Streamlined Administration and Contacts

As of the 57th AGM of The Gemmological Association of Australia, that was held at the Wrest Point Casino Hotel, Hobart, on the 17th May 2003, the GAA has streamlined its decision making and administrative structure by abolishing governance by a Federal Council that met once a year and delegated the day-to-day running of the Association to an Executive Committee that rotated from State to State in a three year cycle. This more than 50 year old system has been replaced by a much more efficient twelve person Federal Council that will meet face-to-face at least three times per year and by teleconference monthly. The principal executive officers of the Association (President, Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer) will be elected annually from a Federal Council that will be made up of two elected Councillors each from the States of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania.

The Federal Councillors for 2007-2008 are:

Please note that from this time onwards all correspondence, to either the GAA or the GAA's Federal Council, should be directed to:

Please note that the GAA's two websites www.gem.org.au and www.australiangemmologist.com.au contain a wealth of up-to-date information that may be of assistance to you.

Hylda Bracewell, 
Federal Secretary 

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