1. Name
The name of the organisation is Turn Off the Blue Light (hereinafter referred to as the ‘TOBL’).
2. Objectives
The objectives of Turn Off the Blue Light are:
a) To campaign against calls to criminalise the purchase of sex.
b) To campaign for the health, safety, human, civil and labour rights of sex workers.
3. Membership
Membership of TOBL is open to all individuals and organisations who support the objectives of TOBL, as defined in clause 2 of this Constitution. Those working in the sex industry are voting members and others are associate members who cannot vote unless serving on the Management Committee. There is no membership fee.
4. Refusal or Termination of Membership
The Management Committee shall be entitled to refuse any new application for membership or terminate any existing membership on the grounds that such membership would be prejudicial to the objectives of TOBL as set out in clause 2 of this Constitution.
5. General Meetings
a) Annual General Meeting (AGM)
The AGM shall be held each year at such time as determined by the Management Committee, at approximately twelve monthly intervals, but no more than fourteen months after the date of the previous AGM. At each AGM the following business shall be conducted:
i) Presentation of an Annual Report.
ii) Election of Officers to the Management Committee.
iii) Any other business brought before the meeting.
Notice for an AGM shall be a minimum of 14 days.
b) Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
An EGM may be called upon the written demand of:
i) 33% of the membership.
ii) 2/3 majority of the Management Committee.
Notice for an EGM shall be of a minimum of 7 days.
6. Rules for General Meetings
All votes shall be determined by a simple majority. In the event of a tied vote, a re-vote will take place. The quorum shall be one quarter of those eligible to vote, or 10 such members, whichever is the smaller.
7. Election of Officers to the Management Committee
Management Committee Officers shall be drawn from the membership. Candidates shall be elected by vote at the AGM, and shall be Officers of the Management Committee from the conclusion of that AGM until the conclusion of the following AGM.
8. Officers Of The Management Committee
a) Officers of the Management Committee shall be entitled to one vote each at meetings.
b) The Management Committee may co-opt any member to the Management Committee until the conclusion of the following AGM.
9. Rules for the Management Committee
a) Any Officer of the Management Committee can call for a vote on an issue and officers of the Management Committee will have 7 days to vote.
b) The quorum shall be 2/3 of those Officers entitled to vote.
c) All votes shall be determined by a simple majority. In the event of a tied vote, a re-vote will take place.
10. Amendments to the Constitution
This Constitution may only be amended by a proposal passed by a majority of members present and entitled to vote at an Annual or Extraordinary General Meeting.
