Policies

In these policies, words and phrases have the meanings defined in the constitution of the association. In addition:

1. The association holds an account with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia with a more than one to sign method of operation (the two-to-sign account).

2. The association holds an account with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia with a one to sign method of operation (the transactions account).

3. The executive are signatories to the above accounts, and may be issued debit cards for the transactions account.

4. The committee may, by resolution, allow additional people to be added as a signatories to, and issued debit cards for, the transactions account.

1. Funds of the association may be expended by resolution of the committee.

2. A member of the executive may, by notifying the committee, authorise an expenditure of up to $100 for a particular purpose. No more than $100 may be authorised in this way between all members of the executive per purpose (or set of substantively similar purposes) per day.

3. A member of the committee may, by notifying the committee, authorise an expenditure of up to $300 to purchase goods to be vended by the association's vending machines. No more than $300 may be authorised in this way between all members of the committee per week.

1. In this section, a responsible person means a committee member, and/or anyone who has been given responsibility for a CSSA community space (e.g. a common room officer).

2. If a person in a CSSA community space behaves in a way that —

   1. puts anyone at risk of harm; or
   2. demonstrates a substantial and irreconcilable disregard for values shared by the CSSA community; or
   3. demonstrates a complete lack of desire to engage with the CSSA community in good faith

   then a responsible person should take whatever action is appropriate to prevent and/or stop that behaviour (e.g. ejecting and/or banning from a physical space, kicking and/or banning and/or deleting messages from an online space).

3. In any other situation where a person is acting counter to the expectations and values of the CSSA community, responsible people should —

   1. Before taking significant action, or if unsure if behaviour is acceptable, ask other responsible people, proposing a course of action if possible. A large consensus is not required; to clearly set expectations and to minimise harm, it is best if behaviour is responded to promptly. Proposing a course of action helps prevent decision paralysis; people who disagree should propose an alternative course of action (or no action, if they believe none is warranted).

   2. Assume good faith wherever this is plausible.

   3. Communicate that behaviour is unacceptable / should be stopped / avoided, whether publicly or privately (e.g. if a long explanation is required, or if further public discussion is likely to continue or escalate an problematic situation). How formal this communication should be is contextual; "please don't use that word" or "could we please leave this discussion here?" may be appropriate in some cases, while a response to a larger pattern of behaviour might be more detailed, and a warning that is likely to lead to substantial action if not taken seriously might be more formal.

   4. Consider a history of behaviour, including behaviour outside of CSSA spaces if relevant, and how a person responded to any previous action, when deciding what action should be taken.

   5. Use actions like kicks and bans as tools to clearly communicate boundaries, and to prevent / minimise harm; not as punishments.