WMAU is a registered charity in Victoria state and a registered NFP and so complies with guidelines from the Charities and Not-for-profits Commission. WMAU is therefore required to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles.[1] This includes how an individual can access documents about them, their chapter membership or indeed all discussions about their membership rejection.
As a well managed charity, WMAU are set up to understand and correctly respond to requests for information. Here's a draft neutral access request that could be done by email:
To: Wikimedia Australia Subject: Access Request under the Australian Privacy Principles
I am writing to request access to all correspondence and documents relating to my membership for Wikimedia Australia.
Under the Australian Privacy Principles, I have the right to access my personal information that is held by Wikimedia Australia. This includes any correspondence and documents that were used in the decision to reject my membership.
I would like to receive a copy of all of this information in electronic format. Please send the information to the email address provided above.
I understand that you have 30 days to respond to my request. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
[Contact details]
Links 1. https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles/australian-pri...
On Mon, 29 May 2023 at 06:25, Andrew Owens orderinchaos78@gmail.com wrote:
The by laws are at https://wikimedia.org.au/wiki/Rules - 4(5), (6) and (9) give the committee the ability to accept or reject, but don't specify grounds. Policies listed on the site don't mention criteria for accepting or rejecting membership.
I'd love to help but the chapter just rejected my own application for membership without giving reasons and I'm still trying to find out why.
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