2714 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 91 3 AUGUST 2006

Council and under clause 15 of the Royal Charter of
The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,
approves the (revised) by-laws of the Institute that:

(a) are set out in the attached Schedule; and

(b) were made at an extraordinary general meeting of
corporate members of the Institute at Pokolbin,
New South Wales, Australia, on 26 June 2005.

Schedule

BY-LAWS

1. In these By-Laws unless there be something in the
   subject or context inconsistent therewith:

“Board” shall mean the Council referred to in Article
8 of the Charter.

“Central Services” shall mean the services delivered by
the staff of The AusIMM from the registered office of
The AusIMM.

“Congress” shall mean the body referred to in By-Law
41.

“Director” shall mean those members elected to the
Board under By-Law 33.

“Strategic Plan” shall mean the plan prepared setting out
The AusIMM’s goals, policies and strategies.

“The Charter” shall mean the Charter dated the 16th day
of September 1955, by virtue of which The
Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy was
incorporated, and any Supplemental Charter
repealing, amending or adding to its provisions.

“The AusIMM” shall mean The Australasian Institute of
Mining and Metallurgy.

“The Register” shall mean the registers of members
maintained by the Central Services of The AusIMM.

“Year” shall mean calendar year and “month” shall mean
calendar month.

Words importing the singular include the plural and vice
versa.

2. In these By-Laws “member” shall be deemed to include
   all persons being members of any of the grades of
   membership hereinafter referred to, and members of The
   Board, Committees, Task Forces and Congress.

ORGANISATION

3. Branches may be formed throughout Australia and
   New Zealand and in any other country or place, subject
   to the approval of the Board, either upon the request of
   a sufficient number of Corporate Members, or at the
   instigation of the Board.

4. Members may be organised into Societies or special
   interest groups either on request of a sufficient number
   of Corporate Members, or at the instigation of the Board.

(a) Societies and professional bodies having specific
interests in the minerals and extractive industries
may be formed within or become affiliated with
The AusIMM subject to the approval of the Board.

(b) Recognition of professional competence may be
given to members through The AusIMM granting
Chartered Professional accreditation in their particular
areas of expertise. The standards required and
administrative procedures shall be set by the Board
of Chartered Professionals elected by the body of
accredited Chartered Professionals and comprised
of accredited members. A Register of those
members accredited as Chartered Professionals will
be established and maintained by The AusIMM. The
Board of Chartered Professionals is accountable to
the Board of The AusIMM.

MEMBERSHIP

5. The AusIMM shall consist of members in the grades
   of Honorary Fellow, Fellow and Member who shall
   be Corporate Members, and Company Members,
   Associates, Graduates, Students and Visiting Members.

6. All members shall be equally entitled to the
   privileges of membership, except that only Corporate
   Members, Company Member representatives, Associates
   and Graduates are entitled to vote at Annual and
   Extraordinary General Meetings.

7. Honorary Fellows, Fellows, Members, Associates,
   Graduates and Students having occasion to designate
   themselves as belonging to The AusIMM, shall state the
   grade to which they belong according to the following
   abbreviated forms respectively: Hon FAusIMM,
   FAusIMM, MAusIMM, AAusIMM, GAusIMM,
   SAusIMM.

8. HONORARY FELLOW. The Board may elect as
   Honorary Fellow any person of distinction in the
   minerals and extractive industries, the public service,
   science or the arts. Persons who are elected Honorary
   Fellow shall have the same rights as Fellows.

9. FELLOW. All candidates for election or transfer to this
   grade shall:

(a) be qualified for election as Member; and either

(b) have been engaged in practising their profession
in the minerals and extractive industries or in
government, educational, research, professional or
commercial organisations concerned with those
industries for at least ten years, during which period
they shall have occupied a position of major
responsibility for at least five years; or

(c) have held a position of major responsibility in the
minerals and extractive industries, government,
educational, research, professional, or commercial
organisations concerned with those industries for
a minimum of 15 years during which time they have
achieved distinction by some definite personal
contribution to the science and practice of these
industries either through personal participation in
technical activities or through administrative
direction and leadership of qualified technical
personnel.

10. MEMBER. Every candidate for election or transfer to
    this grade shall:

(a) satisfy the Board that they have a tertiary degree or
equivalent qualification acceptable to the Board and
have been engaged in the minerals and extractive
industries or in government, educational, research,
professional or commercial organisations directly
concerned with those industries in a capacity related
to their area of tertiary study for a period of not less
than three years subsequent to the award of the
degree or to the acquiring of an acceptable
equivalent qualification, provided that they have in
the specified three years attained a position of
professional responsibility. In the case of a three
year degree or equivalent, the required length of
experience is four years, or

(b) have achieved professional status and a position of
professional responsibility through a combination
of formal post secondary education and experiential
learning, over a period of at least ten years whilst
engaged in the minerals and extractive industries, or
in government, education, research, professional
or commercial organisations directly concerned with
those industries.