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Bundaberg Active Riders Inc

Club Rules as adopted 23/7/2013

  1. Interpretation
    1. In these rules-
      • Act means the Associations Incorporation Act 1981.
      • present-
        1. at a management committee meeting, see rule 23(6); or
        2. at a general meeting, see rule 37(2).
  2. Name: The name of the incorporated association is Bundaberg Active Riders Inc.
  3. Objects: The objects of the association are-
    1. to promote and encourage equestrian sport for our members
    2. to adopt and accept the rules of tile FEI and EAwhere applicable.
  4. Powers:
    1. The association has the powers of an individual.
    2. The association may, for example-
      1. enter into contracts; and
      2. acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and
      3. make charges for services and facilities it supplies; and
      4. do other things necessary or convenient to be done in carrying out its affairs.
    3. The association may take over the funds and other assets and liabilities of the present unincorporated association known as the Bundaberg Active Riders.
    4. The association may also issue secured and unsecured notes, debentures and debenture stock for the association
  5. Classes of members
    1. The membership of the association consists of ordinary members, and any of the following classes of members- Riding Members and Social Members (non-riding)
    2. The number of ordinary members is unlimited.
  6. Automatic membership:
    A person who, on the day the association is incorporated, was a member of the unincorporated association and who, on or' before a day fixed by the management committee, agrees in writing to become a member of the incorporated association, must be admitted by the management committee-
    1. to the equivalent class of membership of the association as the member held in the unincorporated association; or
    2. if there is no equivalent class of membership-as an ordinary member.
  7. New membership
    1. An applicant for membership of the association must be proposed by 1 member of the association (the proposer) and seconded by another member (the seconder).
    2. An application for membership must be-
      1. in writing; and
      2. signed by the applicant and the applicants proposer and seconder; and
      3. in the form decided by the management committee.
8 Membership fees (1) The membership. fee for each ordinary membership and for each other class of membership (if any)- (a) is the amount decided by the members from time to time at a general meeting; and