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Terms of Reference for the Developers Committee

  1. Constitution

The Developer’s committee shall be a committee of The South African Property Owner’s Association, duly constituted in line with the “Articles of Association” of the South African Property Owner’s Association.

  1. Objective

The objective of the committee is to;

    1. To discuss policy and legislation that may affect Property developers that has been passed or made into legislation. To further discuss what the impact may be.
    2. To discuss policy and legislation that affects property developers, that is in process and is open for debate or comment through the submission process.
    3. To discuss policies and legislation that may affect/s property developers. To further discuss which would be the ideal avenue to embark on to influence change of the particular policy.
  1. Membership

Members of the committee shall be members of SAPOA. The committee will have at least 10 (ten) members.

  1. Secretarial and Meetings
  • A quorum of the committee shall be 10 (ten) members.
  • Reasonable notice of meetings and the business to be conducted shall be given to the members of the committee.
  • Meetings shall be held not less than 8 (eight) times a year. The Chairperson may request a meeting at any time if he or she considers it necessary.
  • Minutes of all meetings shall be kept.
  1. Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the committee are as follows:

    • liaison with members of SAPOA within the property developer fraternity.
    • liaison with government both at National and local levels.
    • discuss the application of the Bills, Acts, Policies affecting the property developers etc.
    • To act as one voice for the property developer sector.
    • comment and make recommendations with regard to the above.

In addition, the committee shall examine any other matters referred to it by SAPOA and SAPOA members.

  1. Authority

The committee is authorized by the chairperson to investigate any activity within its terms of reference.

The committee is not authorized to obtain, at the expense of SAPOA, outside legal or other independent professional advice and to arrange for the attendance at meetings, at the expense of SAPOA, of outside parties with relevant experience and expertise if it considers this necessary, without prior approval from SAPOA.

  1. Review of the Committee

The Committee shall undertake an annual self review of its objectives and responsibilities.
Such objectives and responsibilities shall also be reviewed by the SAPOA board and any other person the board considers appropriate.

  1. Reporting Procedures
The committee shall maintain direct lines of communication with the SAPOA National Council and SAPOA Board. The chairperson of this committee will be a National Councillor

The chief executive officer and the chief financial officer shall be responsible for drawing to the committee's immediate attention any material matter that relates to the financial condition of the Committee.

After each policy, bill and/or Act review the chairman shall report the committee's position paper and recommendations to the board and the SAPOA Members.

Liason with the media shall be maintained between the chairperson of the committee and the SAPOA CEO.

The chairperson shall discuss any matter pertaining to media liaison with the SAPOA CEO so as to ensure that SAPOA establishes efficient and clear communication with the media.

The minutes of all committee meetings shall be circulated to members of the committee the SAPOA board if necessary and the chief executive officer of SAPOA.

 

 
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