国际韩礼德研究会章程

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 International Association for Hallidayan Linguistics

CHARTER

ARTICLE I: Purpose

The International Association for Hallidayan Linguistics (hereafter referred to as the Association) is a not-for-profit academic association initiated by a group of Australian and Chinese scholars in Sydney, Australia on 27 May 2019. The Association aims to carry forward and promote the invaluable legacy of systemic functional linguistics tradition left behind by the world-renown linguist Michael Halliday (1925-2018) via providing on-going academic support and assistance to its members in study and research. The Association is committed to upholding the highest standards for academic research and scholarship and to advancing collegiality, intellectual diversity, and freedom of inquiry.

ARTICLE II: Registration and Membership

The Association is an incorporated legal entity in Australia governed by the law, by-law and regulations of Australia. In line with the requirements of the Australian Government, the Association submits annual report and related documents for review by the governing agency of the Australian Government.

Membership system is implemented in the Association and is open to scholars of all disciplines world-wide who are at any stage of their careers. Interested individuals or organizations in various parts of the world are required to submit an application to the Association before becoming a full member of the Association upon approval by the Association.

Members of the Association must abide by the Charter of the Association and take an active part in the academic as well as cultural events and activities organized by the Association.

ARTICLE III: The Association Committee

Section 1: Composition

The Association Committee (hereafter referred to as the Association Committee) is comprised of Honorary President, President, Deputy President(s), Secretary General, Executive Council Members and Council Members from different parts of the world. The Association Committee has the discretion to decide on the new members of the Association Committee and currently no limit is set on the maximum number of Association Committee members.

All members of the Association Committee shall actively participate in the events and activities organized by the Association. A Committee member who is absent from all such events and activities for a consecutive three years shall be deemed to be waiving his or her obligations and rights as a Committee Member and herein will be removed from the Association Committee but will remain as a full member of the Association.

Section 2: Meetings

All meetings of the Association Committee shall be convened by the President or by a member of the Association Committee whom the President designated. Advance notice of dates and venues of the meetings should be given to all Association Committee members.

Section 3: Quorum

A quorum for Association Committee meetings shall be four members. The Secretary General shall keep minutes of meetings and records of attendance.

Section 4: Powers 

The Association Committee is authorized to act on behalf of the members to formulate policies and procedures for the Association. It may accept proposals from Association Committee members, the general membership, the Executive Committee and decide on the course of actions.

Section 5: Indemnity

All officers of the Association shall be indemnified by the Association for any expenses incurred in executing their duties on behalf of, and on the direction of, the Association Committee.

ARTICLE IV: General Meetings

Section 1: Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held each year. Advance notice in writing must be given to all member at least 10 days prior to the meeting.

All members of the Association may submit motions for discussions at the AGM. Such motions must be received by the Secretary General not later than 7 days prior to the meeting.

Section 2: Special General Meeting

A Special General Meeting may be called by the committee or by requisition signed by not less than half of the full members of the Association, delivered to the Secretary General, who in turn must call such a meeting within two weeks from the date or receipt of such requisition. Only the matters stated in the requisition may be debated at the Special General Meeting, and details of the said business should be included in the notice of meeting sent to all members.

 ARTICLE V：Financial Statement and Auditing

The account of the Association shall be closed for audit purposes on the 15 June in each year.

An independent accountant shall be appointed by the Association Committee to prepare or audit the annual summary of financial affairs (Form A12).

ARTICLE VI: Interpretation

The Association Committee shall have full power to decide any question for which no provision is made for in these rules, and shall be responsible for proposing the appropriate amendment at the earliest possible time.

ARTICLE VII: Dissolution

The Association may be dissolved only by the vote of not less than 60% present at a Special General Meeting called for that purpose. An audited financial report shall be presented at such a meeting. The dissolution will not be effected until assets are disposed of and liabilities discharged. In the event of insufficient funds to clear liabilities, the existing members shall contribute the deficiency, in equal shares.