[AUUG-Talk]: Whither options for continuing AUUG

[Greg 'groggy' Lehey]

On Sunday, 20 January 2008 at 13:33:23 +1100, Christopher Vance wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 20, 2008 at 09:39:41AM +1100, steve jenkin wrote:
>> * When is the Board likely to inform members of those options or its
>> positive decision to not pursue this course?
>
> I don't believe we can unincorporate, as the law appears to recognize
> only dissolution.  I do believe as we dissolve, that we can give the
> nod to an already existing and separate unincorporated body.

Aren't you putting the cart before the horse here.  Does AUUG need to
dissolve?  That, I thought, was what the ballot was to be about.

> But from what I can tell so far, nobody has bothered to form one.
> At least, I've not heard anybody on talk@ or elsewhere say "contact
> me" to do so.

In my case, it's certainly because I believe that that would be
counterproductive.  The real question is: can AUUG remain incorporated
without any means of income?  It's possible that the answer is
somewhere in the flood of mail over the last couple of months, not all
of which I have read, but I believe that it is possible.

> I've suggested that the dissolution ballot include an option
> explicitly mentioning a replacement unincorporated body, and even
> allowing people to put themselves forward to run such as a way of
> encouraging the idea.

How about the alternative I've been proposing all along?  It doesn't
need to be the only one, but I belive it's doable.

> But do be aware that AUUG cannot pass assets with monetary value to
> an unincorporated body.

Agreed.  Of course, that wouldn't even be necessary if AUUG remains
incorporated.

Greg
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