The Rotary International (RI) Constitution, Bylaws, and Standard Rotary Club Constitution provide the foundation for Rotary's policies and procedures and can be changed only by the Council on Legislation. The constitutional documents can be found in the Manual of Procedure. More information here
Club Constitution
The RI Bylaws provide that each club admitted to RI membership must adopt the prescribed Standard Rotary Club Constitution. Download the Standard Rotary Club Constitution in word format.
Club Bylaws
Club bylaws should be in harmony with the Standard Rotary Club Constitution. RI has provided Recommended Rotary Club Bylaws, which are recommended only and may be changed by any Rotary club to meet its own conditions, provided such changes are not out of harmony with the Standard Rotary Club Constitution and with the RI Constitution and RI Bylaws. Download the recommended Bylaws in word format.
The RI recommended Bylaws need some amendment to reflect local requirements. To provide some guidance, a suggested draft is available here.
Legislation
Note that It is essential to abide by the legal requirements imposed by the following pieces of legislation:
Follow this link to see some changes in legislation that will take effect late in 2009
Many forms are available by following this link but the following forms are needed for annual compliance:
Updating Club Constitution & Bylaws
2008 - 2009 will feature the introduction of the Club Leadership Plan in every Club. Assistance is available to Clubs for the consequential updating of their Constitution and Bylaws.
These are the suggested steps to follow
After your Club Consititition and/or Bylaws are amended, the Office of Fair Trading needs to be advised by using a Form 6 Notice of Alteration of Objects or Rules, enclosing the fee required as well as the documents.
Download Form 6 here
Your enquiries should be addressed to the District Administration Director