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Some background:
http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/08/01/auda-cooks-the-books
- https://www.itwire.com/strategy/83945-auda-director-quits-over-mass-recruitment-of-members.html
- RESIGNATION https://www.timconnell.com.au/tim-connell.pdf
- http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/08/07/audas-elected-demand-director-resigns/
https://www.itwire.com/open-sauce/83810-auda-voting-system-is-skewed-to-favour-management.html
http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/06/14/auda-branchstacking-ahead-sgm/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/06/18/auda-stacks-membership-no-accountability/
https://www.dntrade.com.au/threads/branch-stacking.11943/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/04/12/auda-bullying-fear-silence-critics/
http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/01/04/audas-broken-management/
http://www.domainpulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/long_auda_resignation_letter.pdf
http://www.domainpulse.com/?s=auDA
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[DNS] Restricting demand membership of auDA - au Australian DNS ...
www.dotau.org/archive/2007-07/0016.html
- "Presumably this is a measure to try and guard against the possibility of unfairly unbalancing auDA's board by stacking it full of supply-side representatives"
"auDA has given notice of an Extraordinary Meeting on August 13 to_________________________________
consider constitutional amendments to forbid a "supply related person"
from being elected a director of demand class; and preventing multiple
divisions within the same corporate group from having multiple
memberships.
Presumably this is a measure to try and guard against the possibility
of unfairly unbalancing auDA's board by stacking it full of supply-side
representatives...... Perhaps we need to reconsider different models of demand membership
of auDA if the risk of capture is that great. I don't know what the
current update of demand membership is like, but it might benefit from
some elements of the new CIRA model (see
http://www.cira.ca/en/membership/about.html) where any domain holder
can have free annual enrollment as a member.
kim"
https://www.auda.org.au/about-auda/our-org/board-meetings/2007/070416/
"9. Constitutional ReviewWestlake Consulting Limited's Report - auDA
The board discussed a paper drafted by CN outlining possible changes to the auDA Constitution to address three issues:
1. potential supply side capture of demand class
2. supply related person standing as a demand class director
3. related entities holding multiple supply class memberships.
The board affirmed the need to ensure that the Constitution is effective and achieves auDA’s objectives. The board also noted the importance of achieving a fair and reasonable balance between supply and demand, obesrving that there will always be a tendency for demand class to be under-represented.
The board agreed changes to address issues 2 and 3 above, as proposed in paras 4.2, 4.4 and 4.5 of the board paper. It was decided that the change proposed in para 4.3 of the board paper to address issue 1 may not be effective, and further consideration should be given to options for increasing demand class membership and making it more representative.
Motion (proposed JR, seconded Julie H): That the proposed new definition of ‘Supply Related Person’ and proposed amendments to clauses 9.4 and 18.3 be put to members at an EGM. Carried unanimously.
Action: The board to set up a sub-committee to consider demand class membership issues."
https://www.auda.org.au/pdf/wcl-report-final.pdf
annexure – explanatory memorandum to and forming part of ... - auDA
- "panel membership sometimes appeared to be “stacked”
- "There was also some comment about the lack of detail in the published board minutes, making it impossible to understand the extent of board discussions and why it may have arrived at certain conclusions. "
- "We noted that membership of auDA comprises only about 0.01% of registrants, in contrast to its Canadian equivalent, with a membership of about 1.0% of registrants. "
https://www.auda.org.au/assets/About-auDA/Annual-General.../egm2006-annexure.pd...
Review of the .au Domain Administration - Department of ...
- "provisions, to make it more difficult for membership and board stacking to occur."
- "When auDA was first established, the representative association class of membership was created to provide a balance between the supply and demand class members, and to reduce the possibility of membership and board stacking practices. "
https://www.communications.gov.au/file/35916/download?token=5B0FX_oO
Jim Stewart - @jimboot Twitter Profile | Twipu
- "auDA has a monopoly position in administering the .au namespace and should be subject to ...... There were claims the Constitution allowed for 'board stacking' "
www.twipu.com/jimboot
ThinkPlace auDA Membership Options Review Conversation Tracker ...
- "Here's how auDA made it happen. https://youtu.be/GxGE-hNDNyU ... auDA new member stacking list out."
- https://www.insideretail.com.au/news/government-to-oversee-reforms-to-peak-domain-body-201804
https://www.auda.net.au/.../ThinkPlace-auDA-Membership-Options-Review-Conversat...
- "Jul 5, 2018 - auDA Membership Options Review Workshop | Conversation Tracker. Introduction. 2 .... Supply Members, as well as non-members including small business ..... Stacking or risk to Australian Critical Infrastructure."
https://grumpier.com.au/
https://www.communications.gov.au/sites/g/files/net301/.../paul_shaw_submission.pdf
What Did The auDA CEO Say? - Domainer
- "The small number of supply class members also makes it susceptible to branch stacking issues."
https://www.domainer.com.au/what-did-the-auda-ceo-say/
20 June 2016 Board Meeting Minutes » auDA
- Apr 28, 2017 - Given recent happenings with regards auDA and AusRegistry (and ... supply membership stacking of the demand auDA membership now also
https://www.auda.org.au/about-auda/our.../20-june-2016-board-meeting-minuters/
- Jun 20, 2016 - Joe Manariti (Supply Class Director) (email 9 June 2016) .... agreed that issues regarding the potential for membership stacking and capture"
Board Minutes - 13 October 2003 » auDA
https://www.auda.org.au/about-auda/our-org/board-meetings/2003/031013/
- "Oct 2, 2013 - Mort Bay Communications Pty Ltd (supply) ... have been other attempts in the past to stack the membership of auDA prior to a board election"
- " Action: Maddocks to recommend possible amendments to the Constitution that would help to prevent membership stacking in future, with any amendments to be put to members at the AGM. "
domain names | Josh Rowe
https://joshrowe.com/category/domain-names/
au Domain Administration Limited ABN 38 079 009 ... - Right To Know
- “the issue of Board stacking is of particular concern. ..... In other words, domain sellers “Supply” out vote domain buyers"
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/.../.au%20Board%20Minutes%202000%202016.pdf
https://www.letstalknet.com.au/about-auda/our-org/board-meetings/1999/990906/
- "Dec 12, 2016 - interest information supplied by auDA Directors be included in the minutes of .... membership stacking and capture are a matter for the Risk...."
Board Minutes - 6 September 1999
Scott Long (@auDomainName) | Twitter
- "4.4 Ethical issues
There were discussions of member and voting balance issues. It was suggested some options to reduce the possibility of vote stacking is for the ACCC to formulate regulations as part of its license to ensure no stacking, or have .au delegated to the ACA which is then subdelegated to auDA."
https://dev-tracking-proxy.eye-square.com/auDomainName
- "auDA is composed of Supply and Demand Class Members and Directors, each .... because the temptation to control auDA through stacking overcame them all."
auDA's share of .au domain name fees raises eyebrows
Government Report
- View the Minister’s media release
- View the report
- View the new Terms of Endorsement for auDA
- Minister's Letter to the Chair
http://www.domainpulse.com/2018/04/19/former-auda-ceo-whats-wrong-auda/
- "Potential for board stacking
- "There were claims the Constitution allowed for ‘board stacking’ and was potentially open to abuse given there is no restriction under the Constitution to prevent members to move from one class to another."
- "Roles and responsibilities of the Board, Chair and management
- The Review considers that clear guidance on the role of the Board and executive management team supports effective governance. However, there is limited information on the roles and responsibilities of the Board and management. For example, while auDA’s Constitution does outline the structure of auDA’s Board, it makes no mention of the respective roles of the Board, Chair or CEO."
- "Clarity on the roles and responsibilities of the Board, both individually and collectively, is important as it sets expectations for the directors and also provides clarity around the internal governance of the company."
- "in terms of transparency of internal governance, the Review also finds that there were no public documents outlining the role of the CEO. It was unclear as to the limitations of the CEO and how the position functioned alongside the Board. While the role and responsibilities of the CEO should be clarified, the Review also considers that the functions of this position should be reviewed, including the standards by which the CEO’s performance is assessed.
- ... The Charter should also describe the basis for appointment of the Chair position.
- The Review considers that a Board Charter should be established to articulate the roles of the Board, the Chair and the CEO. In terms of transparency and accountability, the Review further considers that auDA should report annually and publicly to its stakeholders on the Board’s performance against the requirements of this charter. This would enable the Board to also assess the effectiveness of its Board Charter annually."
- "Submissions highlighted that transparency and consultation are areas on which auDA should improve.[1] Some submissions and stakeholders noted that auDA had not effectively consulted its stakeholders on significant projects, such as the Registry Transformation Project and Direct Registration. While these projects are outside the scope of this Review, the concerns raised in submissions underscore the importance of effective consultation."
- "The issue of Board stacking is of particular concern. This would suggest a manipulation of process to place directors on the Board to act in the interest of a particular membership faction."
- "Stakeholders consistently stated that additional assurances are required to prevent the stacking of the Board and to ensure Board members are suitably qualified and sufficiently representative of the industry and its stakeholders."
"That auDA establish a Board Charter:
a. to set out the respective roles and responsibilities of the Board, Chair and CEO
b. to set out the basis for appointment of the Chair
c. that requires the Board to report on an annual basis to stakeholders publicly on its performance against this charter."
https://twitter.com/jimboot/status/1019748137022369792 ://twitter.com/jimboot/status/1019748137022369792
https://www.itwire.com/strategy/83696-auda-dissenter-claims-membership-now-mostly-from-abroad.html
https://www.itwire.com/strategy/83762-auda-panel-moves-to-delete-record-of-past-meetings.html
- "Australia’s Internet Future is now the hands of 3-4 companies that auDA is meant to regulate. Here’s how auDA made it happen. https://youtu.be/GxGE-hNDNyU #ICANN62 #auda #auspol Using their workers in developing countries... "
