NOTICE OF AGM OF THE AUSTRALASIAN ASSOCIATION OF BIOETHICS AND HEALTH LAW
AND CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Current Committee

The Committee is currently comprised of the following 4 officers and 6 members:

Officers
President:                Bernadette Richards
Vice President:       Rachel Ankeny
Secretary:                Lynn Woodward
Treasurer:                Jaklin Eliott

Committee Members
Clare Delany
Nathan Emmerich
Courtney Hempton
Neil Pickering
Malcom Smith

JBI Editorial Board      Paul Komesaroff
The JBI Editorial Board Representative is ex officio on the Committee

This will be the tenth AGM and election for AABHL.  The Constitution requires that any committee member who has served 3 years without being re-elected must stand down but may re-stand. This year Bernadette Richards, Lynn Woodward, Jaklin Eliott, Clare Delany and Wendy Lipworth will stand down from the committee after serving 3 years.

Membership of the Committee positions is open to all members. Nominations are invited for other AABHL financial members to join the Committee, either as officers or Committee members.  Nominations will be taken for the President, Secretary and Treasurer positions as well as for a committee membership.  In the event that there are more nominations for positions than required an election will be held at the AGM.

Should you wish to nominate a member for election to the AABHL Committee or to an Office position, please send to the Secretary, Lynn Woodward, at [email protected]

1. the name of the nominee and the position for which they are being nominated
2. an indication of their willingness to stand
3. the names of the proposer and seconder of the nomination
4. the state, institution and contact details of the nominee
5. a brief statement [maximum 100 words] describing the nominee for inclusion on an information sheet which will accompany ballot papers (if the number of nominations exceeds number of vacant positions)

The Nomination for AABHL 2020 Committee or Stream form can be used for nominations. Nominations received by close of business on Tuesday 27^th October 2020 and will be circulated to the members and added to the ballot.