SLSNSW Club Guide

CMT Responsibilities

While every CMT will be different, some responsibilities are common to most. These include:

Accountability
Making sure that the SLSC meets its obligations, manages its finances and operates transparently.
Advocacy
Representing the SLSC to the community and to its members and stakeholders.
Compliance
Making sure that the SLSC operates as required under its Constitution and the law across all areas of operation.
Resourcing
Securing funding and other resources to support the work of the SLSC
Strategy
Setting the SLSC’s long-term goals and making sure it pursues its charitable purpose.

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) sets out six main duties and responsibilities of CMTs. They are to:

  1. Act with reasonable care and diligence
  2. Act in the best interest of your charity and for a proper charitable purpose
  3. Not improperly use information or your position
  4. Manage financial affairs responsibly
  5. Disclose and manage conflicts of interest
  6. Not allow a charity to operate while insolvent.

Examples of the CMT members upholding these responsibilities include them:

  • Carrying out succession planning
  • Carrying out the recommendations of members
  • Conducting long-term planning of activities to fulfil the aims and objectives of the SLSC, e.g., strategic and business planning
  • Developing policy and procedures in line with both SLSA and SLSNSW policies and procedures
  • Ensuring that all SLSC officers and members in leadership positions act as leadership role models
  • the performance of trainers, coaches, officials, employees (if any), committee members and themselves
  • Managing external relations and advocacy issues
  • Obtaining resources and ensuring that all financial and legal matters are properly managed
  • Providing handover notes, how-to guides, detailed written records and job descriptions to any newly elected SLSC officer or committee member to facilitate the transition into their roles
  • Regularly communicating with and providing information to SLS members about the management of their SLSC and other SLS entities, e.g., SLSNSW and SLSA.