ARBN 062 646 155 ABN 40 062 646 155 BYLAWS as approved by the Areopagus, June 2013 A BYLAWS OF ORDO TEMPLI ORIENTIS INCORPORATED NOTE: Revisions to the Bylaws of Grand Lodge require Areopagus approval. Please ensure you have the latest approved version of the Grand Lodge bylaws. While revisions are not frequent, they typically occur every few years. Contents Article 1. Preliminary Section 4.07. Deputy National Grand Master General Section 1.01. Definitions 1 11 Section 4.08. Grand Secretary General 12 Article 2. Offices Section 4.09 Duties of Assistant Secretaries 13 Section 2.01. Registered Office 2 Section 4.10. Grand Treasurer General 13 Section 2.02. Other Offices 2 Section 4.11. Duties of Assistant Treasurers 14 Section 2.03. Types of Offices 2 Article 5 Initiate Bodies Article 3 Members Section 5.01. Definition 15 Section 3.01. Classes of Membership 3 Section 5.02. Types of Initiate Body 15 Section 3.02. The Initiate, Governing, Section 5.03. Camps 15 and Administrative Classes Section 5.04. Oases 15 of Membership 3 Section 5.05. Lodges 16 Section 3.03. The Ecclesiastical Class Section 5.06. Knights of East and West 16 of Membership 4 Section 5.07. Chapters of Rose Croix V° 17 Section 3.04. Members’ Rights 5 Section 5.08. The Senate of Knight Hermetic Section 3.05. Qualifications 5 Philosophers 17 Section 3.06. Duties 5 Section 5.09. Mystic Temples of the Knights Section 3.07. Privileges 5 Templar VI°, or Historical Templars 17 Section 3.08. Admission 5 Section 5.10. The Consistory of Princes Section 3.09. Dues 5 of the Royal Secret 18 Section 3.10. Fess and Assessments 6 Section 5.11. The VII° Mystic Templars 18 Section 3.11. Certificates 6 Section 5.12. The Perfect Pontiffs of the Illuminati Section 3.12. Number of Members 6 of the VIII°, or Oriental Templars 18 Section 3.13. Register of Members 6 Section 5.13. The Revolutionaries 18 Section 3.14. Members’ liabilities 6 Section 5.14. The Sovereign Sanctuary Section 3.15. Transferability of Membership 7 of the Gnosis IX° 19 Section 3.16. Resignation 7 Article 6 Governing Bodies Section 3.17. Death 7 Section 6.01. Definition 20 Section 3.18. Suspension, Expulsion, Termination of Membership and Inactive Membership Section 6.02. Types of Governing Body 20 7 Section 6.03. The Electoral College 20 Section 3.19. Good Cause 8 Section 6.04. The Grand Tribunal 21 Section 3.20. Rights on Termination 8 Section 6.05. The Supreme Grand Council 22 Section 3.21. Reinstatement 8 Section 6.06. The Secret Areopagus of the VIII° 22 Section 3.22. Creation or Modification of Classes Article 7 Administrative Bodies or Sub-classes of Membership 8 (Directors and Executive) Section 3.23. Membership on One Section 7.01. Use of Terms 24 or More Governing Bodies 8 Section 7.02. Powers 24 Article 4 Officers Section 7.03. Duties of Directors 24 Section 4.01. Number and Titles 9 Section 7.04. Duties of the Executive 24 Section 4.02. Appointment of Grand Officers 9 Section 7.05. Compensation 25 Section 4.03. Removal of Grand Officers 10 Section 7.06. Use of Telephonic or Section 4.04. Subordinate Officers 10 Computerized Teleconferencing Section 4.05. Resignation of Office 10 Aids in Meetings 25 Section 4.06. Duties of National Grand Master General Section 7.07. Regular Meetings of the Executive 25 10 Section 7.08. Special Meetings of the Executive 25 I BYLAWS OF ORDO TEMPLI ORIENTIS INCORPORATED Contents continued Section 7.09. Notice 25 Section 12.06 Procedure 33 Section 7.10. Conduct of Meetings 25 Section 12.07 Presiding Member 33 Section 7.11. Quorum 25 Section 12.08 Adjournment 33 Section 12.09 Making of decisions 33 Article 8 Charters and Authorizations Section 12.10 Special Resolution 34 Section 8.01. Issuance of Charters for Section 12.11 Voting 34 Initiate Bodies 26 Section 12.12 Appointment of proxies 34 Section 8.02. Acceptance of Charters for Initiate Bodies 26 Article 13 International Provisions Section 8.03. Suspension and Revocation Section 13.01 O.T.O. International Headquarters 35 of Charters for Initiate Bodies 26 Section 8.04. Charters Authorizing Initiation Article 14 Execution of Instruments, Powers 27 Deposits, and Funds Section 8.05. Revocation or Amendment Section 14.01 Execution of Instruments 36 of Charters to Initiate 27 Section 14.02 Checks and Notes 36 Section 14.03 Deposits 36 Article 9 Guilds Section 14.04 Gifts 36 Section 9.01. Definition 28 Section 9.02. Representation to the Governing Article 15 Corporate Records, reports Bodies of the Order 28 and Seal Section 9.03. Governance of Guilds 28 Section 15.01 Minutes of Meetings 37 Section 15.02 Books of Accounts 37 Article 10 Ecclesiastical membership Section 15.03 Records Available to Assessor Section 10.01 Definition 29 and/or Auditor 37 Section 10.02 Subclasses of Church Membership 29 Section 15.04 Inspection of Records 37 Section 10.03 The Father (or Mother) Section 15.05 Annual Statement 37 of the Church 29 Section 15.06 Corporate Seal 37 Section 10.04 The Primate 29 Section 15.07 Media 37 Section 10.05 The Bishops 29 Section 10.06 The Priests and Priestesses 30 Article 16 Fiscal Year Section 10.07 The Deacons 30 Section 16.01 Fiscal Year 38 Section 10.08 The Laity 30 Section 16.02 Annual Budget 38 Section 10.09 Bishops in Amity 30 Article 17 Bylaws Section 10.10 O.T.O. Gnostic Mass 30 Section 17.01 Effective Date of Bylaws 39 Article 11 Subordinate Bodies Section 17.02 Amendment 39 Section 11.01 Standing Committees 31 Section 17.03 Certification and Inspection 39 Section 11.02 Ad Hoc Committees 31 Article 18 Voting Shares Held by the Association Section 11.03 Ultimate Control 31 Section 18.01 Shareholders’ meetings 50 Section 11.04 Subsidiaries 31 Article 19 Investments Article 12 Meetings of Members Section 19.01 Investments 41 Section 12.01 Meetings 32 Section 12.02 Annual General Meetings - Article 20 Prohibition Against Sharing holding of 32 Corporate Profits and Assets Section 12.03 Annual General Meetings - Section 20.01 Prohibition against pecuniary gain 42 calling of and business at 32 Section 12.04 Notice 32 Article 21 Parliamentary Authority Section 12.05 Voting Members 33 Section 21.01 Model Rules 43 II BYLAWS OF ORDO TEMPLI ORIENTIS INCORPORATED Preliminary Article 1 Section 1.01. Definitions vi. National Grand Master General, also referred to as the National Grand Master General X°, A. In these Bylaws: or simply the X°, means the Chief Executive i. Director General means the Director Officer of the Association, referred to in General of the Department of Fair Trading. Article 4. ii. The Act means the Associations vii. Outer Head of the Order, or O.H.O., means Incorporation Act 2009. the Chief Executive Officer of O.T.O. iii. The Regulation means the Associations International, referred to in Article 13. Incorporation Regulation 2010. viii. Grand Treasurer General means the iv. Model Constitution means the Model Treasurer of the Association, and Grand Constitution for incorporated associations Secretary General means the Secretary of under the Act. the Association, referred to in Article 4. v. Bylaws has the same meaning as ix. Treasurer General means the Treasurer of Constitution for incorporated associations O.T.O. International, and Secretary General under the Act. means the Secretary of O.T.O. International, referred to in Article 13. B. In these Bylaws: C. In these Bylaws: i. The Association, the O.T.O., the Order, Australian Grand Lodge, or Grand Lodge of i. a reference to a function includes a reference Australia, means the Ordo Templi Orientis to a power, authority and duty, and Association incorporated under the Act; ii. a reference to the exercise of a function a duly chartered national section of Ordo includes, if the function is a duty, a reference Templi Orientis International. to the performance of the duty; ii. Ordo Templi Orientis International or iii. the present tense includes the past and the O.T.O. International means the Ordo future tenses, and the future tense includes Templi Orientis corporation, a non-profit the present; religious corporation incorporated in the iv. the masculine gender includes the feminine state of California, United States of America, and neuter; referred to in Article 13. v. the singular number includes the plural, and iii. Executive means the Committee of manage- the plural includes the singular; ment of the Association, as that term is used in the Model Constitution, referred to in vi. the word “shall” is mandatory and the word Article 7. “may” is permissive; iv. Supreme Grand Council means the vii. the words “Directors” and “Board” have the Governing body and Advisory body to the meaning stated in Article 7 of these Bylaws. Executive, referred to in Article 6. D. The provisions of the Interpretation Act 1987 v. International Supreme Council means the apply to and in respect of these Bylaws in the Executive Committee of Ordo Templi same manner as those provisions would so apply Orientis International, referred to in Article if these Bylaws were an instrument made under 13. the Act. 1 BYLAWS OF ORDO TEMPLI ORIENTIS INCORPORATED Offices Article 2 Section 2.01. Registered Office The registered office of the Association, for the transaction of its business, shall be located in such place within the State of New South Wales as may be designated by the Executive. Section 2.02. Other Offices The Association may also have offices at such other places within the States, Territories and Dependencies of Australia, where it is qualified to do business, as its business may require, and as the Executive or its duly authorized Governing Body or agent may from time to time designate.