THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CONSERVATION COUNCIL OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
The Conservation Council is Western Australia''''''''s peak non-government, non-profit conservation organisation. We are an umbrella organisation for 90 affiliated conservation-focused groups throughout WA who share our passion and vision for taking responsibility for WA''''''''s unique environments. For 40 years the Conservation Council has been an advocate for a sustainable society in WA and pushed for the protection of the State''''''''s wildlife and natural areas.
The prime object of the Council is to promote conservation of the natural environment and environmental protection throughout the State of Western Australia and more particularly but without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
1 To provide a means whereby those bodies interested in conservation of the natural
environment and environmental protection and which subscribe to the Council''''s objects
can have regular and formal communication with one another.
2 To consider matters of common interest and to arrive at agreed common policy about
conservation of the natural environment and environmental protection, and the
administration of the Council.
3 To act as spokespersons on matters of agreed policy and to press for adoption of, or action
on, agreed policy by the appropriate authorities.
4 To sponsor or engage in education and research activities in the field of conservation of
the natural environment, environmental protection, and sustainability.
5 To provide a clearing house and repository for conservation of the natural environment
and environmental information in the State.
6 To provide a means of liaison with other bodies dealing with conservation of the natural
environment and environmental protection, including national and international bodies.
7 To provide assistance to Member Bodies and Corresponding Bodies where possible,
provided that such assistance is deemed to further the objects of the Council.
8 To engage with the political process through campaigning, lobbying and meeting,
including with Ministers, Members of Parliament, advisers and political party
representatives and committees, but to retain a strictly neutral position in regard to party
politics.
9 To establish and maintain a public fund to be called the Conservation Trust of Western
Australia for the specific purpose of supporting the objects of the Council. The Fund is
established to receive gifts of money or property for this purpose and money received
because of such gifts may be credited to the Fund’s bank account. The Fund must not
receive any other money or property into its account and it must comply with subdivision
-E of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997. The Council shall have the power to: 1 Purchase, acquire, receive, lease or borrow any real or personal property and sell, transfer,
demise or otherwise deal with any real or personal property of the Council. 2 Seek and accept subscriptions, collect funds, receive donations and other financial aid
from any person, trust, corporation, firm, instrumentality of Government, or any other
body, provided that acceptance of such funds, donations or financial aid shall not include
the acceptance of any condition or conditions which might prevent the Council from
meeting any or all of the objects of this Constitution and shall be at the discretion of the
Executive Committee which may make recommendations to the Council. 3 Undertake and execute any trust considered necessary or desirable and accept any gift,
endowment, bequest or devise made to the Council generally or for the purpose of any
specific object and carry out any trust attached to any gift, endowment, bequest or devise. 4 Raise, borrow and invest money and secure repayment of money borrowed or the
repayment of any debt or liability of the Council by any lawful means. 5 Exercise any power or invitation given to it by law, including those powers under section
13 of the Associations Incorporation Act 1987 (WA) (as amended or replaced from time
to time).