Branch Committee of Management (BCOM)

President JoAnne Ginn, MRI Technologist
Vice President Karl Little, Medical Imaging Technologist
Branch Secretary Craig McGregor, Medical Imaging Technologist (Former)
Ordinary Member Naina Dhana, Radiation Therapist
Ordinary Member Andrea McQueen, Speech Pathologist
Ordinary Member Elizabeth Cobbledick, Oral Health Therapist
Ordinary Member Scott Plowman, Medical Imaging Technologist
Ordinary Member Anthony D’Amore, Medical Imaging Technologist

44 – Powers and duties of Branch Committee

A Branch Committee shall, subject to these rules and to the control of the Branch members as hereinafter mentioned, have power –

(a) to transact all the business of the Branch;
(b) to supervise and pay all, lawful debts of the Branch;
(c) to periodically review and attend to the collection of all fees, levies and dues payable by Branch members;
(d) to generally watch the interests of the Union in the area in which the Branch is established;
(e) to fix the remuneration and terms and conditions of employment of any officer or employee of the Branch;
(f) to suspend or remove from office in accordance with these rules any officer of the Branch;
(g) to direct the Branch Secretary and Branch Assistant Secretary in the performance of their duties;
(h) to investigate grievances and disputes submitted by its members;
(i) to appoint collectors and agents to collect moneys on behalf of the Union and/or Branch;
(j) to instruct its delegates to the National Council how to vote on any matter;
(k) to appoint a Branch Auditor;
(l) to take any action which in its opinion is in the interests of the Branch, provided that such action does not conflict with the policies of the Union; and,
(m) to exercise any other powers conferred upon it by these rules.
(n) Workplace committees (however named) may be established by branch committees at workplaces where fifteen or more are enrolled as members of the Branch, provided that workplaces where there is less than fifteen employees, these employees may be grouped conveniently by the Branch committee of management so as to form workplace committees and so that each workplace committee so formed shall comprise not less than fifteen members of the Branch. Provided further the Branch committee may from time to time authorise the establishment of more than one Sub-Branch in a workplace.