Process for Applications

1. When an application is received, the Secretariat acknowledges receipt, verifies it is complete or requests further information accordingly.
2. The application is published to the Members' Board and is listed in next IABM members newsletter.
3. Board members, members and associate members are invited to make any representation they wish in writing to the Association's Chief Executive Officer giving reasons for their intervention within 14 days.
4. In the event that no representations from Board members, members or associate members are received within the 14 day period the application may be progressed and completed by the Secretariat provided that the membership subscription has been paid and that the necessary information has been provided by the applicant to complete the process.
5. In the event that representations are received then the application will be referred to the next full meeting of the Members Board of the Association.
6. The application will be considered by the Board consistent with the published Terms of Membership who may decide any of the following:
7. a. To accept the application
8. b. To decline the application
9. c. To ask the applicant to provide further information
10. Where the application is accepted, the applicant will be informed in writing and membership process will be completed provided that the membership subscription has been paid and that the necessary information has been provided by the applicant to complete the process.
11. Where the application is declined the applicant will have a right of appeal in writing within 21 days of receipt of notice of the rejected application.
12. Any appeal will be heard within 21 days of the receipt of the written notice of appeal and will be considered by the Chair of the Association or his/her nominee, two other Board members who have not made representations and two other members of the Association who are not on the Members' Board and who have not made representations. The decision of the appeal will be final.
13. In the event that the applicant is asked for further information, they will be advised that their application will be held in abeyance until the next meeting of the Members' Board and the process will then resume at 6 above.