The Board of COMMACT International will prepare Annual Reports and Accounts, the first of which will appear in 2008 following COMMACT's legal incorporation in Australia in 2007.

In addition this section of the site will contain the minutes of General Assemblies, which are held within the program of Working for Common Wealth (WCW) conferences.

Minutes of the 6^th General Assembly of the Commonwealth Association for Local Action and Economic Development (COMMACT)

The Chairperson, Colin Ball, formally welcomed all members attending.

The Hon. President, Noel D’Silva, made a brief address

Item 3: Presentation and adoption of Executive Director’s report for the years 1999-2005.

(Proposed: Mr. David Thompson; Seconded: Mr George Thomas)

Item 4: Presentation and adoption of audited financial statements for the years 1999-2002

The Chairperson tabled the financial statements (available as separate documents). The statements were approved and adopted.

(Proposed: Mr. David Thompson; Seconded: Mr. Bruce Hamilton)

Item 5A (additional item): Adoption of Resolutions 1-10 as amended in the morning session.

The resolutions were adopted, provided that they were amended to take account of the discussion.

(Proposed: Mr. George Thomas; Seconded: Mr. Garry Bargh)

Item 5B: Resolution to dissolve the existing Association.

The resolution to dissolve the previous legal entity registered in Malaysia in 1991 as the Commonwealth Association for Local Action and Economic Development was put to the meeting by the Chairperson.

The resolution was adopted, unanimously by all members present with no abstentions or votes against.

Resolution 3(2) (included at Annex 2) was put to the meeting by the Chairperson:

“That any COMMACT financial assets not expended on the 6WCW, and/or residual liabilities, together with all its intellectual property assets, be transferred to a new entity, as described below, and that any of its physical assets, such as computers and office materials and equipment be donated to USIAMAS, an NGO in Malaysia”

The resolution was adopted, unanimously.

a) Ms Roopa Mehta was nominated for the non-Australian position in the new COMMACT international office based in Australia. The nomination was agreed.

(Proposed: Mr. Peter Quarmby; Seconded: Dr. Padma Ratnayake)

b) A sincere thank you to Mr. Colin Ball and Mr Noel D’Silva for their hard work in the re-engineering of COMMACT was adopted

(Proposed: Mr. David Thompson; Seconded: Mr. Kebba Barrow)

c) A formal vote of thanks to the outgoing Executive Director, Dato’ Professor Abdullah Malim Baginda for his many years of devoted service to the association was adopted.

(Proposed: Mr Colin Ball; Seconded: Mr David Thompson)

d) A formal thank you to all the members present for their commitment to COMMACT’s vision was adopted.

(Proposed: Mr. Noel D’Silva; Seconded: Mr. Peter Quarmby)

There being no other business, the Chairperson declared the General Assembly closed.