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What would happen to the status of Podiatry National Council in Australia, if one or more State Associations withdrew their membership? Would that be the equivolent of unilateral declaration of independence and how practicable would it be to then operate with the Federal Government.


Cameron

 

Cryptic answer ... it came very close to happening last year with the two biggest states (representing 50% of the APodC membership) coming close to doing just that.

 

Cameron

It would difficult for the Australasian Podiatry Council to thus then represent the interests of all Australian and New Zealand podiatrists I would say.

This would seem to be sheer lunacy, and hark back to the bad old days of battle lines drawn across state boundaries.

I am stunned by all rumour and innuendo I have heard about the stability of our national body. Grow up people! Start working together for the WHOLE profession! I can't fathom how some states might think that podiatry issues in their state aren't the same ones shared nation-wide.

Professional issues (affecting all of us) usually need to be tackled at a Commonwealth level, so an effective APodC should be the cornerstone of out profession!!

All of the membership, in every state, should be chewing the ears of your state representatives about this issue, right now!

(Can you tell I am I am a bit emotive about this?).

LL

 

Anthony ....I could not agree more with your sentiments.

BUT, as a Board member of one of the state assocaitions involved, I am limited to what I can say (and should discuss) in the public domain. I will say I was fully supportive of my State's stance because of the issues involved.

One thing I will say, is that I get to travel around a lot and got to talk to a lot of Board members from other state associations and was far from impressed that how the views, positions and opinions of the two States concerned were being misrepresented and filtered to these people. They were jumping to conclusions based on this misrepresented and filtered information rather than being given all the information and facts of the two States positions.

Fortunalty, a 'leadership group' is working on resolving the issues.

 

Craig

I won't even pretend to know the machinations of what is going on, but I do hope a resolution is near. It sounds from your posting that things may have turned the corner.

I look forward to when APodC can get on to doing meaningful work, rather than focus on trying to hang together...

LL

 

In other words, don't believe everything you hear.

 

Devolution may appear romantic but at what cost?

Thanks for your replies

My original enquiry related to the aftermath of a divided profession which would no longer have national representation. The detail of recent events holds no personal interest to me and is no business of mine, anyway.

However the spectre of a professions deconstruction has, I believe major implications for all Australasian podiatrists and should this ever come to pass, or even be threatened, then one cannot help but wonder, which "parties" benefit from the absence of national representation.

Parochial interests may hold short term advantage but in the long term an absence of national representation as a lobby group would I fear have dire consequences for the profession

Reassure me

Cameron

 

Cameron,

Back to your original question. The NSW association did withdraw from the APodC in the 1980s rejoining again in the early 90's. The APodC still represented the profession's national interest just without any NSW input.

S

 

I think the whole profession feels the same way...personalities and regional politics should, I hope, eventually give way to the greater good.

Fingers crossed.

LL

 

Its not about regional politics - its about all parties being in possession of all facts and competing opinions/ideas before reaching conclusions on possible courses of action.

Things are undoubtably moving forward ....

 

Craig et al

Not wishing to pry, but.....

In Australasia do the State Associations have a mandate to withdraw representation at National Council without first holding a referendum of their membership?

Cameron

 

It will all depend on the constitution of the individual State Associations.

 

This doesn't inspire much confidence in our "professional bodies" for me.
It appears nothing much has changed since I cancelled my membership 8 years ago.

 

On the contrary - I KNOW a great deal has changed.