AusYPAA Statement of Purpose

AusYPAA exists to bring experience, strength, hope, and the message of recovery to all those who still suffer from alcoholism, and to celebrate and encourage unity and fellowship for all people young in recovery across Australia.

 

About AusYPAA

AusYPAA was formed through the cooperation of the VicYPAA, NewYPAA and QYPAA committees, with Al-Anon and Alateen participation. AusYPAA is all-inclusive, never exclusive, and open to all concerned with a drinking problem, irrespective of age or duration of sobriety, and so all members are warmly invited to attend this annual weekend of fun, fellowship and recovery.

AusYPAA will operate according to the Constituation agreed upon by delegates from NewYPAA, QYPAA, VicYPAA, Western Australia, and the Territories on 30th January 2010. The convention will rotate around the states each year encouraging unity and developing fellowship with members for other states.

 

AusYPAA Constitution
Ratified on 30th January 2010 at the inaugural AusYPAA event.

1) AusYPAA is a title to be used once per year that rotates across committees that currently host their own YPAA or similar convention, and the host committee is entitled to use the AusYPAA name in conjunction with the host name for that year.

2) AusYPAA itself is to have no assets financial or otherwise, and all costs and liabilities associated with an AusYPAA event are to be held in the name of the host YPAA committee.

3) To be eligible to join the AusYPAA rotation, a host committee must be registered with their local Area or District of AA, or with National Office, and have hosted their own YPAA or similar convention or event in the past 12 months.

4) Rotation shall be once per year, determined alphabetically by state name, and new groups joining or rejoining the rotation will need to wait until the current AusYPAA and the following year's AusYPAA before being eligible to host. In the instance a YPAA is unable to host AusYPAA in their rostered year, then, by agreement with all YPAAs, the order of hosting may be reversed or otherwise altered.

5) Each YPAA or equivalent group wishing to be part of the AusYPAA rotation should have a nominated AusYPAA liaison and provide contact details to the current AusYPAA host committee.

6) The group hosting AusYPAA is expected to abide by the 12 traditions, and consult with the other YPAAs regarding any decisions that will impact upon future AusYPAAs. An annual open group conscience should be held at each AusYPAA convention with 2 voting delegates appointed by each state's YPAA, with up to two delegates from each of the other states, and up to two delegates representing the territories. At this session AusYPAA-related business is to be discussed and the following two years' host committees will be confirmed.