Membership types
There are 7 categories of members:
(a) foundation members, being those persons who were foundation members of the predecessor to the Society and who agree in writing to be members of the Society;
(b) active members, being those persons who:
(i) were active members of the predecessor to the Society; or
(ii) who apply and are accepted for membership to the Society in accordance with this Clause 4;
(c) honorary members, being:
(i) those persons who were honorary members of the predecessor to the Society; or
(ii) persons of distinction who are appointed as an honorary member of the Society by the members in general meeting after being nominated by the directors;
(d) corresponding members, being those persons:
(i) who satisfy the requirements to be an active member, except for clause 4.2.1(b)(ii); and
(ii) who are registered and practising as a medical practitioner overseas;
(e) retired members, being:
(i) those persons who were active members or foundation members and
(ii) who have retired from operative and from consultative practice; and
(iii) apply and are accepted for membership as a retired members of the society in accordance with this Clause 4;
(f) senior members, being:
(i) those persons who were active members or foundation members, and
(ii) have reached the age of 65 and continue to be active in operative and /or consultative practice; and
(iii) apply and are accepted for membership as a senior member of the Society in accordance with this Clause 4;
(g) provisional members, being those persons who apply and are accepted for provisional membership of the Society in accordance with this clause 4