16. OFFICE HOLDERS
16.1 The officers of the Association shall be:
(a) A President;
(b) A Vice-President;
(c) A Treasurer / Secretary;
and the Secretary shall be the Public Officer of the Association for the purposes of the Act (unless precluded from holding that office by virtue of his or her place of residence, in which case the Executive shall nominate another officer for the appointment).
16.2 The provisions of rule 18, so far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications, apply to and in relation to the election of persons to any of the offices referred to in rule 16.1.
16.3 In the event of a casual vacancy in any office referred to in rule 16.1, the Executive may appoint one of its Members to the vacant office and the Member appointed may continue in office until the next succeeding postal ballot of all members.
16.4 Council may co-opt up to two other Members who can play a valuable role in the Association but such Members shall not be members of the Executive.
