STATEMENT OF PURPOSES
1 The purposes of the Club are:
1.1 To
provide bowling greens at or near St Kilda in the State of
1.2 To
promote the game of bowls and other sports and pastimes.
1.3 To
promote friendly relationships and social intercourse amongst the members.
1.4 To
arrange demonstrations and classes of instruction, and to promote generally the
best interests of bowling.
1.5 To
organise and conduct carnivals and social functions for the benefit and
assistance of the Club and thereby to assist and promote the objects of the
Club.
POWERS
2 Solely for the purpose of carrying out
the purposes set out above the Club shall have power:
2.1 To
take over the funds and other assets and the liabilities of the unincorporated
association known as the St Kilda Bowling Club.
2.2 To
indemnify any person for any loss or damage incurred as a result of having on
behalf of the said unincorporated association become liable to pay any amount
by way of damages or otherwise.
2.3 To
hold or arrange bowls competitions and provide or contribute towards the
provision of prizes, awards and distinctions in connection therewith provided
that no Member of the Club shall receive any prize, award or distinction of
monetary value except as a successful competitor at any competition held by the
Club.
2.4 To
subscribe to, become a member of, cooperate with or amalgamate with any club,
association or organisation, whether incorporated or not, whose objects are
wholly or partly similar to those of the Club provided that the Club shall not
subscribe to or support with its funds or amalgamate with any association or
organisation which does not prohibit the distribution of its income and
property among its members to an extent at least as great as that imposed on
the Club under or by virtue of the rules of the Club.
2.5 To
buy, sell and deal in all kinds of articles commodities and provisions, liquid
and solid, required by the members of the Club or persons using the Club's
premises and facilities.
2.6 To
purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire and otherwise acquire lands,
buildings, easements or property, real and personal, and any rights or
privileges which may be requisite for the purposes of, or capable of being
conveniently used in connection with, any of the objects of the Club.
2.7 To
act as trustee and accept and hold upon trust real and personal property
provided that the Club does not have power as a trustee of a trust to do any
act or thing that would contravene the provisions of the Associations
Incorporation Act 1981 or the statement of purposes or the rules of the
Club.
2.8 To
enter into any arrangements with any Government or Authority that are
incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects and the exercise of
the powers of the Club, and to obtain from any such Government or Authority any
rights, privileges and concessions which the club may think it desirable to
obtain, and to carry out, exercise and comply with any such arrangements,
rights, privileges and concessions.
2.9 To
appoint, employ, remove or suspend such managers, clerks, secretaries,
servants, workmen and other persons as may be necessary or convenient for the
purposes of the Club.
2.10 To
establish and support or aid in the establishment and support of associations,
institutions, funds and trusts for the benefit of employees or past employees
of the Club or their dependants; and to grant pensions and allowances; and to
make payments towards insurance; and to subscribe or guarantee money for
charitable or benevolent objects, or for any public, general or useful object.
2.11 To
construct, improve, maintain, develop, work, manage, carry out, alter or
control any houses, buildings, grounds, works or conveniences which may seem
calculated directly or indirectly to advance the Club's interests, and to
contribute to, subsidise or otherwise assist and take part in the construction,
improvement, maintenance, development, working, management, carrying out,
alteration or control thereof.
2.12 To
invest and deal with the money of the Club not immediately required in such
manner as may from time to time be thought fit.
2.13 To
take, or otherwise acquire, and hold shares, debentures or other securities of
any company or body corporate.
2.14 To
lend and advance money or give credit to any person or body corporate; to
guarantee and give guarantees or indemnities for the payment of money or the
performance of contracts or obligations by any person or body corporate, and
otherwise to assist any person or body corporate.
2.15 To
borrow or raise money either alone or jointly with any other person or legal
entity, in such manner as may be thought proper, and to secure the repayment of
any monies and further advances so borrowed or to be borrowed or the repayment
or performance of any debt, liability, contract, guarantee or other engagement
incurred or to be entered into by the club in any way, and in particular by
notes secured or unsecured, debentures or debenture stock perpetual or
otherwise, or by mortgage, charge, lien or other security upon the whole or any
part of the Club's property or assets present or future and to purchase, redeem
or pay off any such securities.
2.16 To
draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes,
bills of exchange, bills of lading and other negotiable or transferable
instruments.
2.17 To
sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, dispose of, turn to account or
otherwise deal with all or any part of the property and rights of the Club.
2.18 To
take or hold mortgages, liens or charges to secure payment of the purchase
price, or any unpaid balance of the purchase price, of any part of the Club's
property of whatsoever kind sold by the Club, or any money due to the Club from
purchasers and others.
2.19 To
accept any gift of property, whether subject to any special trust or not, for
any one or more of the objects of the Club but subject always to the provisions
of paragraph 2.7.
2.20 To
take such steps by personal or written appeals, public meetings or otherwise as
may from time to time be deemed expedient for the purpose of procuring
contributions to the funds of the Club, in the form of donations, annual
subscriptions or otherwise.
2.21 To
print and publish any newsletters, periodicals, books or leaflets that the club
may think desirable for the promotion of its objects.
2.22 To
purchase or otherwise acquire and undertake all or any part of the property,
assets, liabilities and engagements of any club, association, or organisation
with which the Club is authorised to amalgamate.
2.23 To
transfer all or any part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements
of the Club to any club, association or organisation with which the Club is
authorised to amalgamate.
2.24 To
make donations for patriotic, charitable or community purposes.
2.25 To
do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of
the purposes and the exercise of the powers of the Club.
RULES
NAME
1 The name of the
incorporated association is St Kilda Sports Club Incorporated (in these rules
called "the Club").
INTERPRETATION
2.1 In these rules, unless the contrary intention
appears:-
"Board" means
the Board of Management of the Club.
“Day” means the period
commencing at
"Financial
year" means the year ending on the 31 st day of March.
"Gaming
Visitors" are persons who attend the Club to play gaming machines who are
not Members or visitors introduced by a Member.
"General
meeting" means a general meeting of members convened in accordance with
these rules.
"Member" means
a Member of the Club.
"Voting
Member" means a Member entitled to vote at general meetings of the Club
pursuant to Rule 15.
"Ordinary member of
the Board" means a member of the Board who is not an officer of the Club.
"RVBA" means
the Royal Victorian Bowls Association.
"VLBA" means
the Victorian Ladies Bowls Association.
"LLC" means
the Liquor Licensing Commission of Victoria.
"The Act"
means the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.
"The
Regulations" means the Regulations made under the Act.
2.2 In these rules, a reference
to the Secretary of the Club is a reference:-
2.2.1 Where a person holds office
under these rules as Secretary of the Club, to that person, and
2.2.2 in any other case, to the Public
Officer of the Club.
2.3 Words or expressions
contained in these rules shall be interpreted in accordance with the provisions
of the Interpretation of Legislation Act 1984 and the Act as in force from time
to time.
CLASSES OF
MEMBERSHIP
3.1 Membership of the Club shall
be divided into the following categories:-
(a) Active Members, being persons aged 18
years or more who have undertaken to play bowls or other sports at or for the
Club and perform associated duties as laid down from time to time by the Club
and the Board.
(b) Junior Active Members, being persons
aged less than 18 years who have undertaken to play bowls or other sports at or
for the Club and perform associated duties as laid down from time to time by
the Club and the Board.
(c) Social Members, being persons aged 18
years or more who are not actively engaged in playing bowls or other sports at
or for the Club but have undertaken to perform associated duties as laid down
from time to time by the Club and the Board. A Social Member is entitled to
claim membership as an Active Member at any time upon payment to the Club of
the appropriate fees, provided the Secretary of the relevant section or
sections does not object.
(d) Life Governors, being persons who:-
(i) were Life Governors of the Club at the
date of its incorporation; or
(ii) since the date of incorporation have
been elected as Life Governors by the Board pursuant to rule 6.1 hereof.
A
Life Governor shall enjoy all the privileges of an Active Member in the section or sections he or she
was a member of without payment of the annual subscription but shall not be
relieved of any other financial obligation to the Club.
(e) Life Members, being persons who:-
(i) were Life Members of the Club at the
date of its incorporation; or
(ii) since the date of incorporation of the
Club have been elected as Life Members pursuant to rule 6.2 hereof.
A
Life Member shall enjoy all the privileges of an Active Member in the section
of sections he or she was a member of without payment of the annual
subscription but shall not be relieved of any other financial obligation to the
Club.
EXISTING MEMBERSHIP
RIGHTS
4.1 Every person who was a Member
of the Club at the date of its incorporation shall be entitled as of right to
be admitted by the Board in the category of membership held by him prior to
incorporation.
4.2 Every person so admitted to
membership who has paid to the Club the annual subscription due for the
financial year during which the Club is incorporated shall not be liable to pay
any further annual subscription for such financial year.
APPLICATION FOR
MEMBERSHIP
5.1 A natural person who is
nominated and approved for membership as provided in these rules is eligible to
be a Member of the Club on payment of the annual subscription payable under
these rules.
5.2 A parson who is not a member
of the club at the time of its incorporation (or who was a member then but has
since ceased to be a member) shall not be admitted to membership unless:-
5.2.1 he makes application as provided
in sub clause 5.3, and
5.2.2 he is nominated by at least one
Member, and such nomination is seconded by at least one Member, and
5.2.3 his admission as a Member is
approved by the Board.
5.3 An application by a person
for membership of the Club:-
5.3.1 shall be made in writing in the
form the Board may from time to time prescribe, and
5.3.2 shall be lodged with the
Secretary of the Club.
5.4 As soon as practicable after
receipt of an application, the Secretary shall refer the application to the
Board and shall post it on the Club's notice board for exhibition at least
seven days immediately preceding the day of election and an interval of not
less than two weeks shall elapse between the date of nomination and election.
5.5 At the next meeting of the
Board after an application has been referred to it, the Board shall determine
whether to elect or reject the applicant for membership, or whether to defer
the application for consideration at the next meeting of the Board. In the
latter event the Board shall at its next meeting either accept or reject the
applicant. For the purpose of this Clause 5.5 the Board shall constitute an
election committee. A record shall be kept by the Secretary of the number of
members of the Board voting at any election of Members of any category. Where
the application is to join as an Active Member or Junior Active Member, the
Board shall not elect the applicant if the Secretary of any Section involved
objects.
5.6 When an applicant has been
approved for membership the Secretary shall forthwith send to the applicant
written notice thereof, and a request for payment within 28 days of his first
annual subscription payable under these rules.
5.7 The Secretary shall, upon
payment of the first annual subscription referred to in sub clause 5.6 within
the period referred to in that subclause, enter the applicant's name in the
register of members kept by him, and upon the name being so entered, the applicant
becomes a Member of the Club in the appropriate category.
5.8 If payment of the first
annual subscription referred to in sub clause 5.6 hereof is not made within two
calender months after the date of the notice the Board may in its discretion
cancel its approval of the application for membership.
ELECTION OF LIFE GOVERNORS AND LIFE
MEMBERS
6.1 The Board shall have the
power, and may at its discretion, elect any Member as a Life Governor of the
Club who has made a gift to the Club to a value of not less than $1,000.
6.2 A Member may be elected as a
Life Member of the Club if:-
6.2.1 he has completed at least 15
years as an Active Member of the Club (whether before or after its
incorporation or both), and
6.2.2 he has been nominated in writing
as a Life Member by not less than six active members, and
6.2.3 such nomination has been
approved by the Board, and
6.2.4 he has been elected to life
membership at a general meeting of the Club by a simple majority of Members
present and voting at such meeting.
TRANSFER AND CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP
RIGHTS
7.1 A right, privilege or
obligation of a person by reason of his membership of the Club:-
7.1.1 is not capable of being
transfered or transmitted to any person;
7.1.2 terminates upon the cessation of
his membership whether by death, resignation or otherwise.
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION AND
FEES
8.1 The annual fee prescribed for
the various categories of membership of the Club shall be as follows:
- Social Member, St Kilda Sports Club Inc. $20
- Active Member, St Kilda Bowling Club,
Men's Section $80
- Active Member, St Kilda Bowling Club,
Ladies Section $80
- Active Member, The St Kilda Petanque
Club $50
- Active Member, The Emerald Hill
Cricket Club $80
- Active Member, Tarot Game of
- Junior Active Member, any Section $50
- Life Governor nil
- Life Member nil
or such other fee (being
not less than $10 except as approved by the Liquor Licensing commission) as may
be fixed from time to time by a general meeting of the St Kilda Sports Club
Incorporated, and when so fixed, such subscription shall be deemed to be the
annual subscription pursuant to this rule.
Where an Active Member
is a member of more than one Section, the annual membership fee payable shall
be determined as though he or she was a member of one Section only. The fee
payable shall be that prescribed for membership of the Section for which the
prescribed fee is highest.
8.2 The Club in general meeting
may from time to time prescribe the amount of any playing fees, green
maintenance fees, or special membership levies payable by members, or by any
particular category of members.
8.3 Annual subscriptions are due
and payable in advance immediately following the annual general meeting.
8.4 When the Board accepts an
application for membership, the subscription payable for the year in which the
application is accepted is calculated by dividing the subscription that would
be payable for a full year by twelve, and multiplying this figure by the number
of whole months between the date of acceptance by the Board, and the first day
of the next April.
REGISTER OF
MEMBERS
9 The Secretary shall keep
and maintain a register of Members in which shall be entered the name, address,
e-mail address and date of entry and the date of latest payment of subscription
of each Member and the register shall be available for inspection by Members at
the premises of the Club.
CESSATION OF
MEMBERSHIP
10.1 If the annual subscription or
other monies payable by a Member shall remain unpaid for a period of two
calender months after the due date for payment thereof then:-
10.1.1 the Secretary or Treasurer shall give notice
to the Member requiring payment of such subscription or monies within seven
days after receipt of such notice; and
10.1.2 if such
subscription or monies remain unpaid after the expiration of the said period of
seven days the Board shall by resolution expel the Member so in default
provided that the Board may when sitting as an election Committee re elect the
person so expelled if such person makes application for membership pursuant to
Clause 5 and has first paid all arrears outstanding.
10.2 A Member may at any time by
giving notice in writing to the Secretary resign his membership of the Club but
shall continue to be liable for any annual subscription and for all other
monies due by him to the Club and unpaid at the date of resignation. Upon
receipt of such notice of resignation the Secretary shall make an entry in the
register of Members recording the date on which the Member by whom the notice
was given ceased to be a Member, which shall be the date upon which the
Secretary received the notice.
10.3 If in the opinion of the Board
any Member has refused or neglected to comply with these rules or with any
regulation or by law of the Club, or has been guilty of conduct unbecoming a
Member or prejudicial to the interests of the Club, the Board may by
resolution:-
10.3.1 expel a Member from the Club;
10.3.2 suspend a Member from membership of the Club
for a specified period;
10.3.3 fine a Member a sum not exceeding $20.00
PROVIDED that at
least one week before the meeting of the Board at which such a resolution is to
be proposed the Member shall have had notice of such meeting and of the
allegations against him and of the intended resolution and that he shall at such meeting and before
the passing of such resolution have had an opportunity of giving orally or in
writing any explanation or defence he may think fit.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
11.1 The Club shall in each calender
year convene an annual general meeting of its Members.
11.2 The annual general meeting
shall be held on such day as the Board determines.
11.3 The annual general meeting
shall be specified as such in the notice convening it.
11.4 The ordinary business of the
annual general meeting shall be:-
(a) to confirm the minutes of the last
preceding annual general meeting and of any general meeting held since that
meeting;
(b) to receive from the Board and auditors
reports upon the transactions of the Club during the last preceding financial
year;
(c) to elect officers of the Club and the
ordinary members of the Board;
(d) to receive and consider the statement
submitted by the Club in accordance with Section 30(3) of the Act; and
(e) to appoint auditors, if necessary.
11.5 The annual general meeting may
transact special business of which notice is given in accordance with these
rules.
11.6 The annual general meeting
shall be in addition to any other general meetings that may be held in the same
year.
SPECIAL GENERAL
MEETING
12.1 All general meetings other than
the annual general meeting shall be called special general meetings.
12.2 The Board may, whenever it
thinks fit, convene a special general meeting and where, but for this sub
clause, more than 15 months would elapse between annual general meetings, shall
convene a special general meeting before the expiration or that period.
12.3 The Board shall, on the
requisition in writing of not less than fifteen Voting Members convene a
special general meeting of the Club.
12.4 The requisition for a special
general meeting shall state the objects of the meeting and shall be signed by
the Members making the requisition and be sent to the address of the Secretary
and may consist of several documents in a like form, each signed by one or more
of the Members making the requisition.
12.5 If the Board does not cause a
special general meeting to be held within one month of the date on which the
requisition is sent to the address of the Secretary, the Members making the
requisition, or any one of them, may convene a special general meeting to be
held not later than three months after that date.
12.6 A special general meeting
convened by Members in pursuance of these rules shall be convened in the same
manner as nearly as possible as that in which those meetings are convened by
the Board and all reasonable expenses incurred in convening the meeting shall
be refunded by the Club to the persons incurring the expenses.
NOTICE OF GENERAL
MEETING
13.1 The Secretary of the Club
shall, at least 14 days before the date fixed for holding a general meeting of
the Club, cause to be sent to each Member of the Club at his e-mail or postal address
appearing in the register of Members, a notice by e-mail or pre-paid post
stating the place, date and time of the meeting and the nature of the business
to be transacted at the meeting. Such notice shall also be sent to the auditor
of the Club.
13.2 No business other than that set
out in the notice convening the meeting shall be transacted at the meeting.
13.3 A Member desiring to bring any
business before a meeting may give notice of that business in writing to the
Secretary, who shall include that business in the notice calling the next
general meeting after the receipt of the notice.
PROCEEDINGS AT
MEETINGS
14.1 All business that is transacted
at a special general meeting and all business that is transacted at the annual
general meeting, with the exception of that specially referred to in these
rules as being the ordinary business of the annual general meeting, shall be
deemed to be special business.
14.2 No item of business shall be
transacted at a general meeting unless a quorum of Members entitled under these
rules to vote is present during the time when the meeting is considering that
item.
14.3 Twenty five percent of Members
entitled under these rules to vote at a general meeting, present by proxy or in
person, constitutes a quorum for the transaction of the business of a general
meeting. If the above percentage results in a fraction the quorum shall be
rounded off to the next highest complete number of Members.
14.4 If within half an hour after
the appointed time for the commencement of a general meeting, a quorum is not
present, the meeting if convened upon the requisition of Members shall be
dissolved and in any other case shall stand adjourned to the same day in the
next week at the same time and place, or to such other day, time or place as
may be specified by the chairman of the meeting at the time of the adjournment
and 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 not less than 15) shall be a quorum.
14.5 The Chairman, or in his
absence, the Deputy Chairman, shall preside as chairman at each general meeting
of the Club.
14.6 If the Chairman and the Deputy
Chairman are absent from a general meeting, the Members present shall elect one
of their number to preside as chairman at the meeting.
14.7 The chairman of a general
meeting at which a quorum is present may, with the consent of the meeting,
adjourn the meeting from time to time and place to place, but no business shall
be transacted at an adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished
at the meeting at which the adjournment took place.
14.8 Where a meeting is adjourned
for 30 days or more, a like notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given as
in the case of the original meeting.
14.9 Except as provided in sub
clause 14.8, it is not necessary to give notice of an adjourned meeting or of
the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting.
14.10 A question arising at
a general meeting of the Club shall be determined on a show of hands, unless
before or on the declaration of the show of hands a poll is demanded by the
chairman or by at least fifteen members entitled to vote and present in person
or by proxy. Unless a poll is so demanded, a declaration by the chairman that a
resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried or carried unanimously or
carried by a particular majority or lost, and an entry to that effect in the
minute book of the Club is evidence of the fact, without proof of the number or
proportion of the votes recorded in favour of, or against, that resolution.
14.11 If at a meeting a
poll is demanded on any question, it shall be taken at that meeting in such
manner as the chairman may direct and the result of the poll shall be deemed to
be a resolution of the meeting on that question.
14.12 A poll that is
demanded on the election of a chairman or on a question of an adjournment shall
be taken forthwith and a poll on any other question shall be taken at such time
before the close of the meeting as the chairman may direct.
VOTING RIGHTS AT GENERAL MEETINGS
15.1 On any question
arising at a general meeting, the following shall each have one vote:
- Active Members
- Life Members
- Life Governors.
15.2 All votes shall be
given personally or by proxy.
15.3 In the case of an
equality of votes on a question, the chairman of the meeting shall be entitled
to exercise a second or casting vote.
15.4 A Member is not
entitled to vote at any general meeting unless all monies due and owing by him
to the Club are paid, other than the annual subscription payable in respect of
the current financial year.
PROXIES
16.1 A Voting Member may
vote in person or by proxy.
16.2 The instrument
appointing a proxy shall be in the form set out in Appendix 2. The instrument
appointing a proxy shall be deemed to confer authority to demand or join in
demanding a poll. A Voting Member shall be entitled to instruct his proxy in
favour of or against any proposed resolutions. Unless otherwise instructed the
proxy may vote as he thinks fit.
16.3 The instrument
appointing a proxy shall be lodged with the Secretary at any time prior to the
commencement of the meeting in respect of which the proxy is appointed and if
not so lodged shall not be treated as valid.
BOARD OF MANAGEMENT
17.1 The affairs of the
Club shall be managed by a Board of Management constituted as provided in rule
17.8.
17.2 The Board:-
(a) shall control and manage the business
and affairs of the Club;
(b) may, subject to these rules, the regulations
and the Act, exercise all such powers and functions as may be exercised by the
Club other than those powers and functions that are required by these rules to
be exercised by general meetings of the Members of the Club; and
(c) subject to these rules, the regulations
and the Act, has power to perform all such acts and things as appear to the
Board to be essential for the proper management of the business and affairs of
the Club.
17.3 The first members of the Board
of the Club shall be elected at an annual general meeting of the Club to be
held within two months of the date of incorporation of the Club.
17.4 The officers of the Club shall
be:-
(a) a
Chairman;
(b) a
Deputy Chairman;
(c) a
Treasurer; and
(d) a
Secretary.
17.5 The provisions of rule 18 so
far as they are applicable and with the necessary modifications, apply to and
in relation to the election of persons to any of the offices mentioned in sub
clause 17.4.
17.6 Each officer of the Club shall
hold office until the conclusion of the annual general meeting next after the
date of his election but is eligible for re-election.
17.7 In the event of a casual
vacancy in any office referred to in sub clause 17.4, the Board may appoint one
of its members to the vacant office and the member so appointed may continue in
office up to and including the conclusion of the annual general meeting next
following the date of his appointment.
17.8 Subject to sub clause 17.3
hereof, the Board shall consist of:-
(a) the
officers of the Club; and
(b) One
representative from each Section of the Club, each of whom
shall be elected by members of that section.
each
of whom shall be elected at the annual general meeting of the Club in each
year.
17.9 Each member of the Board
representing a section shall, subject to these rules, hold office until the
conclusion of the annual general meeting next after the date of his election
but is eligible for re-election.
17.10 In the event of a casual vacancy
occurring in the office of a member of the Board representing a section, the
relevant section committee may appoint a member of that section to fill the
vacancy and the member so appointed shall hold office, subject to these rules,
until the conclusion of the annual general meeting next following the date of
his appointment.
17.11 No member of the Board shall be
appointed to or hold any salaried office of the Club.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND BOARD
MEMBERS
18.1 No person shall be elected as
an officer of the Club or as a member of the Board representing a section
unless all monies due and owing by him to the Club are paid, other than the
annual subscription payable in respect of the current financial year.
18.2 Nominations of candidates for
election as officers of the Club or as members of the Board representing a
section:-
(a) shall be made in writing, signed by two
Voting Members of the
Club
and accompanied by the written consent of the candidate (which
may be endorsed on the form of nomination) PROVIDED
that each candidate so nominated shall be a Voting Member; and
(b) shall be delivered to the Secretary of
the Club not less than 14 days
before the date fixed for the holding of the annual general meeting.
18.3 If insufficient nominations are
received to fill vacancies on the Board, the candidates nominated shall be
deemed to be elected and further nominations shall be received at the annual
general meeting. In the event that insufficient nominations are received at the
annual general meeting, the Board shall nevertheless be deemed to have been
legally constituted in accordance with these rules if at least four members
have been elected, and the Board may appoint any Voting Members to fill the
remaining vacancies.
18.4 If the number of nominations
received is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, the persons
nominated shall be deemed to be elected.
18.5 If the number of nominations
exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot shall be held.
18.6 Deleted
18.7 A nomination of a candidate for
election under this clause is not valid if that candidate has been nominated
for another office for election at the same election but a candidate may be
nominated at the same election as an officer of the Club and, in the
alternative, as a member of the Board representing a section.
18.8 A list of the candidates for
office bearers and members of the Board representing a section, in alphabetical
order, with the names of the persons who nominated them, shall be posted in a
conspicuous place in the Club's premises for at least seven days immediately
preceding the annual general meeting.
18.9 Deleted
18.10 Deleted
18.11 For the purposes of these rules,
the office of an officer of the Club or of a member of the Board representing a
section becomes vacant if the officer or member:-
(a) ceases
to be a Member of the Club;
(b) becomes
an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Companies (Victoria) Code;
(c) resigns
his office by notice in writing given to the secretary;
(d) becomes
of unsound mind or a person whose person or estate is liable to be dealt with in any way under
the law relating to mental
health;
(e) for
more than three months is absent without permission of the Board from meetings
of the Board held during that period; or
(f) holds
any office of profit under the Club.
18.12 The Club in general meeting may
by special resolution remove any member of the Board before the expiration of
his period of office.
18.13 The election of members of the
Board shall be by ballot, to be held in the clubrooms or at such other place as
the Board may determine, and voting shall take place between the hours of 4 PM
and 6 PM on the Friday, and 12 Noon and 6.00 PM on the Saturday prior to the
day appointed for the holding of the annual general meeting of the Club.
18.14 If any two or more Members
receive an equal number of votes other than for the position of Chairman, the
elected Chairman shall decide the issue. If any two or more Members receive an
equal number of votes for the position of Chairman, then the ballot shall be
declared void, and a re-election conducted by ballot within fourteen days.
18.15 The Board shall, prior to the
elections, appoint a returning officer, whose duty is to conduct the election
of office bearers, and shall appoint two scrutineers to supervise the counting
and allocation of votes, including postal votes.
18.16 Any voting Member who may be more
than 40 kilometres from the Club premises on the date of the annual elections,
or who may be unable to attend the same on account of ill health or infirmity,
may vote by post for the election of members of the Board of the Club. Members
eligible to vote by post may make application in writing to the Secretary for a
postal ballot paper. Each completed postal ballot paper shall be delivered to
the Secretary by post or otherwise, not later than
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD
19.1 The Board may meet together for
the dispatch of business, adjourn and otherwise regulate its meetings as it
thinks fit. Any two members may at any time request, and the Secretary shall on
receipt of such a request summon, a meeting of the Board.
19.2 Notice shall be given to
members of the Board of any special meeting specifying the general nature of
the business to be transacted and no other business shall be transacted at such
a meeting.
19.3 Any 5 members of the Board
constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of a meeting of the
Board.
19.4 No business shall be transacted
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 shall stand adjourned to the
same place and at the same hour of the same day in the following week unless
the meeting was a special meeting in which case it lapses.
19.5 At meetings of the Board:-
(a) the
Chairman or in his absence the Deputy Chairman shall
preside; or
(b) if
the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman are absent, such one of the remaining
members of the Board as may be chosen by
the members present shall preside.
19.6 Questions arising at a meeting
of the Board or of any sub-committee appointed by the Board shall be determined
on a show of hands or, if demanded by a member, by a poll taken in such manner
as the person presiding at the meeting may determine.
19.7 Each person present at a
meeting of the Board or of any sub-committee appointed by the Board (including
the person presiding at the meeting) is entitled to one vote and, in the event
of an equality of votes on any question, the person presiding may exercise a
second or casting vote.
19.8 Written notice of each
committee meeting shall be served on each member of the Board by delivering it
to him at a reasonable time before the meeting or by sending it by e-mail or pre
paid post addressed to him at his e-mail or postal address as appearing in the
register of members at least two business days before the date of the meeting.
19.9 The continuing members of the
Board may act notwithstanding any vacancy on the Board, but if and so long as
their number is reduced below the number fixed by sub clause 19.3 of these
rules as the necessary quorum for the Board, the continuing member or members
may act for the purpose of increasing the number of members of the Board to
that number or of summoning a general meeting of the Club, but for no other
purpose.
19.10 A member of the Board shall not
vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract with the Club in which he
is interested or concerned, or on any matter arising thereout, and if he does
so vote, his vote shall not be counted.
SUB BOARDS
20.1 The Board may delegate any of
its powers and or functions (not being duties imposed on the Board by the Act
or the general law) to one or more committees consisting of such Member or
Members of the Club as the Board thinks fit. Any committees so formed shall
conform to any regulation that may be imposed by the Board and subject thereto
shall have power to co-opt any Member or Members of the Club and all members of
such committee shall have one vote.
20.2 The Board may appoint one or
more advisory committees consisting of such member or members of the Board as
the Board thinks fit. Such advisory committees shall act in an advisory
capacity only. They shall conform to any regulations that may be imposed by the
Board and subject thereto shall have power to co-opt any Member or Members of
the Club and all members of such advisory committees shall have one vote.
20.3 A committee may meet and
adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any meeting shall be
determined by a majority of votes of the members present, and in the case of an
equality of votes the chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
20.4 Sections of the Club may be set
up by the Board to undertake various activities consistent with the Statement
of Purposes of the Club. Each Section's activities shall be governed by a
Committee, as prescribed in By Laws. Sections shall be initially as follows:
(a) The
St Kilda Bowling Club - Men's Section.
(b) The
St Kilda Bowling Club – Ladies’ Section.
(c) The
St Kilda Petanque Club
(d) The
Emerald Hill Cricket Club
(e) The
Tarot Game of
BY LAWS
21.1 The Board shall have power to
make such by-laws and regulations as it thinks fit for the conduct of the
Club's activities.
21.2 Any by-law or regulation made
by the Board may subsequently be set aside by a resolution of Members at a
general meeting.
SECRETARY
22 The Secretary of the Club
shall keep minutes of the resolutions and proceedings of each general meeting
and each Board meeting in books provided for that purpose together with a
record of the names of persons present at Board meetings.
TREASURER
23.1 The Treasurer of the Club:-
(a) shall
collect and receive all monies due to the Club and make all payments authorised by the Club; and
(b) shall
keep correct accounts and books showing the financial affairs of the Club with full details of
all receipts and expenditure
connected with the activities of the Club.
23.2 The accounts and books referred
to in sub clause (1) shall be available for inspection by Members at such times
and places and under such conditions as the Board may in its discretion from
time to time determine.
AUDIT
24
A
properly qualified Auditor shall be appointed at each annual general meeting
and his duties regulated in accordance with the decisions of the Board.
24
24 SEAL
24
25.1 The common seal of the Club
shall be kept in the custody of the Secretary.
25.2 The common seal shall not be
affixed to any instrument except by the authority of the Board or of a
sub-committee of members of the Board authorised by the Board in that behalf,
and every instrument to which the seal is affixed shall be signed by a member
of the Board and shall be countersigned by the Secretary or by a second member
of the Board or the Public Officer.
CHEQUES
26 All cheques, bills of
exchange, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments shall be signed by
two members of the Board.
ALTERATION
OF THESE RULES AND THE STATEMENT OF PURPOSES
27.1 These rules and the Statement
of purposes of the Club shall not be altered except in accordance with a
resolution passed by a majority of not less than three-fourths of such Members
of the Club as being entitled under these rules to do so, vote in person or by
proxy at a general meeting of which notice specifying the intention to propose
the resolution as a special resolution was given in accordance with these
rules.
27.2 While and so long as the Club
is licensed under the Liquor Control Act 1987 the Secretary shall within one
month from the making of any amendment or alteration in the rules of the Club
forward to the Secretary of the Liquor Licensing Commission a certified copy of
every such amendment or alteration.
NOTICES
28.1 A notice may be served by or on
behalf of the Club upon any member either personally or by sending it by e-mail
or post to the member at his e-mail or postal address shown in the register of
members.
28.2 Where a document is properly
addressed, pre-paid and posted to a person as a letter, the document shall,
unless the contrary is proved, be deemed to have been given to the person at
the time at which the letter would have been delivered in the ordinary course
of post.
28.3 Where an e-mail message has
been addressed to the e-mail address as appearing in the register of members,
and no message has been received indicating that the e-mail message could not
be delivered, it shall be deemed to have been received at the time it was sent.
Messages that could not be
WINDING
UP
29 If upon the winding up of
the Club there remains, after satisfaction of all its debts and liabilities,
any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed amongst
the Members of the Club but shall be given to such charitable institutions in
such proportions as the Members in general meeting in their absolute discretion
may decide, such charitable institutions to be determined by the Members at or
before the time of the dissolution or winding up.
CUSTODY OF RECORDS
30 Except as otherwise provided
in these rules, the Secretary shall keep in his custody or under his control
all books, documents and securities of the Club.
FUNDS
AND PROPERTY
31.1 The funds of the Club shall be
derived from annual subscriptions, donations and such other sources as the
Board determines.
31.2 The funds income and property
of the Club derived from any source shall be applied solely toward the
promotion of the objects of the Club as set out in the Club's statement of
purposes, and no part thereof shall be paid or transfered, directly or
indirectly, to the Members of the Club.
31.3 Notwithstanding the provisions
of sub-clause 31.2, nothing herein contained shall prevent the payment in good
faith of remuneration to any officers, Members or servants of the Club in
return for any service actually rendered to the Club or for goods supplied in
the ordinary and usual way of business, nor prevent the payment of interest on
money borrowed from any Member of the Club PROVIDED HOWEVER that no
remuneration or other benefit in money or money's worth shall be paid of given
by the Club to any member of the Board except out of pocket expenses.
CLUB
COLOURS
32 The colours of the Club
shall be such as the Members may from time to time determine and be approved by
the RVBA and the VLBA, and until otherwise determined the colours shall be
brown, gold and green.
SUPPLY OF
LIQUOR
33.1 No liquor shall be sold or
supplied to any person under eighteen years of age except where any such person
is accompanied by a spouse or guardian and the liquor is sold or supplied for
consumption as part of a meal supplied on the Club premises.
33.2 No liquor shall be supplied or
sold for consumption elsewhere than on Club premises, unless such liquor is
removed from the Club premises by a Member purchasing the same.
33.3 No liquor shall be sold or
disposed upon any day or at any time prohibited by law as provided from time to
time in
33.4 No payment or part payment to
any Secretary, manager or other officer or servant of the Club shall be by way
of commission or allowance from or upon the receipts or the Club for liquor
supplied.
33.5 The words "Club
Premises" mean "licensed Premises" within the meaning of the Liquor
Control Act 1968, and the word "liquor" means "liquor"
within the meaning of the Liquor Control Act 1968.
33.6 Liquor may, pursuant to, and in
accordance with the Liquor Control Act, and any amendments thereof, be sold,
supplied and disposed of in accordance with the hours as set by the Board.
33.7 The charge for liquor supplied
by the Club shall be that prescribed by the Board.
33.8 deleted
33.9 No person under 18 years of age
except persons who are being trained as waiters and are not allowed to serve
behind the bar shall be employed in the Club.
VISITORS
34.1 A visitor shall not be supplied
with liquor in the Club premises unless in the company of a Member, or unless
he or she is a gaming visitor.
34.2 Every Member shall be allowed
to introduce visitors to the Club subject to such regulation as the Board may
from time to time determine.
34.3 No visitor shall be introduced
to the Club if it is known that such person has been expelled from membership
of a sporting club, or whose conduct or presence on the Club's premises shall
be considered objectionable or prejudicial to the interests of the Club.
34.4 Any Member introducing a
visitor shall be responsible for the good ordered behaviour of the visitor
whilst on club premises, and shall not leave before their introduced visitor
does.
34.5 A Member upon introducing a
visitor shall in every case enter a record of such introduction in the
visitor's book, and shall sign the same.
34.6 Gaming visitors present in the
Club must register their name and address in the book provided for the purpose,
and must carry satisfactory identification with them at all times while on the
Club premises.
HONORARY
MEMBERS
35.1 Members of or persons playing
for any other bowls or other sporting club who may visit the Club to play sport
shall be Honorary Members for the day on which they visit the green.
35.2 Deleted
35.3 Members of any other Club of a
sporting, social or recreational nature may, on the introduction of a Member of
the Club be elected as an Honorary Member by any two members of the Board for a
period not exceeding one month at any time.
35.4 Honorary Members may be elected
and the period of their membership fixed or extended by an election committee
consisting of any two members of the Board and the name and address of each
Honorary Member, together with the name of the introducing Member and the names
of the names of the Members of the Board by whom they were elected shall be
entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and the introducing member shall
be responsible for the bona fides of the person introduced.
35.5 The Board shall have power to
withdraw any or all privileges from Honorary Members and Honorary Members are
not and shall not be entitled to take part in any annual or special meeting nor
vote upon any subject thereat. They shall not have any right title or interest
in or any property of the Club.
35.6 No person shall be allowed to
become an Honorary Member of the Club or be relieved of the payment of
subscriptions or other financial obligations except as provided for by these
rules.
TEMPORARY
MEMBERS
36.1 Persons who visit the Club to
play bowls or petanque, and who are not members of any other bowls or petanque
club, and whose name is recorded in a book kept at the Club shall be Temporary
Members for the day on which the record of their names is made.
36.2 Temporary Members are not and
shall not be entitled to take part in any annual or special meeting nor vote
upon any subject thereat, and may not vote in any election.
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
By virtue of Section 6(a)(i)
of the Associations Incorporation Act, Rule 8 of the Model Rules for
incorporated associations is deemed to apply. Its wording is set out below.
8 Disputes
and mediation
(1) The grievance procedure set out in this
rule applies to disputes under these Rules between-
(a) a member and another member;, or
(b) a member and the Association.
(2) The parties to the dispute must meet and
discuss the matter in dispute, and, if possible, resolve the dispute within 14
days after the dispute comes to the attention of the parties.
(3) If the parties are unable to resolve the
dispute at the meeting, or if a party fails to attend the meeting, then the
parties must, within 10 days, hold a 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) in the case of a dispute between a
member and another member, a person appointed by the committee of the
Association; or
(ii) in the case of a dispute between a
member and the Association, a person who is a mediator appointed or employed by
the Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria (Department of Justice).
(5) A
member of the Association can be a mediator.
(6) The
mediator cannot be a members who is 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, inconducting the mediation, must –
(a) give the parties to the mediation
process every opportunity to be heard, and
(b) allow due consideration by all parties
of any written statement submitted by any party; and
(c) ensure that natural justice is accorded
to the parties 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.
APPENDIX
2
FORM OF
APPOINTMENT OF PROXY
ST
KILDA SPORTS CLUB INC.
I, of
being an *Active
Member/Life Member/Life Governor of
the St Kilda Sports Club
Inc, hereby appoint of or failing
him
of as my
proxy to vote for me
on my behalf at the *annual/*general
meeting of the Club. to be held on the
day
of 20
and at any adjournment thereof. My proxy is hereby authorised to vote
*in
favour of/ *against the following
resolutions:
Signed this day of 20
*Strike out whichever is inapplicable.
BY
LAWS
FINANCE
1.1 The Board shall determine the
fees for use of the Club's facilities.
1.2 The Treasurer of the Board
and of each Section shall submit a budget to the Board for approval at the
beginning of each financial year. The budget shall be in the form required by
the Board. Budgets may only be modified with the approval of the Board.
1.3 Unless in accordance with the
provisions of a budget approved by the Board, no Member may incur expenditure
on behalf of the Club.
BAR OPERATIONS
2.1 The hours of operation of the
bar shall be as decided by the Board.
2.2 The overall management of the
bar shall be by the Board, who may delegate its authority to a House Committee,
staff member or volunteer.
MEMBERSHIP
3.1 Application for Membership of
the Club shall be made on the form at the end of these By Laws.
3.2 Any Member who opposes the
admittance to membership of any applicant nominated in accordance with the
rules shall notify the Secretary in writing, stating the reasons for
opposition.
Applicants for
membership of the Club may be interviewed by representatives of the Board prior
to the Board meeting as to acceptability to Club.
3.3 Each Member shall communicate
their address in writing to the Secretary so often as they may change it.
3.4 Any Member contemplating
absence for a period to be overseas or interstate, or ill, may, on application
to the Board, be granted leave of absence for a period not exceeding two years,
subject to the payment of such portion of amounts normally payable by Members as
may be fixed by the Board.During leave of absence, a Member shall not enjoy by
right any of the privileges of membership.
3.5 If a Member, by unlawful act
or any breach of these by-laws and rules involve the Club or any Member in any
liability for payment of any money, then such Member shall be deemed to be
indebted to the Club or the Member concerned for the amount involved.
3.6 Members shall be regarded as members of the RVBA
Section if the Club has paid an affiliation fee to the RVBA for them, and, and
shall be regarded as members of the VLBA Section if the Club has paid an
affiliation fee to the VLBA for them. Bowling members shall be regarded as
members of the Community Bowls section if no affiliation fee has been paid to
the RVBA or the VLBA for them.
3.7 The Club shall pay an affiliation fee to the RVBA
for members who play in any game (other than Club Championships) for which
affiliation with the RVBA is required. The Club shall pay an affiliation fee to
the VLBA for members who play in any game (other than Club Championships) for
which VLBA affiliation is required.
3.8 Members of the Petanque section may also join the
Cricket section, and the Community Bowls section by applying to the secretary
of the section they seek to join. If the member is accepted, the section
secretary shall inform the secretary of the Board. No additional subscription
is payable.
3.9 Members of the Cricket section may also join the
Petanque section, and the Community Bowls section by applying to the secretary
of the section they seek to join. If the member is accepted, the section
secretary shall inform the secretary of the Board. No additional subscription
is payable.
3.10 Members of one of the Bowls sections may also join
the Cricket section or the Petanque section by applying to the secretary of the
section they seek to join. If the member is accepted, the section secretary
shall inform the secretary of the Board. No additional subscription is payable.
DRESS REGULATIONS
4 All Members and visitors
shall be attired in neat dress as the Board may determine from time to time.
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
5.1 No Member or visitor shall
remove from the Club premises, or deface or injure any article which is the
property of the Club.
5.2 Members or visitors wilfully
removing, breaking or damaging any article, the property of the Club, shall pay
for the same at a price fixed by the Board.
DISPUTES
6.1 Should any dispute arise
between Members as to the playing of a sporting match, the dispute shall be
referred to the appropriate Section Committee for resolution.
SECTIONS
7.1 The Members shall vest the
management of business affairs concerning the appropriate Section in a
Committee elected by them for not less than twelve months by ballot as provided
for in these by-laws. Notwithstanding the term for which the officers are
elected, each officer shall hold office until their successor is elected and
takes office.
7.2 Each Committee shall consist
of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and such other committee
members as the Section in General Meeting may from time to time determine.
7.3 Any member of a Committee may
hold more than one office at any one time.
7.4 Committees may determine
their own means of operating, and may delegate any or all of their powers to
further Sub Committees, and revoke or modify any such delegation. Each Sub
Committee shall in exercising its power conform to any direction, general or
special, given by the Committee.
POWERS AND FUNCTIONS OF SECTIONS
8.1 Subject to By Law 1.3, committees
may do all things necessary for managing the business affairs of their
respective section.
8.2 Committees may appoint
Delegates to the appropriate Association. and fill any casual vacancy in such
offices for the balance of any year. Any member of the appropriate section
shall be eligible for appointment as Delegate.
8.3 Any office bearer of any
Committee resigns their office when notice of desire to resign in writing
signed by them is accepted by the Committee.
8.4 Should any vacancy on a Section
Committee occur, the Committee may fill such vacancy by appointing a Member of
the Section eligible to fill the vacancy.
8.5 Quorums for the Committee
meetings of sections shall be five persons.
8.6 Each section shall hold
during the Month of May an Annual Meeting to be attended by eligible Members,
and any member of the Board requested to attend by the Committee.
ELECTION
OF SECTION COMMITTEES
9.1 Voting Members who are
members of the relevant Section shall elect each Section Committee.
9.3 No person shall be submitted
for election as an office bearer unless they have been nominated in writing on
a form approved by the Board, which form shall be signed by the nominee as
evidence of their consent to be elected and act in office for which they have
been nominated, and shall be signed by a proposer and seconder, each of whom on
the date of making of the nomination aforesaid, shall be voting members of the
Club, who are members of the appropriate section.
9.4 All nominations in writing of
persons for the election of office bearers shall be delivered to the secretary
of the appropriate section by post, or otherwise, at least fifteen days before
the date appointed for the holding of the annual election of office bearers,
and such nomination shall be posted on the notice board in the clubrooms for
not less than fourteen days immediately prior to the holding of the annual
election of office bearers.
9.5 The election of office
bearers shall be by ballot, to be held in the clubrooms or at such other place
as the Board may determine, and voting shall take place between the hours of 4
PM and 6 PM on the Friday, and 12 Noon and 6.00 PM on the Saturday prior to the
day appointed for the holding of the annual general meeting of the appropriate
section.
9.6 If any two or more Members
receive an equal number of votes other than for the position of President, the
elected president shall decide the issue.
9.7 If any two or more Members
receive an equal number of votes for the position of President, then the ballot
shall be declared void, and a re-election conducted by ballot within fourteen
days.
9.8 The respective committees of
sections shall, prior to the elections, appoint a returning officer, whose duty
is to conduct the election of office bearers, and the relevant section
committee shall appoint two scrutineers to supervise the counting and
allocation of votes, including postal votes
POSTAL VOTING FOR COMMITTEES
10.1 Any financial Member eligible
to vote who may be more than 40 kilometres from the Club premises on the date
of the annual elections, or who may be unable to attend the same on account of
ill health or infirmity, may vote by post for the election of office bearers
for their relevant sections of the Club.
10.2 Members eligible to vote by
post may make application in writing to the secretary of their appropriate
sections for a postal ballot paper.
10.3 Each completed postal ballot
paper shall be delivered to the appropriate secretary by post or otherwise, not
later than
BY LAWS RELATING TO LAWN BOWLS
11 The Code of Laws as approved
from time to time by the RVBA or VLBA shall apply to all Bowls games conducted
by the St Kilda Bowling Club Men’s or Ladies Sections, unless otherwise
specifically provided.
GREENS
DIRECTOR
12.1 The Board shall appoint a
Greens Director.
12.2 The Greens Director shall have
full power and supervision of the Lawn Bowls playing areas, and power to
prevent play at any time when it is considered the area may be injured thereby.
12.3 No Member or other person shall
be allowed on the playing area wearing footwear that might damage the green.
12.4 In the absence of the Greens
Director, the senior team manager or any two members of the appropriate bowls
section committee shall have power to prevent play, after consultation with the
greenkeeper, if available.
12.5 In all other respects, the
supervision and control of the playing areas shall be in the control of the
Board, whose ruling thereon shall be final.
PENNANT
COMPETITION
13.1 The members of each appropriate
section shall nominate the number of selectors for pennant rounds at their
annual meeting.
Until such time as
altered by members at their annual meeting the Men's section shall have three
selectors, and the Ladies' section five selectors.
13.2 At their annual meeting, each
section shall decide the member of pennant teams to be entered in each pennant
competition.
13.3 Members of the RVBA and VLBA
Sections who have made themselves available for the relevant pennant
competitions shall nominate and elect the relevant selection committees at a General
Meeting.
USE OF
PLAYING AREAS
14.1 An organised event shall be
considered to be one which is an RVBA or a VLBA event, and/or one which is
organised by the St Kilda Bowling Club Men’s Section or the St Kilda Bowling
Club Ladies Section.
14.2 On days when an organised event
is being conducted, the green(s) used for the event shall not be available for
any other purpose until the organised event has been completed, and all rinks
are vacant.
14.3 deleted.
14.4 Dress regulations as determined
by the RVBA and VLBA shall be applicable in all events organised by the St
Kilda Bowling Club Men’s Section or the St Kilda Bowling Club Ladies Section.
14.5 Both male and female Members
may use the greens, when available, at the same time for roll ups, practice,
etc.
BY LAWS RELATING TO PETANQUE
To be added
BY
LAWS RELATING TO CRICKET
To be added
ST KILDA SPORTS CLUB INC.
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There
is a joining fee of $50, payable with application. This joining fee covers the
first year’s subscription.
I
apply for membership of St Kilda Sports Club Inc. I understand that postal
address, and e-mail address if provided, will be made available to other
members, and that e-mail address, if provided, will be the primary means by
which the club communicates with me. If accepted, I agree to be bound by the
Rules of the Club.
I
apply for Membership in the following category.
Social
Member
Member,
St Kilda Petanque Club
Member,
Emerald Hill Cricket Club
Member,
one of the Lawn Bowls sections
(You
will be in the RVBA section if the Club registers you with the Royal Victorian
Bowls Association (RVBA), the VLBA Section if the Club registers you with the
Victorian Ladies Bowls Association (VLBA), or the St Kilda Community Bowls Club
if not registerd with either the RVBA or VLBA)
Signature_______________________________________ Date
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I, ___________________________________________
a Member of St Kilda Sports Club Inc,
nominate
the above applicant for Membership of the Club.
Signature
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Date
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I, ___________________________________________ a
Member of St Kilda Sports Club Inc,
second
the nomination of the above applicant for Membership of the Club.
Signature
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Date
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ReceiptNo___________________
Approved by Board