7. The Project Secretary

7.1 Powers

The Secretary:

1. Takes votes amongst the Developers, and determines the number and identity of Developers, whenever this is required by the constitution.

2. Can stand in for the Leader, together with the Chairman of the Technical Committee.

If there is no Project Leader then the Chairman of the Technical Committee and the Project Secretary may by joint agreement make decisions if they consider it imperative to do so.

3. Adjudicates any disputes about interpretation of the constitution.

4. May delegate part or all of their authority to someone else, or withdraw such a delegation at any time.

7.2 Appointment

The Project Secretary is appointed by the Project Leader and the current Project Secretary.

If the Project Leader and the current Project Secretary cannot agree on a new appointment, they must ask the Developers by way of General Resolution to appoint a Secretary.

If there is no Project Secretary or the current Secretary is unavailable and has not delegated authority for a decision then the decision may be made or delegated by the Chairman of the Technical Committee, as Acting Secretary.

The Project Secretary's term of office is 1 year, at which point they or another Secretary must be (re)appointed.

7.3 Procedure

The Project Secretary should make decisions which are fair and reasonable, and preferably consistent with the consensus of the Developers.

When acting together to stand in for an absent Project Leader the Chairman of the Technical Committee and the Project Secretary should make decisions only when absolutely necessary and only when consistent with the consensus of the Developers.