At a General Meeting on 3 December Member Clubs passed a special resolution to replace the Constitution with new Rules.

The trigger to the change was a cross-sport governance review conducted by the Australian Sports Commission.  The opportunity was then taken to modernise the constitution as its provisions did not contemplate a digital world including electronic commerce and the internet.   There are many changes but some of the major ones are as follows.

• The Association  is now known formally as Rowing ACT rather than the ACT Rowing Association.
• Plain English has been used and terminology significantly reduced.
• Some whole-of-sport objectives are recognised.
• The rights and obligations of members are spelt out.
• Boat Racing Officials are now Individual Members of the Association in their own right.
• The Committee has been replaced by a slightly larger Board.
• Only the President will now be directly elected.  The two other officials, the Director of Finance and Secretary, will be elected by the Board.
• The President and Directors will serve two-year terms.
• Some Directors will be appointees of the Board to allow the Board to achieve diversity or fill skill requirements.