Local Medical Associations
The AMA (NSW) is supported by a Local Medical Association (LMA) network of regional groups of doctors involved in local issues. The LMAs keep the AMA (NSW) abreast of important regional issues that arise from day-to-day.
Extract from the By-Laws of the Australian Medical Association (NSW) Limited Affiliated Local Medical Associations:
8. (a) Local Medical Associations formed with the object of promoting the scientific interest of their members in the medical and allied sciences by the aid of periodical meetings of their members and by such other legitimate means as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of that object may be affiliated with the Association.
(b) An affiliated Local Medical Association has the following privileges:
i. The President of the Local Medical Association, or his or her nominee, is entitled to attend as an observer and to address, subject to the Standing Orders of the Council, meetings of the Council and its committees;
ii. The President of the Local Medical Association shall be invited to nominate suitable members of his or her Local Medical Association, for consideration by the Council for appointment to ad hoc committees of the Council and to represent the Association on outside bodies;
iii. Each Local Medical Association may appoint a delegate to attend a meeting of delegates of Local Medical Associations to meet the Executive Committee at least once each year for the consideration of the matters of common interest to the Local Medical Associations and the Association.
The aims of the Meeting of Delegates are:
- To bring Affiliated Local Medical Associations into closer relationship with one another, with a view to securing a common policy on matters of mutual interest and uniform methods of procedure and regulation in regard to professional relations of members with one another and with other persons.
- To bring the Affiliated Local Medical Associations individually and collectively into closer touch with the Council with a view to developing a more vigorous corporate life in the Local Medical Association and in the Association.
- Such other aims as may from time to time be approved by the Council.
- Each Local Medical Association may actively support and officially endorse the candidacy of members of that Local Medical Association who stand for election to the Council.
- The Local Medical Association may utilise, at cost, and by arrangement with the Executive Director, the secretarial services of the Association for the conduct of the Local Medical Association’s affairs.
- Subject to By-Law 8(c)(ii), office bearers of Affiliated Local Medical Associations are entitled to such indemnity (if any) under such insurance policies (if any) effected by the Association, as the Council determines from time to time. Indemnification of the office bearers of an affiliated Local Medical Association under policies affected by the Association is conditional upon that Local Medical Association furnishing to the Executive Director of the Association in January each year, a statement showing the names and addresses of its office bearers.
- Such other benefits or privileges as may from time-to-time be determined by the Council.
Affiliation of a Local Medical Association shall be conditional upon the following:
(c) i. Membership of the Local Medical Association is restricted to medical practitioners registered to practice in New South Wales.
ii. Office Bearers of the Local Medical Association must be members of the Association.
iii. The Local Medical Association shall encourage their members to also become members of the Association.
(d) Subject to By-Law 8(c), each affiliated Local Medical Association shall be free to govern itself in such a manner as it shall think fit.
(e) The boundaries of Affiliated Local Medical Associations shall be determined by their members in consultation with the Executive Committee.
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