Constitution, Regulations and Policies
The powers of the council and secretariat are limited by the Student Union’s constitution, which was last amended in August 2012. The constitution sets out the organisation’s aims and objectives, the powers and rights of council members, the rights of members, and defines the organisation’s departments. Regulations are rules which the Student Union uses to govern matters such as conduct at meetings, or the operation of certain departments, and can be altered by a vote at a council meeting. The constitution can only be modified with the agreement of a majority of RMIT students at an annual general meeting.
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