1 |
Preamble |
| 1.1 | The ‘New Zealand Medal of Philatelic Administration’ (the medal) was approved and first awarded in 2018 by the New Zealand Philatelic Federation (NZPF). |
| 1.2 | Funding for the medals is provided by John Paston. |
| 1.3 | The medal is awarded as considered appropriate by the ‘Medal of Philatelic Excellence’ award committee (the award committee) listed below (5.1) or its successors, but not necessarily each year. |
2 |
Object |
| 2.1 | The medal may be awarded to a person who has demonstrated outstanding service in respect to philatelic administration within New Zealand but outside of local club or society administration. |
3 |
Criteria |
| 3.1 | The person must:
|
| 3.2 | Previous awards from within New Zealand or from overseas countries shall not preclude a person from receiving the medal. |
| 3.3 | The medal may be awarded only once to any one person and may not be awarded posthumously. |
| 3.4 | Serving members of the Federation executive committee may receive the medal. |
| 3.5 | Members of the award committee may receive the medal. |
4 |
Procedure |
| 4.1 | Persons are identified by the award committee for consideration and will be assessed by the award committee based on merit. |
| 4.2 | The committee will submit their recommendation for bestowal of the medal to the President of NZPF for approval. |
| 4.3 | A record of the recipients together with copies of the citations will be maintained by a means to be decided by NZPF. |
5 |
Administration |
| 5.1 | The award committee shall be three active philatelists and be separate from the NZPF awards committee. [The current award committee is Jenny Banfield, Raumati Beach (convenor); Gerald Ellott, Howick; Jeff Long, Christchurch.] |
| 5.2 | When and where necessary, the award committee will appoint a replacement member. |
6 |
Alteration |
| 6.1 | The executive committee of NZPF may amend the criteria and administrative procedures for the medal as and when required only after consultation and in agreement with the award committee. |
