BEST INTERESTS
Act for the association's purposes and community benefit, not personal advantage.
INSTITUTIONAL STANDARD · GOVERNANCE
Trust should be designed
into the organisation.
Good cultural work depends on more than creative intent. It requires clear responsibility, documented decisions, financial care, honest public claims and meaningful cultural governance.
LEGAL IDENTITY
Western Australia International ICH Visual Preservation Association Inc.
PUBLIC ACRONYMWAIIVPA
JURISDICTIONWestern Australia
IARNA1046712K
ABN13 174 837 055
PUBLIC DOMAINwaich.org.au
CONTACTinfo@waich.org.au
HOW WE WANT DECISIONS TO BE MADE
DUE CARE
Use reasonable care, skill and diligence in decisions, finances, programs and risk.
CONFLICTS
Identify and manage conflicts rather than allowing hidden interests to shape decisions.
EVIDENCE
Distinguish confirmed facts from proposals, demonstrations, aspirations and reconstructions.
CULTURAL AUTHORITY
Institutional authority does not replace the cultural authority of communities and knowledge holders.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Keep appropriate records and create clear pathways for concerns, review and correction.
Management Committee responsibility
WAIIVPA's affairs are managed through its management committee in accordance with the association's rules and applicable Western Australian law. Committee responsibility includes oversight of organisational decisions, financial stewardship, records, risk and compliance.
This public page explains the governance structure without publishing personal contact details of individual office holders.
Rules, records and legal obligations
The association's internal rules sit alongside the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA) and other laws that may apply to particular activities. Material decisions should be supported by appropriate minutes, resolutions, delegations or project records rather than informal assumptions alone.
Program governance
Projects should have a defined purpose, status, responsible decision-makers and appropriate safeguards. A project described as “in development”, “proposed” or “illustrative” should not be presented publicly as funded, partnered, delivered or approved unless that status is confirmed.
Cultural governance is not the same as corporate governance
The management committee can govern the association, but it cannot grant itself cultural authority over community knowledge. First Nations ICIP, family rights, local protocols and community-authorised decisions may require separate people, permissions and processes.
Accuracy in public claims
WAIIVPA aims not to invent or overstate grants, partnerships, sponsors, awards, endorsements, historical facts, event dates, participant numbers or outcomes. Demonstration content should remain visibly labelled until it has been verified and authorised for public use.
Questions, conflicts or governance concerns
Governance questions can be directed to info@waich.org.au. Concerns should be documented, directed to an appropriate decision-maker and handled in a way that protects procedural fairness, privacy and cultural sensitivity.
Public transparency is a practice, not a slogan.
As WAIIVPA grows, this page should be reviewed whenever governance arrangements, policies, committee structures or legal obligations materially change.
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