to be tidied up.
All hearsay, only my 'take' on the hearsay and opinion sketched out after a very shallow research dive. But, a big one; BUT if I was a financial member of AOPA I would definitely seek external advice, check the articles and most definitely be asking for a list of current, financial members. This is all fit and proper (legal even) under the Corporations Act. Get someone to start the ball rolling asap is my simple advice, the request is NOT a prescribed purpose. As stated a corporate Philistine; feel free to ignore.
Toot – toot..