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Incorporated association looking like the way to go.
Need explanation of what an incorporated association is, probably on OrgGroup page.
Victoria won't let us have online meetings, NSW says "yes" then "maybe", need to make sure. Mostly held off until newhoggy can fully discuss, but agreement is that it looks ok, although we will need to get a legal opinion on whether we can use it. To be run in a moderated IRC room. Keep them informal for now - having them as legal entities would be too difficult, and cause too many problems. Mission Statement is mostly fine now.Need to merge two versions of Draft Constitution (original and consensus version ) ASAP. Then, let any changes develop through natural discussion.
Documents can be finalised closer to incorporation. Need to have an actual group to sign agreement, but shouldn't wait for incorporation.
Need to speak to Chapters Committee to get their OK on incorporating as Wikimedia Australia.
Also need to double-check specific requirements for being an official chapter (Chapters FAQ needs updating) Too early to say, but looking at October as a target. Should only let ordinary members vote (junior members disallowed by law, corporate members more of a revenue source)
Need a meeting of the Organisation Group to confirm what we need legally vs what is best for us No, Meta is fine for now. Top priority is to get Organisation Group and Education Committee meeting in next couple of weeks.
Next general meeting TBA, after these. See Wikimedia Australia/Meeting 5 .
