{"id":71,"date":"2026-09-07T08:27:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T08:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ausfilm.org.au\/?page_id=71"},"modified":"2026-09-08T16:43:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:13:30","slug":"constitution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ausfilm.org.au\/?page_id=71","title":{"rendered":"Constitution of the AFSF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap afsf-lede wp-block-paragraph\">In the interests of accountability and transparency, the Federation publishes its constitution here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ausfilm.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/constitution-afsf-with-agm-amendments-24-10-2015.pdf\">AFSF Constitution, with AGM amendments to 24 October 2015 (PDF)<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ausfilm.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/constitution-afsf-with-agm-amendments-24-10-2015.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download>Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity afsf-sprocket-divider\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What the Constitution covers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>The objects and purpose of the Federation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Membership: eligibility, affiliation and fees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Executive Committee: roles, election and terms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Annual General Meeting: delegate entitlements, notice periods and voting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finances and the financial year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the Constitution itself can be amended.<\/li>\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity afsf-sprocket-divider\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group afsf-directory-teaser is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Questions about governance?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ausfilm.org.au\/contact\/\">Contact the Federation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ausfilm.org.au\/about\/\">About the Federation<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the Federation is governed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-71","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Constitution of the AFSF \u2013 Governance Rules for the AFSF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Download the AFSF Constitution (PDF) with AGM amendments. 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