SECONDED: Deaf Tenpin Bowling Australia Carried. Business Arising from the Previous Minutes There was no business arising. President’s Report 7.1 Karen Armfield, DSA Chairperson, gave a brief overview of her President’s Report as published in the 2016/17 DSA Annual Report which had been previously emailed out to Members with hard copies made available at the commencement of the meeting. The presentation overview concentrated on governance processes, directors’ portfolios, new membership structure, ASC requirements and ability to highly benchmarked under all criteria in the ASPR, submission to the National Sports Plan, strategic plans and pillars, risk management, succession planning, Active Deaf brands and funding, Oceania Developments, participation into the Inquiry into Hearing Health Inquiry, 2017 Deaflympics and the need to create an effective Program. The loss of participation funding from the ASC was highlighted Motion: That the 2015/16 President’s Report is accepted. MOVED: Chairperson SECONDED: Deaf Touch Football Australia Carried. 7.2 Garry West-Bail, General Manager DSA, provided a presentation that outlined significant developments since July 2017. These included: New recurring funding from the NSW Government and Queensland Governments ASC Disability Sector Review New International Travel Risk Management Plan ASC Sporting Schools Program Active Deaf Programs Media and Communications The General Manager’s report was noted. 8. Finance Report Darren Howell Chair of the DSA Risk and Audit Committee, presented the 2016/167 Finance report as distributed in the Annual Report and highlighted and explained a number of points and highlights that were part of the accounts which made up the loss of $125366 effectively the loss of the ASC participation funding and the – increases in employment provisions covered this loss. Whilst funding has still not
SECONDED: Deaf Tenpin Bowling Australia Carried. Business Arising from the Previous Minutes There was no business arising. President’s Report 7.1 Karen Armfield, DSA Chairperson, gave a brief overview of her President’s Report as published in the 2016/17 DSA Annual Report which had been previously emailed out to Members with hard copies made available at the commencement of the meeting. The presentation overview concentrated on governance processes, directors’ portfolios, new membership structure, ASC requirements and ability to highly benchmarked under all criteria in the ASPR, submission to the National Sports Plan, strategic plans and pillars, risk management, succession planning, Active Deaf brands and funding, Oceania Developments, participation into the Inquiry into Hearing Health Inquiry, 2017 Deaflympics and the need to create an effective Program. The loss of participation funding from the ASC was highlighted Motion: That the 2015/16 President’s Report is accepted. MOVED: Chairperson SECONDED: Deaf Touch Football Australia Carried. 7.2 Garry West-Bail, General Manager DSA, provided a presentation that outlined significant developments since July 2017. These included: New recurring funding from the NSW Government and Queensland Governments ASC Disability Sector Review New International Travel Risk Management Plan ASC Sporting Schools Program Active Deaf Programs Media and Communications The General Manager’s report was noted. 8. Finance Report Darren Howell Chair of the DSA Risk and Audit Committee, presented the 2016/167 Finance report as distributed in the Annual Report and highlighted and explained a number of points and highlights that were part of the accounts which made up the loss of $125366 – effectively the loss of the ASC participation funding and the increases in employment provisions covered this loss. Whilst funding has still not
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