General Assembly

The Association’s supreme authority, is constituted by delegates to the annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference. The General Assembly has ultimate authority to determine the policy and management of the Association.

The General Assembly determines:

(a) the annual membership fee and other financial obligations of the members of the Association;

(b) the Regions of the Association and the allocation of each Branch to a Region;

(c) the number of Regional Representatives;

(d) the venue within the Commonwealth of each plenary conference, and

(e) the number of delegates and officials which each Branch shall be entitled to send to a plenary conference.

The following are entitled to attend the General Assembly as delegates:

(a) Officers of the Association;

(b) Regional Representatives, Acting Regional Representatives and the Chairperson of the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians, and

(c) Branch delegates to the plenary conference at which the meeting of the General Assembly is held.

(5) Other persons may be invited by the Association to attend the General Assembly as observers.