The Aurum Project

The Aurum Project is endorsed as a tax deductible gift recipient and income tax exempt charity and relies on donations and membership fees to achieve its aims.   It also enjoys the support of many volunteers including homeopathy students who bring a broad range of skills and experience so that administration overheads are kept to a minimum, and the majority of donated monies go directly to education and research. It is an essential part of the Aurum Project that our running costs are low. We are committed to ethical behaviour and will deal with the public and our members in a transparent and honest manner. We are grant-seeking charity and not a grant-giving foundation.

The Aurum Project is run by Registered Homeopaths who are registered with the Australian Register of Homeopaths www.aroh.com.au and associated professionals.

If you don’t have time to volunteer to the Aurum Project but would love to run a one-off homeopathy morning tea fundraiser, please email or phone us for more details.

Management Committee

President	Linlee Jordan
Vice President	Nyema Hermiston
Secretary	Monica Dunne
Treasurer	Lorraine Ellison
Public Officer	Penny Barron
Marketing & communication	Josie Gruber
Administrator	Josie Gruber
Ord Members	Dr Jurgen Schulte, Maryanne Logan, and Tamara Lowe

Expert  Advisory Panel

Dr Isaac Golden	PhD(Swinburne), Dip Homeopathy, ND BEc(Hon)
Dr Jurgen Schulte	MSc(Darmstadt), DSc(Oldenburg)
Dr Russell Vickers	PhD, MScMed, MDSc, BDS(Sydney Uni), FFPMANZCA, Dip Homeopathy, Dip Herbal Medicine
Alastair Gray	MSc(UK), BAHons(NZ), DSH(UK), RSHom(UK)
Bill Hartnett	CEO Innovest Strategic Value Advisors (Aus), BEc, Masters of Environmental Management
Michelle Hookham	RN, Dip Applied Science, Licentiateship Homœopathy–(London), National President Australian Homeopathic Association, National Council representative for WHAW
David Levy	Dip Hom, Dip Nat, Masters Hlth Sc(Education), Head of the Faculty of Homeopathy ACNT
Robert Medhurst	B Naturopathy, Member:Australian Government Complementary Medicines Evaluation Committee Expert Advisory Panel, Author: Complementary Medicine: Ethics and Law
Mita Parmar	Bachelor Homeopathic Medicine Surgery (India), Doctorate of Alternative Medicine (India), Grad Cert Ed

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Tasmanian Representative

Martina Kressig – Martina may be contacted through the Aurum Project 02 99059415

Fundraising Committee

Frederique Merriman, Linlee Jordan, Louise Ross-Campbell, Pia Lehmann

Facebook Co-ordinator

Elaine Timmer

Professional Associations, Groups and Colleges

We would like to acknowledge the following associations,  organisations and  colleges for their recognition and active encouragement of the work of the Aurum Project:

• Australian Homeopathic Association  A.H.A   www.homeopathyoz.org
• Australian Association of Professional Homeopaths Inc. www.homeopathy.org
• Sydney College of Homeopathic Medicine   www.homeopathycollege.com
• Homeopathic Education and Research Association  H.E.R.A. www.hera.org.au/index.htm
• Isaac Golden Publications   http://www.homstudy.net/
• Homeopathic Educational Services  www.homeopathic.com/ “Homeopathic Everything” – access to homeopathic books, medicines, medicine kits, tapes/CD-audios, software, and distance learning courses. Our President is Dana Ullman, MPH, author of 10 books on homeopathy.

About our name

Aurum (pronounced or-um) is the name used for the homeopathic medicine prepared from gold. Aurum is one of the remedies used to treat people suffering anxiety and depression, which is commonly seen in adults. However, there are also many kids who feel the same way, and kids can sometimes have trouble putting those feelings into words. Anxiety, sadness and a whole range of other issues affecting children often manifest as behavioural changes and can easily be misunderstood by those around them. Aurum, or gold, therefore also represents the return to a whole and balanced state, with the child shining in full health.

Constitution

The Aurum Project has adopted the model rules for incorporated associations, under the Associations Incorporated Act, 1984, available for viewing at www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au and accepted them as our constituent documents with the following amendments.

Addendums to Model Rules:

Addendum for 36 (3) – Non Profit Clause

The assets and income of the Aurum Project shall be applied solely for the benefit of the organisation’s aims and will not be used for the profit of the organisation or any of its members.

Addendum for 36 (4) – Gift Fund Management

A gift fund shall be maintained for the principal purpose of the Aurum Project. All gifts of money or property received for the purpose of the Aurum Project will be made to it. Any money received for the purpose of the Aurum Project because of such gifts is to be credited to it. This gift fund shall not receive any other money or property. It shall be used only for the principle purpose of the Aurum Project. In the event of the Aurum Project winding up, or if the DGR endorsement is revoked, whichever comes first, the Aurum Project shall transfer any surplus assets of the fund to another gift deductible fund, authority or institution.

Addendum for 36 (5) – Receipts

Receipts issued to donors must comply with Australian Tax Office’s DGR status requirements, including the following information:

The name of the Aurum Project

The Aurum Project’s ABN

The fact that the receipt is for a gift

Addendum for 36 (6) – Approved Gift Types

The following gifts to the Aurum Project are approved for a tax deductible receipt:

Money amounting to $2 or more

Property valued by the Tax office at more than $5,000

Property purchased the 12 months before the gift was made

Trading stock disposed of outside the ordinary course of business

Property under the Cultural Gifts Program

Property under the Cultural Bequests Program

Addendum for 34 – Dissolution Clause

In event of dissolution of the Aurum Project the amount that remains after satisfaction of all debts and liabilities will be transferred to another organisation with similar purposes which is not carried on for profit or gain of its individual members.

Miscellaneous Addendums

Operation within Australia

The Aurum Project will operate solely within Australia, and any monies it accrues during the course of its existence will remain in Australia, to be used only within Australia.

Self review

The Aurum Project will conduct a self-review every twelve months, in accordance with Worksheet 1, page 50, of the gift pack distributed by the ATO.

Code of Conduct

Each homeopathic practitioner and homeopathic student who is a member of the Aurum Project and a member of the Australian Homeopathic Association will adhere to the professional Code of Conduct found at www.homeopathyoz.org.au especially:

6. Principles relating to employment in organisations

6.1 Where members enjoy full reciprocity of data with other professional co-workers, they shall respect this trust in regard to their communications with clients and interested parties.

7. Principles relating to research

7.1 Research shall be conducted so that bias is not deliberately introduced into the planning, carrying our, or reporting of a research study.

7.2 Members engaging in research in which there is a possibility of harmful effects to subjects shall advise the subjects of such possible effects. Where effects are uncertain, the members shall obtain the subject’s consent to proceed with the investigation after informing them that risk may be involved.

7.3 Members shall not use a position of authority to exert undue pressure on potential subjects for the purpose of securing their participation in a particular research project.

8. Principles relating to writing and publishing

8.1 Members shall not publish as their own, work which is not essentially theirs, or to which they have not made a significant contribution.

8.2 Members shall not try to prevent the publication of a critical review of their work.

8.3 Members shall not endorse favourably for personal or financial gain a work they know to be inadequate work.

8.4 Confidential material about patients or subjects that might lead to their identification shall not be published without their permission.