In my meager legal understanding of the corporations act and incorporated bodies acts, there is a difference between an ad for products or services from an external source and one for a board position from an internal Source. The board, or management would have to advise an external advertiser of the need to make a change to their ad, but a corporate shareholder, which is what those in CMCA are now, has to adhere to the boards standards when advertising their intent to run. The board can decide whenever and whatever those standards are and has no legal obligation to do otherwise. Plus there is a difference in the legal requirements of a publication which is available to all and one that is only available in house.justgarbage wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:01 amIf what you say is correct native pepper, would it not be incumbent on the publisher to inform advertisers beforehand that their advertisements could be amended by an employee of the company (the Club) without any reference/authorisation to the person/business placing the advertisement? Where are our legal eagles?native pepper wrote: ↑Thu Jul 13, 2017 9:50 am The company owns the adverts in it's publications, it's not a public magazine, but a corporate one. They can do what they like with it or whatever is in it and no one can stop them.....
It's a bit like the difference between the CMCA forum and an open to all forum. CMCA is a closed forum, so can do what they like to a degree, whilst an open forum has to pass public scrutiny and is subject to public publishing standards.
Have pretty long experience in company boards and club committees. Currently secretary for one club, president of another, plus had my own company for over 40 years.