The AGM included presentations from the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chair of the Finance, Investment and Audit Committee.
APS members considered two ordinary resolutions and 17 special resolutions to amend our Constitution.
Ordinary resolutions are carried when 50% or more of votes cast are in favour.
Special resolutions are carried when 75% or more of votes cast are in favour.
Ordinary Resolution 1: Establish the APS Psychology and Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy Interest Group
Carried with 82.04% voting in favour.
Ordinary Resolution 2: Increase APS Director fees by a maximum of 1%
Carried with 82.24% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 1: New Objects to better express the Society’s purpose and mission
Carried with 77.63% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 2: Create the Division of Early Career
Carried with 90.44% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 3: Rename Divisions to Faculties
Not carried with 66.20% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 4: Amend the name of the Division of General Psychological Practice
Not carried with 68.99% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 5: Rename Constituent Units as Member Groups
Carried with 96.07% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 6: Move Committee Procedures to Terms of Reference
Carried with 84.68% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 7: Eligibility for candidates seeking election to President-Elect
Carried with 82.42% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 8: Approval of Director absences
Carried with 91.91% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 9: New pathway for admission as Member
Carried with 82.81% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 10: Consolidate Affiliate Member Grade
Carried with 84.04% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 11: Streamline action by AHPRA
Carried with 80.00% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 12: Nominations and ballots
Carried with 97.08% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 13: Rename Standing Orders to Policies
Carried with 87.68% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 14: Seal
Carried with 97.94% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 15: Dissolution
Carried with 94.33% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 16: Transitional Arrangements
Carried with 97.60% voting in favour.
Special Resolution 17: General Amendments
Carried with 96.11% voting in favour.
The results of the 2021 Board of Directors election were also announced.
The successful candidates were:
| Dr Catriona Davis-McCabe |
President-Elect |
| Mr Michael Burge OAM |
General Director, APS Division of Colleges |
| Ms Stacy Bell |
General Director, Division of General Psychological Practice |