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Constitution

Model Rules for the Incorporation of Associations
as amended for

Brighton Seagulls Junior Rugby League Football Club Inc

According to the Association Incorporation Act, 1984 – Regulation 1994, Clause 8

Adopted at the Annual General Meeting held on 21st November 2004

PART 1- PRELIMINARY

1. NAME

The name of the incorporation is the Brighton Seagulls Junior Rugby League Football Club (in these rules known as the association).

1a. DEFINITIONS

(1) In these rules:

“ordinary members” means:

A member of the committee who is not an office-bearer of the association, as referred to in

rule 14 (2);

“secretary” means:

(a) the person holding office under these rules as secretary of the association; or

(b) if no such person holds that office – the public officer of the association;

“special general meeting” means:

A general meeting of the association other than an annual general meeting;

“the Act” means:

The Associations Incorporation Act 1984;

“the Regulation” means:

The Associations Incorporation Regulation 1994.

(2) In these rules:

(a) reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty; and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, if the function is a duty, a reference

to the performance of the duty.

(3) The provisions of the Interpretation Act 1987 apply to and in respect of these rules in the same

manner as those provisions would also apply if these rules were an instrument made under the

Act.

PART II – MEMBERSHIP

2. MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS

A person is qualified to be a member of the association if, but only if:

(a) the person is a person referred to in section 15 (1) (a), (b) or (c) of the Act and has not

ceased to be a member of the association at any time after incorporation of the

association under the Act; or

(b) the person is a natural person:

(i) who has been nominated for membership of the association as provided by rule 3; and

(ii) who has been approved for membership of the association by the committee of

the association.

3. NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

(1) A nomination of a person for membership of the association:

(a) must be made by a member of the association in writing in the form set out in Appendix 1

to these rules; and

(b) must be lodged with the secretary of the association.

(2) As soon as practicable after receiving a nomination for membership, the secretary must refer

the nomination to the committee which is to determine whether to approve or reject the

nomination.

(3) If the committee determines to approve a nomination for membership, the secretary must, as

soon as practicable after that determination, notify the nominee of that approval and request

the nominee to pay (within the period of 28 days after receipt by the nominee of the

notification) the sum payable under these rules by a member as entrance fee and annual

subscription.

(4) The secretary must, on payment by the nominee of the amounts referred to in clause (3) within

the period referred to in that clause, enter the nominee’s name in the register of members and,

on the name being so entered, the nominee becomes a member of the association.

3a. LIFE MEMBERSHIP

(1) For office bearers and ordinary members to receive life membership, the office bearer or

ordinary member shall have had five (5) successive years service, if the office bearer or

ordinary member was on the inaugural general committee or having ten (10) successive years

service, if not on the inaugural general committee, of the general committee.

(2) An office bearer or ordinary member can also receive life membership if that office bearer or

ordinary member has given twelve (12) years service in all and not necessarily in succession.

(3) A person can receive life membership if that person has given ten (10) years service in

succession to the association as a senior player (16 years) or team official or combination of

both.

(4) A player can receive life membership if that player has played two hundred and fifty (250)

games for the association in addition to having played a minimum of thirteen (13) seasons and

be over the age of eighteen (18).

(5) A player can receive life membership if that player has played the majority of his international

football with the association and then succeeds to be selected to play rugby league for his

country.

(6) Life membership selection must be carried by three-fifths majority of votes at the annual

general meeting of the association.

(7) Nominations for life membership will close prior to the pre-annual meeting of that year and will

be considered by a special committee elected at the pre-annual meeting, comprising of five (5)

members of the general committee, who shall be selected as having the best credentials for

such a task.

(8) Nominations for life membership must be in writing and shall be signed by two (2) members of

the general committee in office.

(9) No more than two (2) life members shall be elected each year. The name/names decided upon

by the special committee and then submitted to the annual general meeting for final adoption.

(10) Life membership shall entitle the holders to vote at any meeting called by the general committee

of the association, excluding special meetings of the Executive.

4. CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP

A person ceases to be a member of the association if the person:

(a) dies; or

(b) resigns membership; or

(d) fails to pay their annual membership fee by 31st July of the year that the

membership fee is due and payable.

5. MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENTS NOT TRANSFERABLE

A right, privilege or obligation which a person has by reason of being a member of the association:

(a) is not capable of being transferred or transmitted to another person; and

(b) terminates on cessation of the person’s membership.

6. RESIGNATION OF MEMBERSHIP

(1) A member of the association is not entitled to resign that membership except in accordance

with this rule.

(2) A member of the association who has paid all amounts payable by the member to the

association in respect of the member’s membership may resign from membership of the

association by first giving to the secretary written notice of at least one month (or such other

period as the committee may determine) of the member’s intention to resign and, on the

expiration of the period of notice, the member ceases to be a member.

(3) If a member of the association ceases to be a member under clause (2), and in every other

case where a member ceases to hold membership, the secretary must make an appropriate

entry in the register of members recording the date on which the member ceased to be a

member.

7. REGISTER OF MEMBERS

(1) The public officer of the association must establish and maintain a register of members of the

association specifying the name and address of each person who is a member of the association

together with the date on which the person became a member.

(2) The register of members must be kept at the principal place of administration of the

association and must be open for inspection free of charge, by any member of the association at

any reasonable hour.

8. FEES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

(1) A member of the association must, on admission to membership, pay to the association a

(2) In addition to any amount payable by the member under clause (1), a member of the association

must pay to the association an annual membership fee of $2 or, if some other amount is

determined by the committee, that other amount.

(3) All players of the association who take the field of play will be required to pay a registration

fee. This fee will be decided by the general committee prior to the first registration date each

season.

9. MEMBERS’ LIABILITIES

The liability of a member of the association to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the association or the costs, charges and expenses of the winding up of the association is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid by the member in respect of membership of the association as required by rule 8.

10. RESOLUTION OF INTERNAL DISPUTES

Disputes between the members (in their capacity as members) of the association, and disputes between members and the association, are to be referred to a community justice centre for mediation in accordance with the Community Justice Centres Act 1983.

11. DISCIPLINING OF MEMBERS

(1) A complaint may be made by any member of the association that some other member of the

association:

(a) has persistently refused or neglected to comply with a provision or provisions of these

rules; or

(b) has persistently and willfully acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the

association.

(2) On receiving such a complaint the committee:

(a) must cause notice of the complaint to be served on the member concerned; and

(b) must give the member at least 14 days from the time the notice is served within which to

make submissions to the committee in connection with the complaint; and

complaint.

(3) The committee may, by resolution, expel the member from the association or suspend the

member from membership of the association if, after considering the complaint and any

submissions made in connection with the complaint, it is satisfied that the facts alleged in the

complaint have been proved.

(4) If the committee expels or suspends a member, the secretary must, within 7 days after the

action is taken, cause written notice to be given to the member of the action taken, of the

reasons given by the committee for having taken that action and of the member’s right of

appeal under rule 12.

(5) The expulsion or suspension does not take effect:

(a) until the expiration of the period within which the member is entitled to appeal

against the resolution concerned; or

(b) if within that period the member exercises the right of appeal, unless and until the

association confirms the resolution under rule 12 (4), whichever is the later.

12. RIGHT OF APPEAL OF DISCIPLINED MEMBER

(1) A member may appeal to the association in general meeting against a resolution of the

committee under rule 11, within 7 days after notice of the resolution is served on the member,

by lodging with the secretary a notice to that effect.

(2) The notice may, but need not be accompanied by a statement of the grounds on which the

member intends to rely for the purposes of the appeal.

(3) On receipt of a notice from a member under clause (1), the secretary must notify the

committee, which is to convene a general meeting of the association to be held within 28 days

after the date on which the secretary received the notice.

(4) At a general meeting of the association convened under clause (3):

(a) no business other than the question of the appeal is to be transacted; and

(b) the committee and the member must be given the opportunity to state their

respective cases orally or in writing, or both; and

the resolution should be confirmed or revoked.

(5) If at the general meeting the association passes a special resolution in favour of the

confirmation of the resolution, the resolution is confirmed.

PART III – THE COMMITTEE

13. POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE

The committee is to be called the committee of management of the association and, subject to the Act, the Regulation and these rules and to any resolution passed by the association in general meeting:

(a) is to control and manage the affairs of the association; and

(b) may exercise all such functions as may be exercised by the

association, other than those functions that are required by these

rules to be exercised by a general meeting of members of the

association; and

to the committee to be necessary or desirable for the proper

management of the affairs of the association.

14. CONSTITUTION AND MEMBERSHIP

(1) Subject in the case of the first members of the committee to section 21

of the Act, the committee is to consist of:

(a) the office-bearers of the association (executive); and

(b) 9 ordinary members, each of whom is to be elected at the annual

general meeting of the association under rule 15.

use their discretion to increase the number of ordinary members of

the general committee to a maximum of thirteen (13).

(2) (a) The office-bearers (executive) of the association are to be:

(a) the president;

(b) the treasurer; and

(b) the ordinary members of the association are to be:

(a) the snr vice-president

(b) the 8 vice-presidents; or

bearers (executive) of the association in terms of rule

14. (1) (c).

(3) Each member of the committee is, subject to these rules, to hold office

until the conclusion of the annual general meeting following the date of

the member’s election, but is eligible for re-election.

(4) In the event of a casual vacancy occurring in the membership of the

committee, the committee may appoint a member of the association to

fill the vacancy and the member so appointed is to hold office, subject to

these rules, until the conclusion of the annual general meeting next

following the date of the appointment.

15. ELECTION OF MEMBERS

(1) Nomination of candidates for election as office-bearers of the

association or as ordinary members of the committee must be delivered

to the secretary of the association on or before the date fixed for holding

of the pre annual general meeting of the annual general meeting at which

the election is to take place.

(2) If insufficient nominations are received to fill all vacancies on the committee, the candidates

nominated are taken to be elected and further nominations are to be received at the annual

general meeting.

(3) If insufficient further nominations are received, any vacant positions

remaining on the committee are taken to be casual vacancies.

(4) If the number of nominations received is equal to the number of

vacancies to be filled, the persons nominated are taken to be elected.

(5) If the number of nominations received exceeds the number of the

vacancies to be filled, a ballot is to be held.

(6) The ballot for the election of office-bearers and ordinary members of the

committee is to be conducted at the annual general meeting in such usual

and proper manner as the committee may direct.

(7) Delegates to the St George J.R.L.F.C. meeting for the ensuing season

will be elected at the first general meeting.

16. SECRETARY

(1) The secretary of the association must, as soon as practicable after being

appointed as secretary, lodge notice with the association of his or her

address.

(2) It is the duty of the secretary to keep minutes of:

(a) all appointments of office-bearers and members of the committee;

(b) the names of members of the committee present at a committee

meeting or a general meeting; and

(3) Minutes of proceedings at a meeting must be signed by the chairperson

of the meeting or by the chairperson of the next succeeding meeting.

17. TREASURER

(1) It is the duty of the treasurer of the association to ensure:

(a) that all money due to the association is collected and received and

that all payments authorised by the association are made; and

(b) that the correct books and accounts are kept showing the financial

affairs of the association, including full details of all receipts and

expenditure connected with the activities of the association.

presented at each general meeting.

18. CASUAL VACANCIES

(1) For the purpose of these rules, a casual vacancy in the office of a

member of the committee occurs if the member:

(a) dies; or

(b) ceases to be a member of the association; or

the Corporations Law; or

(d) resigns office by notice in writing given to the secretary; or

(e) is removed from office under rule 19; or

(f) becomes a mentally incapacitated person; or

(g) is absent without the consent of the committee from all meetings

of the committee held during a period of 6 months; or

(h) is absent from three consecutive meetings without citing an

apology.

19. REMOVAL OF MEMBER

(1) The association in general meeting may by resolution remove any

member of the committee from the office of member before the

expiration of the member’s term in office and may by resolution appoint

another person to hold office until expiration of the term of office of the

member so removed.

(2) If a member of the committee to whom a proposed resolution referred to

in clause (1) relates makes representations in writing to the secretary or

president (not exceeding a reasonable length) and requests that the

representations be notified to the members of the association, the

secretary or the president may send a copy of the representations to each

member of the association or, if the representations are not so sent, the

member is entitled to require that the representations be read out at the

meeting at which the resolution is considered.

20. MEETINGS AND QUORUM

(1) The committee must meet at least 3 times in each period of 12 months

at such place and time as the committee may determine.

(2) Additional meetings of the committee may be convened by the president

or by any member of the committee.

(3) Oral or written notice of a meeting of the committee must be given by

the secretary to each member of the committee at least 48 hours (or

such other period as may be unanimously agreed on by the members of

the committee) before the time appointed for the holding of the

meeting.

(4) Notice of a meeting given under clause (3) must specify the general

nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting and no business

other that that business is to be transacted at the meeting, except

business which the committee members present at the meeting

unanimously agree to treat as urgent business.

(5) Any 6 members of the committee constitute a quorum for the transaction

of the business of a meeting of the committee.

(6) No business is to be transacted by the committee unless a quorum is

present and if, within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting,

a quorum is not present, the meeting is to stand adjourned to the same

place and at the same hour at a future date.

(7) If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour

of the time appointed for the meeting, the meeting is to be dissolved.

(8) At a meeting of the committee:

(a) the president or, in the president’s absence, the vice-president is

to preside; or

(b) if the president and the vice-president are absent or unwilling to

act, such one of the remaining members of the committee as may

be chosen by the members present at the meeting may preside.

21. DELEGATION BY COMMITTEE TO SUB-COMMITTEE

(1) The committee may, by instrument in writing, delegate one or more

sub-committees (consisting of such member or members of the

association as the committee thinks fit) the exercise of such of the

functions of the committee as are specified in the instrument, other

than:

(a) this power of delegation; and

(b) a function which is a duty imposed on the committee by the Act or

by any other law.

(2) A function, the exercise of which has been delegated to a sub-committee

under this rule may, while the delegation remains unrevoked, be

exercised from time to time by the sub-committee in accordance with the

terms of the delegation.

(3) A delegation under this section may be made subject to such conditions

or limitations as to the exercise of any function, or as to time or

circumstances, as may be specified in the instrument of delegation.

(4) Despite any delegation under this rule, the committee may continue to

exercise any function delegated.

(5) Any act or thing done or suffered by the sub-committee acting in the

exercise of a delegation under this rule has the same force and effect as

it would have if it had been done or suffered byte committee.

(6) The committee may, by instrument in writing, revoke wholly or in part

any delegation under this rule.

(7) A sub-committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks is proper.

22. VOTING AND DECISIONS

(1) Questions arising at a meeting of the committee or of any

sub-committee appointed by the committee are to be determined by a

majority of the votes of the members of the committee or

sub-committee present at the meeting.

(2) Each member present at a meeting of the committee or any

sub-committee appointed by the committee (including the person

presiding at the meeting) is entitled to one vote but, in the event of an

equality of votes on any question, the person presiding may exercise a

second or casting vote.

(3) Subject to rule 20 (5), the committee may act despite any vacancy o the

committee.

(4) Any act or thing done or suffered, or purporting to have been done or

suffered, by the committee or by a sub-committee appointed by the

committee, is valid and effectual despite any defect that may afterwards

be discovered in the appointment or qualification of any member of the

committee or sub-committee.

PART IV

23. GENERAL MEETINGS

The meetings of the association shall be pre annual general meetings, annual general meetings, special general meetings and executive meetings.

23a. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS – HOLDING OF

(1) With the exception of the first annual general meeting of the

association, the association must, at least once in each calendar year and

no later than the 28th February after the expiration of each financial year

of the association, convene an annual general meeting of its members.

(2) The association must hold its first general meeting:

(a) within the period of 18 months after its incorporation under the

Act; and

(b) within the period of 6 months after the expiration of the first

annual financial year of the association.

(3) Clauses (1) and (2) have effect subject to any extension or permission

granted by the Commissioner under section 26 (3) of the Act.

24. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – CALLING OF AND BUSINESS AT

(1) The annual general meeting of the association is, subject to the Act and

to rule 23, to be convened on such date and at such place and time as the

committee thinks fit.

(2) In addition to any other business which may be transacted at an annual

general meeting, the business of an annual general meeting is to include

the following:

(a) to confirm the minutes of the last preceding annual general meeting

and of any special general meeting held since that meeting.

(b) to receive from the committee reports on the activities of the

association during the last preceding financial year;

the committee;

(d) to receive and consider the statement which is required to be

submitted to members under section 26 (6) of the Act.

(3) An annual general meeting must be specific as such in the notice

convening it.

25. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS – CALLING OF

(1) The committee may, whenever it thinks fit, convene a special general

meeting of the association.

(2) The committee must, on the requisition in writing of at least 5 per

of the association.

(3) A requisition of members for a special general meeting:

(a) must state the purpose or purposes of the meeting; and

(b) must be signed by the members making the requisition; and

(d) may consist of several documents in a similar form, each signed by

one or more of the members making the requisition.

(4) If the committee fails to convene a special general meeting to be held

within 1 month after that date on which a requisition of members of

of the members who made the requisition may convene a special general

meeting to be held not later than 3 months after that date.

(5) A special general meeting called by a member or members as referred to

in clause (4) must be convened as early as is practicable in the same

manner as general meetings are convened by the committee and any

member who consequently incurs expense is entitled to be reimbursed by

the association for any expense so incurred.

26. NOTICE

(1) Except if the nature of the business proposed to be dealt with at the

general meeting requires a special resolution of the association, the

secretary must, at least 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of

the general meeting, cause to be sent by pre-paid post to each member

at the member’s address appearing in the register of members, a notice

specifying the place, date and time of the meeting and the nature of the

business proposed to be transacted at the meeting.

(2) If the nature of the business proposed to be dealt with at a general

meeting requires a special resolution of the association, the secretary

must, at least 21 days before the date fixed for the holding of the

general meeting, cause notice to sent to each to each member in the

manner provided in clause (1) specifying, in addition to the matter

required under clause (1), the intention to propose the resolution as a

special resolution.

(3) No business other than that specified in the notice convening a general

meeting is to be transacted at the meeting except, in the case of an

annual general meeting, business which may be transacted under rule

(4) A member desiring to bring any business before a general meeting may

give notice in writing of that business to the secretary, who must include

that business in the next notice calling a general meeting given after

receipt of the notice from the member.

(5) Notice of the place, date and time of the annual general meeting is to be

published in the local newspaper.

27. PROCEDURE

(1) No item of business is to be transacted at a general meeting unless a

quorum of members entitled under these rules to vote is present during

the time the meeting is considering that item.

(2) Six members present in person (being members entitled under these

rules to vote at a general meeting) constitute a quorum for the

transaction of the business of the general meeting.

(3) If within half an hour after the appointed time for the commencement of

a general meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting:

(a) if convened on the requisition of members, is to be dissolved; and

(b) in any other case, is to stand adjourned to the same day in the

following week at the same time and) unless another place is

specified at the time of the adjournment by the person presiding at

the meeting or communicated by written notice to members given

before the day to which the meeting is adjourned) at the same

place.

(4) If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour

after the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting, the

members present (being at least 3) is to constitute a quorum.

28. PRESIDING MEMBER

(1) The president or, in the president’s absence, the vice-president, is to

preside as chairperson at each general meeting of the association.

(2) If the president and the vice-president are absent or unwilling to act, the

members present must elect one of their number to preside as

chairperson at the meeting.

29. ADJOURNMENT

(1) The chairperson of a general meeting at which a quorum is present may,

with the consent of the majority of members present at the meeting,

adjourn the meeting from time to time and place to place, but no

business is to be transacted at an adjourned meeting other than the

business left unfinished at the meeting at which the adjournment took

place.

(2) If a general meeting is adjourned for 14 days or more, the secretary

must give written or oral notice of the adjourned meeting to each

member of the association stating the place, date and time of the

meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting.

(3) Except as provided in clause (1) and Clause (2), notice of an adjournment

of a general meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned

meeting is not required to be given.

30. MAKING OF DECISIONS

(1) A question arising at a general meeting of the association is to be

determined on a show of hands and, unless before or on the declaration

of the show of hands a poll is demanded, a declaration by the chairperson

that a resolution has, on the show of hands, been carried or carried

unanimously, or carried by a particular majority or lost, or an entry to

that effect in the minute book of the association, is evidence of the fact

without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour

of or against that resolution.

(2) At a general meeting of the association, a poll may be demanded by the

chairperson or by at least 3 members present in person or by proxy at the

meeting.

(3) If a poll is demanded at a general meeting, the poll must be taken:

(a) Immediately in the case of a poll which relates to the election of the

chairperson of the meeting or to the question of an adjournment; or

(b) in any other case, in such manner and at such time before the close

of the meeting as the chairperson directs, and the resolution of the

poll on the matter is taken to be the resolution of the meeting on

that matter.

31. SPECIAL RESOLUTION

(1) A resolution of the association is a special resolution:

(a) if it is passed by a majority which comprises at least two thirds of

such members of the association who vote at the general meeting

as, being entitled under these rules so to do, vote in person or by

proxy at a general meeting of which at least 21 days written notice

specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special

resolution was given in accordance with these rules; or

(b) where it is made to appear to the commissioner that it is not

practicable for the resolution to be passed in the manner specified

in paragraph (a), if the resolution is passed in a manner specified

by the Commissioner.

32. VOTING

(1) On any question arising at a general meeting of the association a

member has one vote only.

(2) All votes must be given personally or by proxy but no member may hold

more than 5 proxies.

(3) In the case of an equality of votes on a question at a general meeting,

the chairperson of the meeting is entitled to exercise a second or casting

vote.

(4) A member or proxy is not entitled to vote at any general meeting of the

association unless all money due and payable by the member or proxy to

the association has been paid, other than the amount of the amount of

the annual subscription payable in respect of the then current year.

33. APPOINTMENT OF PROXIES

(1) Each member is entitled to appoint another member as proxy by notice

given to the secretary no later than 24 hours before the time of the

meeting in respect of which the proxy is appointed.

(2) The notice appointing the proxy is to be in the form set out in Appendix

2 to these rules.

PART V – MISCELLANEOUS

34. INSURANCE

(1) The association must effect and maintain insurance under section 44 of

the Act.

(2) In addition to the insurance required under clause (1), the association

may effect and maintain other insurance.

35. FUNDS – SOURCE

(1) The funds of the association are to be derived from entrance fees and

annual subscriptions of members, donations and, subject to any

resolution passed by the association in general meeting, such other

sources as the committee determines.

(2) All monies received by the association must be deposited as soon as

practicable and without deduction to the credit of the association’s bank

account.

(3) The association must, as soon as practicable after receiving any money,

issue an appropriate receipt.

36. FUNDS – MANAGEMENT

(1) Subject to any resolution passed by association in general meeting, the

funds of the association are to be used in pursuance of the objects of the

association in such manner as the committee determine.

(2) All cheques, drafts, bills of exchange, promissory notes and other

negotiable instruments must be signed by any 2 members of the

committee or employees of the association, being members or employees

authorised to do so by the committee.

37. OBJECTS

The objects of the association are to assist, foster and promote the game of rugby league throughout the St. George district.

37a. ALTERATION OF OBJECTS AND RULES

(1) The statement of objects and these rules may be altered, rescinded or

(2) To put forward a special resolution of the association a member must

lodge a motion to the secretary prior to the Pre Annual General Meeting.

This motion is referred to as a ‘Notice of Motion’.

The ‘Notice of Motion’ must be seconded prior to or at the Pre Annual General Meeting. The

Pre Annual General Meeting shall consider the ‘Notice of Motion’ in regard to it not being

against the law of the land, not being defamatory, not being obscene or discriminatory and not

being obscure or ambiguous.

Any alteration to the ‘Notice of Motion’ can only be made by the proposer.

If the ‘Notice of Motion’ is deemed valid it is referred to as a ‘Motion on Notice’. All persons

entitled to vote at the Annual General Meeting shall be informed of the ‘Motion on Notice’ at

least twenty one (21) days prior to the Annual General Meeting.

The ‘Motion on Notice’ shall become a Special Resolution if passed by at least two thirds of such

members of the association who vote at the Annual General Meeting as per section 31. (1),

paragraph (a).

38. COMMON SEAL

(1) The common seal of the association must be kept in the custody of the

public officer.

(2) The common seal must not be affixed to any instrument except by the

authority of the committee and the affixing of the common seal must be

attested by the signatures either of 2 members of the committee or of 1

member of the committee and of the public officer or secretary.

39. CUSTODY OF BOOKS

Except as otherwise provided by these rules, the public officer must keep in his or her custody or under his or her control all records, books and other documents relating to the association.

40. INSPECTION OF BOOKS

The records, books and other documents of the association must be open to inspection, free of charge, by a member of the association at any reasonable hour.

41. SERVICE OF NOTICES

(1) For the purpose of these rules, a notice may be served by or on behalf of

the association on any member either personally or by sending it by post

to the member at the member’s address shown in the register of

members.

(2) If a document is sent to a person by properly addressing, prepaying and

posting to the person a letter containing the document, the document is,

unless the contrary is proved, taken for the purposes of these rules to

have been served on the person at the time at which the letter would

have been delivered in the ordinary course of post.

42. HEADQUARTERS

The headquarters of the association shall be within the boundaries of the St George Junior League.

43. SENIOR BODY

The association shall be under the supervision of its senior body, the St. George District Junior Rugby League Football Club.

44. COLOURS AND UNIFORM

(1) The colours of the association shall be sky blue and red.

(2) The design of the uniform worn by players representing the association

shall be consistent with the same uniform of the current season or that

design proposed and submitted to the pre annual general meeting for

consideration at the annual general meeting.

(3) All players shall be properly attired in correct uniform of the association

before being allowed to represent the club in any official rugby league

game and any departure to be at the discretion of the team officials, who

will at all times be answerable to the general committee.

45. CLUB EMBLEM

The association shall adopt an official emblem that will be registered as such with the St. George District J.R.L.F.C.

46. TEAM OFFICIALS

(1) Applications for the position of team officials, i.e. coach/manager will

open after the conclusion of the previous seasons competition and shall

close at the discretion of the general committee.

(2) Applications must be made in writing to the secretary of the association,

stating experience and qualifications.

(3) The selecting of team officials from the applications received shall be

left to the general committee, who shall elect a special selection

committee to perform the task.

(4) The appointment of a third and optional fourth official (e.g. trainer,

selector) may be made by nomination by the two (2) elected officials,

however, these appointments can only be official after they are received

and sanctioned by the general committee.

47. PLAYER AWARDS

(1) The association will not recognise or allow its teams to hold any

individual players awards for playing members of the association.

(2) Players of the association who have played at least one (1) game and

fulfilled their responsibility to the team shall receive a memento at the

conclusion of the season, the contents of which will be decided by the

general committee.

(3) The general committee has the right to restrict the fundraising of its teams

each season. It shall limit the amount of monies raised by teams of the

association and will have control over the type of presentation made to

team members.

(4) The association shall arrange loyalty for the following milestones accrued

by players of the association:

(a) 50 games.

(b) 100 games (known as the Neville White Memorial Medal).

(d) 200 games (known as the Hartley Medal)

(e) 250 games.

(5) Garments of a type and standard decided by the general committee will

be awarded to players who succeed in reaching these totals of games

played, except in the case of the 100 games and 200 games award, where

the specially struck medals will be awarded.

(6) The 50 games award can only be gained if these games are played in

succession. However, this award can be achieved if this service is

broken in reaching the required games because the association had failed

to field a team in the grade the player had qualified for when their

continuous service had been broken.

48. BRAD MACKAY SCHOLARSHIP

(1) This scholarship is awarded to a player in the under fifteen (15) years

age group at the end of each playing season. It may, however, be

awarded to another age group if the association does not field a grade in

the under fifteen (15) age group in any given season.

(2) It will be awarded to a player who is judged as having the required talent,

combined with the dedication and application that is required to progress

further in the code of rugby league.

(3) The scholarship will amount to three hundred dollars but can be increased

by the general committee at any time and must be used to support the

players future education or rugby league expenses.

(4) The player must agree to register with the association in the following

season, if the association fields a team in the players age group.

49. PREMIERSHIP AWARDS

(1) Members of teams, regardless of divisions, that win a competition that is formulated by the St George

Junior League, other than knock out or round robin type competitions, shall be recognized as the premiers

of the division the are in and, shall be entitled to the presentation of a recognized association premiership

garment. Team officials of the winning team and executives of the association of the respective season of

the competition win, win also be entitled to the above presentation.

(2) To qualify for the above presentation, registered players of the

premiership winning team must have played at least three (3)

competition matches in the winning grade or have taken part in the final

match by this team when winning the premiership. Players playing up

from lower grades must have played at least twenty five percent (25%) of

the competition matches in the winning grade or have taken part in the

final match by this team when winning the premiership. All players and

officials must also have fulfilled their obligations to their team and the

association.

(3) All players and officials must have the qualifications for presentation

endorsed by the general committee.

(4) The general committee reserve the sole right to decide the type and

standard of premiership garments to be presented. It also has the right

to decide where these garments are purchased.

50. TEAM GEAR

All team gear belonging to the association (Books, Jerseys, Footballs, First Aid Kits etc.) shall be the responsibility of the appointed manager, until it

is requested to be returned by the general committee at the conclusion of the playing season.

51. OFFICE BEARERS GARMENTS

All office bearers shall be entitled to one complimentary club jacket or one such other complimentary garment that is less than or equivalent to the cost of the club jacket. Complimentary garments shall be limited to the issue of one garment every three years.

52. STANDING ORDERS

As in St. George District Junior Rugby Football League Inc.

Adopted at the annual general meeting held on 21st November 2004.

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