[Daanz-dip] Fwd: [Daanz-exec] Notice of Dispute - Re:Gong ConAffilliation

[William J Brown]

As a long time hobby participant and member of the DAANZ and before that the DAA, I take offence that Mr Colman thinks his views are in any way connected to mine, and that he thinks he can speak for anyone other than himself.

Bill Brown 
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Will Black" <wjcblack at gmail.com>
Reply-To: DAANZ-dip Email Discussion Group for Diplomacy in Australia & NewZealand <daanz-dip at daanz.org.au>
Date:  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:15:21 +1200

>A formal Dispute has been made against the DAANZ Affiliation for Gong Con
>2006.
>
>The Affilation of the tournament is suspended until the dispute is resolved.
>
>Thanks
>
>Will Black
>President of DAANZ
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>From: Sean Colman <sean at seropeco.com.au>
>Date: Sep 15, 2006 4:40 PM
>Subject: [Daanz-exec] Notice of Dispute - Re:Gong Con Affilliation
>To: DAANZ-Exec List <daanz-exec at daanz.org.au>
>Cc: president at daanz.org.au, returningofficer at daanz.org.au
>
> I believe I hold the same views as a large portion of the DAANZ Membership.
>Your decision to affilliate a tournament for Bismark Cup & Masterpoints that
>clearly has an agenda to exclude certain members of the DAANZ from
>competing, and thus affecting their ability to enhance their position in the
>Bismark Cup whilst other members are still able to compete is appalling. I
>also note your personal apathy over the recent weeks and months towards the
>guidance of the DAANZ. You are not elected to the committee to make
>decisions that a majority of the Association favour, but decisions that are
>consistant with the Constitution, and takes into account all members of the
>association, and are consistant at law.
>
>I hereby put the Association on notice of this dispute and insist that the
>committee's decision be suspended until this dispute has been resolved as
>this is a dispute with the association and not just with a member.
>
>I also note there may be complaints lodged with the Anti-Discrimination
>Board of New South Wales & The Equal Opportunity Commission Victoria in
>relation to this matter. I further reserve my rights to seek costs against
>the DAANZ if this is not resolved and further recourse at law is required.
>
>Sean Colman
>
>I copy for your reference
>*DISPUTES AND MEDIATION*
>
>   1. The grievance procedure set out in this rule applies to disputes
>   under the Rules between
>   (a) a member and another member; or
>   (b) a member and the Association.
>   2. The parties to the dispute must meet and discuss the matter in
>   dispute, and, if possible, resolve the dispute within 14 days after the
>   dispute comes to the attention of all of the parties.
>   3. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute at the meeting, or
>   if a party fails to attend that meeting, then the parties must, within 10
>   days, hold a meeting in the presence of a mediator.
>   4. The mediator must be
>   (a) a person chosen by agreement between the parties; or
>   (b) in the absence of agreement-
>      1. in the case of a dispute between a member and another member,
>      a person appointed by the committee of the Association; or
>      2. in the case of a dispute between a member and the
>      Association, a person who is a mediator appointed or employed by
>the Dispute
>      Settlement Centre of Victoria (Department of Justice).
>   5. A member of the Association can be a mediator.
>   6. The mediator cannot be a member who is a party to the dispute.
>   7. The parties to the dispute must, in good faith, attempt to settle
>   the dispute by mediation.
>   8. The mediator, in conducting the mediation, must
>   (a) give the parties to the mediation process every opportunity to be
>   heard; and
>   (b) allow due consideration by all parties of any written statement
>   submitted by any party; and
>   (c) ensure that natural justice is accorded to the parties to the
>   dispute throughout the mediation process.
>   9. The mediator must not determine the dispute.
>   10. If the mediation process does not result in the dispute being
>   resolved, the parties may seek to resolve the dispute in accordance with the
>   Act or otherwise at law.
>
>
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