The Finance Committee receives reports of the union's income and expenditure and if necessary sets and monitors budget targets.
All members holding these positions are elected at an Annual General Meeting (AGM) which are held between the months February and April of each year.
A Convention Delegate must have 12 months continuous financial membership, have completed the Union's Level 1 Training Course "Reclaiming Your Rights," and be a Sub-Branch committee member.
Michael Williamson HSUE state secretary and treasurer (and HSU national president) was stood aside in October 2011 pending investigations of breaches of workplace law and alleged financial improprieties.
[1] On 2 May 2012 the Pitt Street offices of the union were raided by New South Wales Police strike force Carnarvon, set up in September 2011specifically to investigate the HSU.
The police were investigating claims that the Communigraphix company gave credit cards, on the owners account, to Williamson and former HSU official Craig Thomson, now a federal Member of Parliament(MP).
Communigraphix has a long term contract to publish the HSUEast magazine Health Standard,[4] worth A$700,000 a year.