Constitution

Draft. Not yet adopted by the Board. Constitution of Family Day Care Alliance Limited.

This is the draft constitution of Family Day Care Alliance Limited, a public company limited by guarantee under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). It excludes the Act's replaceable rules. The Board has not adopted it. Until it does, this PDF is the controlling draft, not a paraphrase on this page.

The objects are to protect and promote Family Day Care as a distinct, home and community-based model of early childhood education and care; to advocate for educators, providers and services; to support professional development and standing; to inform and represent parents and carers; to support reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; to promote child safety, including Victoria's Child Safe Standards; and to do anything incidental to those objects.

Educator members and Manager members (approved providers and persons with management or control) are formal members. Each pays a $1 joining fee, which the company may take from the first subscription payment, and each guarantees $1 if the company is wound up. Parents and Friends are supporters: they are not entered on the register of members, they do not vote, and they accept the Code of Conduct to remain on the supporter list. Subscription amounts and billing cycles are a Board decision, not a constitutional term.

The Board has nine directors: two elected by Educators, two elected by Managers, one nominated by the Parents and Friends Advisory Council, and four skills-based directors. Terms are two years, with a six-year cap in the same seat. The Chair is elected for one year at a time, for no more than four consecutive years. The Executive Officer is employed by the company and is not a director.

The Code of Conduct is a Board policy under clause 24. It is not part of this constitution and is not amended by special resolution. Complaints and discipline follow clause 25. Changing the constitution itself needs a special resolution: 75 percent of Educator votes cast, and separately 75 percent of Manager votes cast.

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