Alcoholics Anonymous Service Australia

The Australian AA Service Manual, Seventh Edition - 2007 

• Section 1: The Conference Plan
• Section 2: The AA Group
• Section 3: The GSR
• Section 4: The District
• Section 5: The Area
• Section 6: The Area Delegate
• Section 7: The Conference
• Section 8: AA's International Activities
• Section 9: The Board
• Section 10: The National Office
• Section 11: AA Literature
• Section 12: AA's Traditional 'Legacy' Documents (the 12 Steps, 12 Traditions & 12 Concepts, Conference Charter & 3rd Legacy Procedure)
• Section 13: Service Documents - General Service Board (Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association)

Section 1: The Conference Plan

Section 1 (546 KB)

• AA's Legacy of Service - Bill W
• Highlights of AA Service History
• Jack Alexander Looks at AA
• Service to the Whole of AA
• Birth of the Conference
• The Conference Plan
• A Resolution (North America)
• Historical Background of AA in Australia
• A Resolution (Australia)
• The General Service Conference Structure
• The Conference Charter

Section 2: The AA Group

Section 2 (302 KB)

• What is an AA Group?
• Responsibility for All Our Services
• The Final Voice
• How Much Organisation?
• Group Conscience Meetings
• The Home Group
• Group Information Sheets
• Registration for Public Liability Insurance

Section 3: The GSR

Section 3 (108 KB)

• Qualifications & Duties
• How Elected?
• The Alternate GSR
• Election Procedure

Section 4: The District

Section 4 (119 KB)

• What is a District?
• The DCM
• How elected
• What the DCM does

Section 5: The Area

Section 5 (346 KB)

• Part 1 The Area Committee

  • Area Officers, Qualifications
  • The Area Assembly
  • Third Legacy Elections
  • Area Support

• Part 2 Area Activities - Local

  • Non-election Assemblies
  • Sharing Sessions
  • Working with Central Offices
  • How do we form a new Area?
  • The Role of the Area Registrar
  • Part 3 Areas Looking Outward
  • The Area & the Region
  • Area, Regional & National Conventions
  • Regional Forums
  • Regional Trustee Nominations
  • The Area & Conference
  • Help on the Annual Conference Program

Section 6: The Area Delegate

Section 6 (225 KB)

• The Duties & Role of the Area Delegate
• Primary Duties
• Servants, not Senators
• Term, Origin, Expenses
• The Alternate Delegate
• What makes a good Area Delegate?
• The Area Delegate Goes to Conference
• Preparing for Conference (Suggestions)
• Delegate as Communicator
• Reporting Back Home on Conference
• Personal Views on General Service
• What Makes an AA 'Leader'?

Section 7: The Conference

Section 7 (487 KB)

• Why Do We Need a Conference?
• The Annual General Service Conference Meeting
• How Does it Work?
• Who Conference Members Are
• What They Do
• The Conference Acts for AA as a Whole
• A Reminder about 'Chiefs' in AA
• How to get Something Discussed at the Conference
• Advisory Actions
• Historical North American Conference Advisory Actions
• Sample of Actions of the Australian General Service Conference from 1967
• A Note About Changing the AA 'Service Documents'
• Advisory Action Flow Chart
• Reporting to the Fellowship
• Conference Committees and how they Serve AA

Section 8: AA's International Activities

Section 8 (392 KB)

• Overview of the International Service Structure
• Election
• Relationship to the General Service Structure
• Activities - WSM, AOSM and AOSM Zone
• Roles & Responsibilities
• The International Sponsorship Fund

Section 9: The Board

Section 9 (292 KB)

• The Board
• The Trustees
• How AA Chooses its Trustees
• Why the Board Chooses its Members
• Disapproval Votes at Conference
• Trustees' Committees
• Legal Structure of the Board

Section 10: The National Office

Section 10 (175 KB)

• What goes on at NOAA?
• What gets done at NOAA?
• How NOAA is structured
• AA as a Publisher
• How NOAA is supported

Section 11: AA Literature

Section 11 (244.27 KB)

• Categories of AA Literature
• How Literature is Produced
• AA's 'Intellectual Property'
• Copyright on AA Literature
• Acknowledging Copyright
• Licence to Print
• International Obligations
• Registered Trademarks
• Flow Chart for AA Pamphlet Development

Section 12: AA's Traditional 'Legacy' Documents

Section 12 (1000 KB)

• The Twelve Steps
• The Twelve Traditions
• The Twelve Concepts for World Service
• The Charter of the Australian General Service Conference
• The Third Legacy Procedure

Section 13: Service Documents - General Service Board

Section 13 (252 KB)

• Memorandum of Association
• Articles of Association

Group Registration Form

Registration Form (44 KB)

• Complete and send in this form to register a group.