Memorandum to Synod Members

Elections of "Core" Standing Committee Members

Under the Standing Committee Ordinance 1897, 4 qualified ministers and 8 qualified laypersons are to be elected as members of the Standing Committee by the whole Synod before the Synod session.

Nominations for this election closed at 5:00 pm on 2 September 2002.

As there were only 4 nominations for the qualified minister positions and 8 nominations for the qualified lay positions, no ballot was required to be held and the Archbishop has declared the nominated persons to be elected.

On the Archbishop's behalf, under clause 4.1(1) of the Synod Elections Ordinance 2000 I report that the persons nominated and declared to be elected are -

4 qualified ministers elected for 3 years
Canon Bruce Ballantine-Jones OAM
The Rev Phillip Jensen
Canon Jim Ramsay
The Rev Dr John Woodhouse

8 laypersons elected for 3 years
Mr Neil Cameron
Mr Rodney Dredge
Mr Richard Lambert
Mr Warwick Olson AM
Deaconess Margaret Rodgers
Dr Laurie Scandrett
Mr Robert Tong
Mr Justice PETER YOUNG

Kind regards.

MARTIN THEARLE