[talk-au] Being a local chapter...

[Henk Hoff]

2010/1/7 Liz <edodd at billiau.net>

> On Thu, 7 Jan 2010, Henk Hoff wrote:
> > Privacy issues
> > The membership list of the Foundation is not public. The Foundation is
> also
> > bound to privacy law and there are also members who prefer that their
> > membership is not known to the public.
> >
> I do recall a discussion in which it was noted that as OSMF is a public
> company in the UK, the members of the company can ask to see the list of
> members. It is not 'private'. I guess that the regulatory authority can
> also
> see the list of members when it wishes.
>
> I said "not public" and not "private".
If someone would like to see the membership list, they have to put a formal
request to the board. The board may refuse if they think it will be used for
unsuited purposes. The refusal of the board can (of course) be challenged in
court. This is all regulated in the Companies Act. The names of the
boardmembers however are public.
I guess that in Australia similar rules apply.
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