ISNSW Governance
The Committee
The Committee (or Board) is the governing body of The Institution of Surveyors NSW Inc. (ISNSW) with twenty (20) Directors at present. It determines regulation and policy, sets strategic direction, and monitors the organisations financial performance. In liaison with the Administration Manager it also appoints staff.
Management of the organisation is the responsibility of the Administration Manager and staff, and The Committee sets specific roles for it's Groups, and other sub committees.
The Committee includes the roles of President, President Elect and Immediate Past President, Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer. Other Directors represent each of the Groups, and four (4) members elected from the general membership.
The President is nominated for a two (2) year term from the general membership and serves as President Elect for a two year term prior to taking the role of Institution President. Following the term as President,the role provides support to the incoming President for a further two (2) years.
The Honorary Secretary and Honorary Treasurer are elected from the general membership, generally for a one (1) year term.
Group representatives are elected by the individual Committees of the Groups.
The background to having four (4) generally elected members, originates from when the positions were historically elected for representation to The Institution of Surveyors Australia (ISA), by the NSW Division of ISA.
Administration of ISNSW
ISNSW is administered by a full time staff of 3 being:
Administration Manager - Mrs Terina Sawyer
Membership Officer and CPD Coordinator - Mrs Natasha Fletcher
Receptionist - Miss Linda Zhou
Sub-Committees
Sub-Committees of ISNSW are delegated an extensive amount of work by the Committee, providing leadership and direction within the specific area of delegation, for consideration by the Committee. Such Sub-Committees include:-
- Continuing Professional Development
- Survey Practice and Legislation
- Careers
- Professional Fees
- Membership
- Azimuth
- Website Development
Groups
The ISNSW Groups provide an established network of geographical and special interest representation for members across NSW, facilitating professional interaction and the delivery of Professional Development opportunities in specific interest and geographical areas.
A list of, and more detail on the Groups can be found under Groups.