In accordance with AGPN’s Constitution, the election of the AGPN Board of GP Directors will be coordinated by AGPN.  (111KB)

As per the appointment periods, the following director elections will take place:

Mike Sullivan, Mediprotect 
• Queensland GP DirectorDownload
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• Western Australia GP Director
  2. Networking the
• Divisions Network
  South Australia GP Director
• Facilitator: Dr Steve
  Victoria GP DirectorClark 
• Non-GP director (appointment by Board). 

The ACT, NSW, NT and Tasmanian Director positions were elected for a period of 2 years, and will thus come up for election prior to the 2008 AGM.

The proposed election process and associated timelines are as follows.

Call for Nominations – Monday 2nd July to Friday 27th July 2007 (4 weeks) (103KB)
SBOs  to conduct the ‘Call for Nominations’ process:

4. General Practice
• Partnership Advisory
  SBOs will circulate nomination forms and associated documentation (Director Position Description/Guidelines) to Divisions in their State/Territory;   Council Update
• Chair: Dr Jill Maxwell
  Individual Divisions will forward completed nomination forms with accompanying candidate CVs to their SBOs – Divisions may nominate more than one nominee;
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  SBOs will compile completed nomination forms and forward consolidated returns to AGPN. 

Postal ballots – Monday 30th July to Friday 24th August 2007 (4 weeks)Closing Plenary
AGPN to conduct the postal ballot process:

• AGPN to post candidates CVs on its website; 
• Dr Julie Thompson, Chair ADGP 
  AGPN to send postal ballot forms to Divisions with relevant State/Territory candidate information and a stipulated ‘reply by’ date; 
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  Completed ballot forms are to be returned to AGPN within a sealed envelope.

Directors elected unopposed will be immediately identified on the AGPN website.

Counting of the votes – by Friday, 31st August 2007

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• The counting of votes (preferential voting system) will be conducted by AGPN with an independent observer present. 

Notify Divisions Network of results – from Monday, 3rd September 2007