MEMBERSHIP 

Membership Fees are $55.00 per family and $35.00 for single for the year. Fees are used to pay for insurance and public liability.

Certain events are free to members or heavily discounted. 
Christmas celebrations including presents for member’s children are free
Beverages are also discounted for members.
Therefore in the long term members are more than compensated for the fees paid.

MODEL RULES


1.A word or expression that is not defined in these model rules, but is defined in the
Associations Incorporation Act 1981 has, if the context permits , the meaning given by the Act

NAME

2.The name of the incorporated association is The Seisia Fishing Association


OBJECTS

3.The object of the association are : The enjoyment, promotional, protection and recreational
aspects of fishing as a sport. The education of members in the techniques of fishing as a sport and for the education of members to protect and manage the environment and fisheries stocks for future.

POWERS

4.(1) The association has the powers of an individual.
(2)The association may, for example-
(a)enter into contracts: and
(b)acquire, hold, deal with and dispose of property; and
(c)make charges for services and facilities it supplies; and
(d)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 Seisia Fishing Association.
(4)The association may also issue secured and unsecured notes, debentures and debenture stock for the association.

CLASSES OF MEMBERS

5. (1) The Membership of the association shall consist of ordinary members, and any of the following classes of members-
(a)associate members;
(b)life members;
(c)honorary members
(2) The number of ordinary members is unlimited

MEMBERSHIP

6. (1)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 to the same class of membership of the association as the member held in the unincorporated association
(2) A member of the incorporated association who, before becoming a member, has paid the member's annual subscription for membership of the unincorporated association on or before a day fixed by the management committee, is not liable to pay a further amount of annual subscription for the period before the day fixed by the management committee as the day on which the next annual subscription is payable.
(3) An applicant for membership of the association, other than the members of the unincorporated association mentioned in subsection (1), must be proposed by 1 member of the association
(the “propose”) and seconded by another member (the “seconder”).
(4.)An application for membership must be –
(a)in writing; and
(b)signed by the applicant and the applicant’s proposer and seconder; and
(c)in the form decided by the management committee.

MEMBERSHIP FEES

7.(1) The membership fee for each class of membership-
(a) is the amount decided by the members from time to time at a general meeting; and
(b) is payable when, and in the way, the management committee decides.

ADMISSION AND REJECTION OF MEMBERS

8.(1) The management committee must consider an application for membership at the next meeting of the committee held after it receives-
(a)the application; and
(b)the appropriate membership fee for the application
(2) The management committee must decide at the meeting whether to accept or reject the application.