Article 15: Powers and Duties of the Executive Board

The Executive Board, following the General Assembly, is the second-highest decision-making authority of the Tajik Council of Australia. It is responsible for strategic leadership, oversight of executive performance, and structural support of the Council’s activities.

1. Membership Conditions for the Executive Board:
Membership is open to individuals with good standing, ethical commitment, sufficient knowledge of the Council’s objectives, and active participation in its affairs. Possession of an academic degree is not mandatory.

2. Gender and Generational Balance:
The Council is committed to gender and generational balance; membership is open without discrimination to women, men, and educated youth.

3. Number of Members:
The number of members of the Executive Board is not fixed and may be increased or reduced in accordance with the expansion of the Council’s activities.

4. Invitations to Meetings:
Invitations to Executive Board meetings must be delivered to members at least five working days prior to the session.

5. Convening Executive Board Meetings:
• Ordinary meetings of the Executive Board must be held at least once every two months.
• Extraordinary meetings may be convened upon the written request of at least two-thirds of official members.
• Meetings are deemed valid with the presence of half plus one of the members holding voting rights.
• Decisions are valid when approved by the majority of members present.

6. Powers and Responsibilities of the Executive Board:
The Executive Board of the Tajik Council of Australia, as the highest executive and policy-making authority following the General Assembly, holds the following powers and responsibilities:

1. Establishing specialized committees to review, amend, and finalize the Council’s Constitution and Charter of Principles in cooperation with the Council of Experts.

2. Drafting and approving the Council’s policies, strategies, and overall guidelines in cooperation with the Council of Experts.

3. Establishing, merging, or dissolving working committees based on the Council’s executive needs.

4. Preparing and approving the Council’s annual operational plan, and reviewing and approving the programs and procedures of committees.

5. Receiving and evaluating activity and financial reports from the Executive Board and specialized committees.

6. Reviewing reports from the Supervisory Board and addressing possible violations in accordance with approved bylaws.

7. Setting and approving the Council’s communication policies with cultural, civic, and social institutions.

8. Approving incentive or disciplinary measures in line with the Council’s internal bylaws and regulations.

9. Submitting annual financial, executive, and budgetary reports to the General Assembly at the end of each fiscal year.

10. Convening extraordinary sessions of the General Assembly and preparing its agenda.

11. Communicating official Council resolutions to relevant internal bodies for implementation and follow-up.

12. Approving the establishment of the Council’s official media and publications, including newsletters, magazines, journals, and digital or visual media.

13. Determining the amount of monthly or annual membership fees, in Australian dollars.

14. Reviewing applications for resignation, dismissal, or replacement of key Council members, and delegating temporary authorities within the scope of executive powers under special circumstances