NORTHERN TERRITORY OF
associations (model consitution) regulations
As in force at
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation
2. Adoption of
model constitution
4. Ratification
of model constitution
northern territory of
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This reprint shows the Regulations as in force at 11 August
2004. Any amendments that may come into
operation after that date are not included.
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Associations (Model constitution) regulations
Regulations under the Associations Act
These Regulations may be cited as the Associations (Model Constitution) Regulations.
2. Adoption of model constitution
(1) An association may adopt the model constitution in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(2) The association must complete all the details in Part 1 of the Schedule to the model constitution.
(3) The association may make alterations to the model constitution by completing any of the details in Part 2 of the Schedule to the model constitution.
(4) The association may add to the model constitution by completing any of the details in Part 3 of the Schedule to the model constitution.
(1) The association must file the completed Schedule to the model constitution with the Commissioner –
(a) if it is not incorporated – with its application for incorporation under section 8 of the Act; or
(b) if it is already incorporated and is altering its constitution – as part of the documents required to be filed by section 23 of the Act.
(2) The Commissioner may request changes to the details in the Schedule to the model constitution before issuing a certificate of incorporation or approving the alteration of the constitution.
4. Ratification of model constitution
(1) If the association adopts the model constitution on incorporation, the constitution must be ratified by special resolution at the first general meeting of the incorporated association.
(2) An incorporated association may not adopt the model constitution unless the adoption is authorised, and made in the manner provided, by the constitution of the association in force at the time.
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Regulation 2(1)
part 1 – PRELIMINARY
The name of the incorporated association ("the Association") is stated in the Schedule.
2. Objects and purposes
The objects and purposes of the Association are specified in the Schedule.
The Association must have at least the number of members specified in the Schedule.
4. Definitions
In this Constitution, unless the contrary intention appears –
"Act" means the Associations Act and regulations made under that Act;
"Committee" means the Management Committee of the Association;
"financial institution" means an authorised deposit-taking institution within the meaning of section 5 of the Banking Act 1959 of the Commonwealth;
"general meeting" means a general meeting of members convened in accordance with clause 44;
"member" means a member of the Association;
"register of members" means the register of the Association's members established and maintained under section 34 of the Act;
"special resolution" means a resolution notice of which is given under clause 47 and passed in accordance with section 37 of the Act.
part 2 – constitution and powers
of association
5. Powers of Association
(1) For achieving its objects and purposes, the Association has
the powers conferred by sections 11 and 13 of the Act.
(2) Subject to the Act, the Association may do all things
necessary or convenient for carrying out its objects or purposes, and in
particular, may –
(a)
acquire,
hold and dispose of real or personal property;
(b)
open
and operate accounts with financial institutions;
(c)
invest
its money in any security in which trust monies may lawfully be invested;
(d)
raise
and borrow money on the terms and in the manner it considers appropriate;
(e)
secure
the repayment of money raised or borrowed, or the payment of a debt or
liability;
(f)
appoint
agents to transact business on its behalf; and
(g)
enter
into any other contract it considers necessary or desirable.
6. Effect
of Constitution
This Constitution binds every
member and the Association to the same extent as if every member and the
Association had signed and sealed this Constitution and agreed to be bound by
it.
7. Inconsistency between Constitution and
Act
If there is any inconsistency between this Constitution and the Act, the Act prevails.
(1)
The
Association may alter this Constitution by special resolution but not
otherwise.
(2)
If
the Constitution is altered, the public officer must ensure compliance with
section 23 of the Act.
9. Application
for membership
To apply to become a member of the
Association a person must –
(a)
submit
a written application for membership to the Committee –
(i)
in
a form approved by the Committee; and
(ii)
signed
by the person and both of the members referred to in paragraph (b); and
(b)
be
proposed by one member and seconded by another member.
9A Life Membership
A properly constituted Annual General
Meeting or Special General meeting may appoint a person, or persons as Life
Members of the Association in recognition of services rendered in promoting the
interests and objects of the Association.
Election of Life Members must be approved by a 2/3 majority of the
financial members present. Duly elected Life Members shall have all the rights
and privileges of membership including the right to vote.
10. Approval of Committee
(1)
The
Committee must consider any application made under clause 9 at the next
available committee meeting and must accept or reject the application at that
meeting or the next.
(2)
If
an application is rejected, the applicant may appeal against the decision by
giving notice to the Secretary within 14 days after being advised of the
rejection.
(3)
If
an applicant gives notice of an appeal against the rejection of his or her
application, the Committee must reconsider the application at the next
committee meeting after receipt of the notice of appeal.
(4)
If
after reconsidering an application the Committee reaffirms its decision to
reject the application, the decision is final.
11. Joining
fee
(1)
If
an application for membership is approved by the Committee, the applicant
becomes a member on payment of the joining fee.
(2)
The
joining fee is either –
(a) a pro rata annual fee based on the remaining part of the financial year; or
(b) the amount determined from time to time by resolution at a general meeting.
12. Annual membership fees
(1)
The
annual membership fee is the amount determined from time to time by resolution
at a general meeting.
(2)
Each
member must pay the annual membership fee to the Treasurer by the first day of
each financial year or another date determined by the Committee from time to
time.
(3)
A
member whose subscription is not paid within 3 months after the due date ceases
to be a member unless the Committee determines otherwise.
Division 2 – Rights of members
13. General
(1)
Subject
to clause 14(2), a member may exercise the rights of membership when his or her
name is entered in the register of members.
(2)
A
right of membership of the Association –
(a) is not capable of being
transferred or transmitted to another person; and
(b) terminates on the
cessation of membership whether by death, resignation or otherwise.
14. Voting
(1) Subject to sub clause (2) and clause 18, each member has one vote at general meetings of the Association.
(2) A member is not eligible to vote until 10 working days after his or her application has been accepted.
15. Notice of meetings and special resolutions
The Secretary must give all
members notice of general meetings and special resolutions in the manner and
time prescribed by this Constitution.
16. Access to information
on Association
The following must be available
for inspection by members:
(a) a copy of this Constitution;
(b) minutes of general meetings;
(c) annual reports and annual financial reports.
17. Raising grievances and complaints
(1) A member may raise a grievance or complaint about a committee
member, the Committee or another member of the Association.
(2) The grievance or complaint must be dealt with by the
procedures set out in Part 8.
An associate member must not vote
but may have other rights as determined by the Committee or by resolution at a
general meeting.
Division 3 – Termination, death,
suspension and expulsion
Membership of the Association may
be terminated by –
(a)
a
notice of resignation addressed and posted to the Association or given personally
to the Secretary or another committee member;
(b)
non-payment
of the annual membership fee within the time allowed under clause 12(3); or
(c)
expulsion
in accordance with this Division.
20. Death of member or whereabouts unknown
If a member dies or the whereabouts
of a member are unknown, the Committee must cancel the member's membership.
21. Suspension or
expulsion of members
(1)
If
the Committee considers that a member should be suspended or expelled because
his or her conduct is detrimental to the interests of the Association, the
Committee must give notice of the proposed suspension or expulsion to the
member.
(2)
The
notice must –
(a)
be
in writing and include –
(i)
the
time, date and place of the committee meeting at which the question of that
suspension or expulsion will be decided; and
(ii)
the
particulars of the conduct; and
(b) be given to the member not less than 30 days before the date of the committee meeting referred to in paragraph (a)(i).
(3)
At
the meeting, the Committee must afford the member a reasonable opportunity to
be heard or to make representations in writing.
(4)
The
Committee may suspend or expel or decline to suspend or expel the member from
the Association and must give written notice of the decision and the reason for
it to the member.
(5)
Subject
to clause 22, the decision to suspend or expel a member takes effect 14 days
after the day on which notice of the decision is given to the member.
22. Appeals
against suspension or expulsion
(1)
A
member who is suspended or expelled under clause 21 may appeal against that
suspension or expulsion by giving notice to the Secretary within 14 days
after receipt of the Committee's decision.
(2)
The
appeal must be considered at a general meeting of the Association and the
member must be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard at the meeting or
to make representations in writing prior to the meeting for circulation at the
meeting.
(3)
The
members present at the general meeting must, by resolution, either confirm or
set aside the decision of the Committee to suspend or expel the member.
(4)
The
member is not suspended or does not cease to be a member until the decision of
the Committee to suspend or expel him or her is confirmed by a resolution of
the members.
23. Role
and powers
(1) The business of the Association must be managed by or under
the direction of a Management Committee.
(2) The Committee may exercise all the powers of the Association
except those matters that the Act or this Constitution requires the Association
to determine through a general meeting of members.
(3) The Committee may appoint and remove staff.
(4) The
Committee may establish one or more subcommittees consisting of the members of
the Association the Committee considers appropriate.
24. Composition
of Committee
(1) The Management Committee consists of –
(a)
a
President;
(b)
a
Vice-President;
(c)
a
Secretary;
(d)
a
Treasurer; and
(e)
any
other office holder provided in the Schedule.
(2) Unless elected directly as a separate office holder, the
Committee must appoint one committee member to be the Association's public
officer.
(1)
The
Committee may delegate to a subcommittee or staff any of its powers and
functions other than –
(a)
this
power of delegation; or
(b)
a
duty imposed on the Committee by the Act or any other law.
(2)
The
delegation must be in writing and may be subject to the conditions and
limitations the Committee considers appropriate.
(3)
The
Committee may, in writing, revoke wholly or in part the delegation.
26. Eligibility
of committee members
(1)
A
committee member must be a member who is 18 years or over.
(2)
A
committee member must also meet the criteria provided in the Schedule.
(3)
Committee
members must be elected to the Committee at an annual general meeting or
appointed under clause 33.
27. Nominations
for election to committee
(1)
A
member is not eligible for election to the Committee unless the Secretary
receives a written nomination for that member by another member not less than 7
days before the date of the next annual general meeting.
(2)
The
nomination must be signed by –
(a)
the
nominator and a seconder; and
(b)
the
nominee to signify his or her willingness to stand for election.
(3)
A
person who is eligible for election or re-election under this clause may –
(a)
propose
or second himself or herself for election or re-election; and
(b)
vote
for himself or herself.
28. Retirement
of committee members
(1)
A
committee member holds office until the next annual general meeting unless the
member vacates the office under clause 31 or is removed under clause 32.
(2)
Subject
to sub clause (3), at an annual general meeting the office of each committee
member becomes vacant and elections for a new Committee must be held.
(3)
The
President of the outgoing Committee must preside at the annual general meeting
until a new member is elected as President.
(4)
Members
may serve consecutive terms on the Committee unless otherwise provided in the
Schedule.
29. Election by default
(1)
If
the number of persons nominated for election to the Committee under clause 27
does not exceed the number of vacancies to be filled, the President must
declare the persons to be duly elected as members of the Committee at the
annual general meeting.
(2)
If
vacancies remain on the Committee after the declaration under sub clause (1),
additional nominations of committee members may be accepted from the floor of
the annual general meeting.
(3)
If
the nominations from the floor do not exceed the number of remaining vacancies,
the President must declare those persons to be duly elected as members of the
Committee.
(4)
If
the nominations from the floor are less than the number of remaining vacancies,
the unfilled vacancies are taken to be casual vacancies and must be filled by
the new Committee in accordance with clause 33.
30. Election by ballot
(1)
If
the number of nominations exceeds the number of vacancies on the Committee,
ballots for those positions must be conducted.
(2)
The
ballot must be conducted in a manner determined from time to time by resolution
at a general meeting.
(3)
The
members chosen by ballot must be declared by the President to be duly elected
as members of the Committee.
The office of a committee member
becomes vacant if –
(a) the member –
(i) is disqualified from
being a committee member under section 30 or 40 of the Act;
(ii) resigns by giving
written notice to the Committee;
(iii) dies or is rendered
permanently incapable of performing the duties of office by mental or physical
ill-health;
(iv) ceases to be a resident
of the Territory; or
(v) ceases to be a member of
the Association;
(b) the member is absent from more than –
(i)
3
consecutive committee meetings; or
(ii)
3
committee meetings in the same financial year without tendering an apology to
the President;
of which
meetings the member received notice and the Committee has resolved to declare
the office vacant; or
(c) in any of the
circumstances provided for by the Schedule.
32. Removal of committee member
(1) The Association, through a special general meeting of members,
may remove any committee member before the member's term of office ends.
(2) If a vacancy arises through removal under subclause (1), an
election must be held to fill the vacancy.
33. Filling casual vacancy on Committee
(1)
If
a vacancy remains on the Committee after the application of clause 29 or if the
office of a committee member becomes vacant under clause 31, the Committee
may appoint any member of the Association to fill that vacancy.
(2)
However,
if the office of public officer becomes vacant, a person must be appointed
under section 27(6) of the Act to fill the vacancy.
Division 3 – Duties of committee members
34. Collective
responsibility of Committee
(1) As
soon as practicable after being elected to the Committee, each committee member
must become familiar with the Act and regulations made under the Act.
(2) The
Committee is collectively responsible for ensuring the Association complies
with the Act and regulations made under the Act.
35. President
and Vice-President
(1)
Subject
to subclauses (2) and (3), the President must preside at all general meetings
and committee meetings.
(2)
If
the President is absent from a meeting, the Vice-President must preside at the
meeting.
(3)
If
the President and the Vice-President are both absent, the presiding member for
that meeting must be –
(a)
a
member elected by the other members present if it is a general meeting; or
(b)
a
committee member elected by the other committee members present if it is a
committee meeting.
36. Secretary
The Secretary must –
(a)
coordinate
the correspondence of the Association;
(b)
ensure
minutes of all proceedings of general meetings and of committee meetings are
kept in accordance with section 38 of the Act;
(c)
maintain
the register of members in accordance with section 34 of the Act;
(d)
unless
the members resolve otherwise at a general meeting – have custody of all books,
documents, records and registers of the Association, other than those required
by clause 37(5) to be in the custody of the Treasurer; and
(e)
perform
any other duties imposed by this Constitution on the Secretary.
37. Treasurer
(1) The Treasurer must –
(a)
receive
all moneys paid to or received by the Association and issue receipts for those
moneys in the name of the Association;
(b)
pay
all moneys received into the account of the Association within 5 working days
after receipt;
(c)
make
any payments authorised by the Committee or by a general meeting of the
Association from the Association's funds; and
(d)
ensure
cheques are signed by him or her and at least one other committee member, or by
any 2 other committee members authorised by the Committee.
(2) The Treasurer must ensure the accounting records of the
Association are kept in accordance with section 41 of the Act.
(3) The Treasurer must coordinate the preparation of the
Association's annual statement of accounts.
(4) If directed to do so by the President, the Treasurer must
submit to the Committee a report, balance sheet or financial statement in
accordance with that direction.
(5) The Treasurer has custody of all securities, books and
documents of a financial nature and accounting records of the Association
unless the members resolve otherwise at a general meeting.
(6) The Treasurer must perform any other duties imposed by this
Constitution on the Treasurer.
(1) The public officer must ensure that documents are filed with
the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs in accordance with sections 23, 28 and 45
of the Act.
(2) The public officer must keep a current copy of the
Constitution of the Association.
part 5 – MEETINGS of Management Committee
39. Frequency and calling of meetings
(1) The Committee must meet together for the conduct of business
not less than 4 times in each financial year unless otherwise provided in the
Schedule.
(2) The President, or at least half the committee members, may at
any time convene a special meeting of the Committee.
(3) A special meeting may be convened to deal with an appeal under
clause 22.
40. Voting
and decision making
(1)
Each
committee member present at the meeting has a deliberative vote.
(2)
A
question arising at a committee meeting must be decided by a majority of votes.
(3)
If
there is no majority, the person presiding at the meeting has a casting vote in
addition to a deliberative vote.
41. Quorum
For a committee meeting, one-half
of the committee members constitutes a quorum unless otherwise provided in the
Schedule.
42. Procedure and order of business
(1) The procedure to be followed at a committee meeting must be
determined from time to time by the Committee.
(2) The order of business may be determined by the members present
at the meeting.
(3) Only the business for which the meeting is convened may be
considered at a special meeting.
(1)
A
committee member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a contract,
or proposed contract, with the Association must disclose the nature and extent
of the interest to the Committee in accordance with section 31 of the Act.
(2) The Secretary must record the disclosure in the minutes of the meeting.
(3) The President must ensure a committee member who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a contract, or proposed contract, complies with section 32 of the Act.
44. Convening general meetings
(1) The Association must hold its first annual general meeting
within 18 months after its incorporation.
(2) The Association must hold all subsequent annual general
meetings within 5 months after the end of the Association's financial year.
(3) The Committee –
(a)
may
at any time convene a special general meeting;
(b)
must,
within 30 days after the Secretary receives a notice under clause 22(1),
convene a special general meeting to deal with the appeal to which the notice
relates; and
(c)
must,
within 30 days after it receives a request under clause 45(1), convene a
special general meeting for the purpose specified in that request.
(1)
Half
the number of members constituting a quorum for a general meeting may make a
written request to the Committee for a special general meeting unless otherwise
provided in the Schedule.
(2)
The
request must –
(a)
state
the purpose of the special general meeting; and
(b)
be
signed by the members making the request.
(3)
If
the Committee fails to convene a special general meeting within the time
allowed –
(a)
for
clause 44(3)(b) – the appeal against the decision of the Committee is upheld;
and
(b)
for
clause 44(3)(c) – the members who made the request may convene a special
general meeting as if they were the Committee.
(4)
If
a special general meeting is convened under subclause (3)(b), the Association
must meet any reasonable expenses of convening and holding the special general
meeting.
(5)
The
Secretary must give to all members not less than 21 days notice of a special
general meeting.
(6)
The
notice must specify –
(a)
when
and where the meeting is to be held; and
(b)
the
particulars of and the order in which business is to be transacted.
(1) The Secretary must give to all members not less than 14 days
notice of an annual general meeting unless otherwise provided in the Schedule.
(2) The notice must specify –
(a)
when
and where the meeting is to be held; and
(b)
the
particulars of and the order in which business is to be transacted.
(3) The order of business for each annual general meeting is as
follows:
(a)
first – the
consideration of the accounts and reports of the Committee;
(b)
second – the
election of new committee members;
(c)
third – any
other business requiring consideration by the Association at the meeting.
47. Special resolutions
(1) A special resolution may be moved at any general meeting of
the Association.
(2) The Secretary must give all members not less than 14 days
notice of the meeting at which a special resolution is to be proposed unless
otherwise provided in the Schedule.
(3) The notice must include the resolution to be proposed and the
intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution.
(1)
The
Secretary must give a notice under this Part by –
(a)
serving
it on a member personally; or
(b)
sending
it by post to a member at the address of the member appearing in the register
of members.
(c)
sending
it by electronic mail to a member at the electronic mail address appearing in
the register of members.
(2)
If
a notice is sent by post under subclause (1)(b), sending of the notice is taken
to have been properly effected if the notice is addressed and posted to the
member by ordinary prepaid mail.
49. Quorum at general meetings
At
a general meeting, the number or the proportion of members present in person
specified in the Schedule constitutes a quorum.
(1)
If
within 30 minutes after the time specified in the notice for the holding of a
general meeting a quorum is not present –
(a)
for
an annual general meeting or special general meeting convened under clause 44(3)(a)
– the meeting stands adjourned to the same time on the same day in the
following week and to the same place;
(b)
for
a meeting convened under clause 44(3)(b) – the members who are present in
person or by proxy may proceed with hearing the appeal for which the meeting is
convened; or
(c)
for
a meeting convened under clause 44(3)(c) – the meeting lapses.
(2)
If
within 30 minutes after the time appointed by subclause (1)(a) for the
resumption of an adjourned general meeting a quorum is not present, the members
who are present in person or by proxy may proceed with the business of that
general meeting as if a quorum were present.
(3)
The
President may, with the consent of a general meeting at which a quorum is
present, and must, if directed by the members at the meeting, adjourn that
general meeting from time to time and from place to place.
(4)
There
must not be transacted at an adjourned general meeting any business other than
business left unfinished or on the agenda at the time when the general meeting
was adjourned.
(5)
If
a general meeting is adjourned for a period of 30 days or more, the Secretary
must give notice of the adjourned general meeting as if that general meeting
were a fresh general meeting.
(1)
Subject
to clauses 14(2) and 18, each member present in person or by proxy at a general
meeting is entitled to a deliberative vote.
(2)
At
a general meeting –
(a)
an
ordinary resolution put to the vote is decided by a majority of votes made in
person or by proxy; and
(b)
a
special resolution put to the vote is passed if three-quarters of the members
who are present in person or by proxy vote in favour of the resolution.
(3)
A
poll may be demanded by the President or by 3 or more members present in person
or by proxy.
(4)
If
demanded, a poll must be taken immediately and in the manner the President
directs.
52. Proxies
A member may appoint in writing
another member to be the proxy of the appointing member to attend and vote on
behalf of the appointing member at any general meeting.
The financial year of the Association is specified in the Schedule.
54. Funds and accounts
(1) The
Association must open an account with a financial institution from which all
expenditure of the Association is made and into which all of the Association's
revenue is deposited.
(2) Subject
to any restrictions imposed by the Association at a general meeting, the
Committee may approve expenditure on behalf of the Association within the
limits of the budget.
(3) All
cheques, drafts, bills of exchange, promissory notes and other negotiable
instruments must be signed by 2 committee members.
(4) All
funds of the Association must be deposited into the financial account of the
Association no later than 5 working days after receipt or as soon as
practicable after that day.
(5) With
the approval of the Committee, the Treasurer may maintain a cash float provided
that all money paid from or paid into the float is accurately recorded at the
time of the transaction.
55. Accounts
and audits
The responsibility of the Committee
under clause 34(2) for ensuring compliance with the Act includes meeting the
requirements of Part 5 of the Act and regulations made for that Part relating
to –
(a) the
keeping of accounting records;
(b) the preparation and presentation of the
Association's annual statement of accounts; and
(c) the auditing of the Association's
accounts.
PART 8 – Grievance and disputes
56. Grievance and disputes procedures
(1)
This
clause applies to disputes between –
(a)
a
member and another member; or
(b)
a
member and the Committee.
(2)
Within
14 days after the dispute comes to the attention of the parties to the dispute,
they must meet and discuss the matter in dispute, and, if possible, resolve the
dispute.
(3)
If
the parties are unable to resolve the dispute at the meeting, or if a party
fails to attend that meeting, then the parties must, within 10 days after the
meeting, hold another meeting in the presence of a mediator.
(4)
The
mediator must be –
(a)
a
person chosen by agreement between the parties; or
(b)
in
the absence of agreement –
(i)
for
a dispute between a member and another member – a person appointed by the
Committee; or
(ii)
for
a dispute between a member and the Committee – a person who is a mediator
appointed or employed by the department administering the Act.
(5)
A
member of the Association can be a mediator.
(6)
The
mediator cannot be a party to the dispute.
(7)
The
parties to the dispute must, in good faith, attempt to settle the dispute by
mediation.
(8)
The
mediator, in conducting the mediation, must –
(a)
give
the parties to the mediation process every opportunity to be heard;
(b)
allow
due consideration by all parties of any written statement submitted by any
party; and
(c)
ensure
natural justice is accorded to the parties to the dispute throughout the
mediation process.
(9)
The
mediator must not determine the dispute.
(10)
If
the mediation process does not result in the dispute being resolved, the
parties may seek to resolve the dispute in accordance with the Act or otherwise
at law.
(1)
The
common seal of the Association must not be used without the express authority
of the Committee and every use of that common seal must be recorded by the
Secretary.
(2)
The
affixing of the common seal of the Association must be witnessed by any 2 of
the following:
(a) the President;
(b) the Vice-President
(c) the Secretary;
(e) the Treasurer.
(3)
The
common seal of the Association must be kept in the custody of the Secretary or
another person the Committee from time to time decides.
58. Distribution of surplus assets on winding
up
(1) If on the winding up or dissolution of the Association, and
after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities, there remains any asset,
the assets must not be distributed to the members or former members.
(2) The surplus assets must be given or transferred to another
association incorporated under the Act that –
(a) has similar objects or purposes;
(b) is not carried on for
profit or gain to its individual members; and
(c) is determined by resolution
of the members.
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Name (clause 1)
The name of
the incorporated association is
MASTERS
AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL NORTHERN TERRITORY INCORPORATED
Objects and purposes (clause 2)
The objects
and purposes of the Association are as follows:
(a) To promote, advance, foster and cultivate
the game of Australian Rules Football
(b) To assist in the educational advancement
of the community by means of the development of a sense of fair play and a love
of sport, in particular Australian Rules Football.
(c) To encourage, advance and assist in the
development of an improved standard of physical fitness in all members of the
community both individually and collectively, especially those of 35 years and
over.
(d) To educate, coach and encourage members
of the Association in the game of Australian Rules Football so that all members
have the opportunity to reveal their maximum potential.
(e) To encourage members of the Association
to assist in the development of the game of Australian Rules Football
throughout Australia but particularly within those areas of the Northern
Territory.
Minimum number of members (clause 3)
The
Association must have at least 5 members.
Quorum at general meetings (clause 49)
At a
general meeting 5 members present in person constitutes a quorum.
Financial year (clause 53)
The
financial year of the Association is the period of 12 months ending on
31st
October
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|
Clause |
Description of clause |
Default detail |
Replacing detail |
|
28(4) |
Consecutive terms of committee
members |
may serve consecutive terms |
May serve consecutive terms |
|
39(1) |
Frequency of committee meetings |
at least 4 times each financial year |
At least 4 times each financial year |
|
41 |
Quorum for committee meeting |
half the committee members |
5 |
|
45 |
Number of members who can request a special
general meeting |
half the quorum of members for a general
meeting |
5 |
|
46(1) |
Notice of an annual general meeting |
at least 30 days |
14 |
|
47(2) |
Notice of special resolution |
at least 21 days |
21 |
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Composition of Committee (clause 24)
In addition to the office holders specified in the Constitution, the Management Committee consists of –
Vice-President
Eligibility of committee members (clause 26)
In addition to the criterion specified in the Constitution, a committee member must meet the following criteria:
[List
additional criteria.]
Vacating
office (clause 31)
In addition to the circumstances specified in the Constitution, the office of a committee member becomes vacant if –
[List additional circumstances.]
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Notes
1. The Associations (Model Constitution) Regulations, in force under the Associations Act, comprise the Regulations 2004, No. 28, the details of which are specified in the following table:
|
Year and number |
Date made |
Date
notified in the Gazette |
Date of commencement |
|
2004, No. 28 |
5 Aug 2004 |
11 Aug 2004 |
11 Aug 2004 |
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