Lack of Communication Saw AUTSA General Meeting Adjourned Early By Justin Wong (he/him)
It began after a quorum was achieved by in-person and online attendees around
An AUTSA general meeting in July was
1pm, but President Sisifa Lui broke off
forced to finish early after failing to retain
the meeting one hour in, as a headcount
the 30 students required to continue.
found an insufficient number of students
The July 26 meeting at Vesbar was delayed by more than 30 minutes as a
were present. The meeting intended to update the
quorum of 30 students was not present
student association’s audited accounts,
at the scheduled start time of 12.30pm.
and discuss issues such as the
2021 elections, the Te Ara Poutama Representative vacancy and vote on the future of the Accommodation Officers role. The adjournment meant the vote could not proceed and the item was deferred to the next Student Representation Council (SRC) meeting in August. AUTSA’s Constitution said the student association must hold at least two
Left: AUTSA had its first General Meeting on July 26 at Vesbar. Right: AUTSA President Sisifa Lui (front) and Vice President - Community Amandeep Singh (behind) at the student association’s General Meeting on July 26.
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