1. NAME................................................................................................................................. 2
2. OBJECTIVES................................................................................................................... 2
3. COMPOSITION................................................................................................................ 2
4. GENERAL
POWERS....................................................................................................... 3
5. OFFICE-BEARERS......................................................................................................... 3
6. MEETINGS....................................................................................................................... 4
7. DELEGATES.................................................................................................................... 4
8. ORGANISATION............................................................................................................. 4
9. ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETINGS................................................................................. 5
10. ORDINARY
MEETINGS............................................................................................. 5
11. SPECIAL
MEETINGS................................................................................................. 6
12. FINANCIAL.................................................................................................................. 6
13. SPONSORSHIP............................................................................................................ 7
14. INDEPENDENT
TRIBUNAL..................................................................................... 7
15. REGISTRATIONS
COMMITTEE............................................................................... 8
16. COMMITTEE
VACANCIES........................................................................................ 8
17. LIFE
MEMBERSHIP................................................................................................... 9
18. ASSOCIATION
MERIT AWARDS............................................................................. 9
19. INTERPRETATION..................................................................................................... 9
20. POWER
TO MAKE BY-LAWS.................................................................................... 9
21. ALTERATION
TO CONSTITUTION........................................................................ 9
2.1.The objectives of the Association shall be to:
2.2. Administer and control a football competition played under the rules of the National Football League of Australia Limited.
2.3. Manage, in an efficient and professional manner, all matches played between the clubs which are members of the Association, or played under the patronage of the Association.
2.4. Ensure, as far as is practicable, the on-going survival of clubs which are members of the Association.
2.5. Limit the extent of payments to coaches and players of member clubs.
2.6. Maintain a high standard of conduct and play within and between clubs and players, both on and off the playing field.
2.7. Keep Association running costs to a minimum.
2.8. Support three levels of playing competition, namely, senior, reserve and thirds.
2.9. Ensure that all
participating senior and reserve clubs have Old Scholar backgrounds, and that
their competitions remain greater
2.10. Ensure that the over-riding control of the Association's affairs and directions is in the hands of the majority of senior member clubs.
3.1. The Association shall be composed of:
3.2. Such clubs as may from time to time be members of the Association, each club to be represented by a delegate as hereinafter provided.
3.3. The Office Bearers of the Association shall be President, the Vice-President, the Secretary and the Treasurer for the time being.
The Association shall at all times have power:
4.1. To perform any act incidental to the furtherance of its objectives, or to the carrying out and enforcing of any of its rules.
4.2. To appoint any committee or committees, half the members of any committee being a quorum.
4.3. To appoint such officials as it may think fit, and to pay any official or office-bearer such salary or honorarium as it may fix from time to time.
4.4. To admit to membership, reject, or expel (but only at a Special Meeting) any club without assigning a reason therefor.
4.5. To deal as it may think fit with any member club or player found guilty of contravening any of the rules of the Association or deliberately giving false or misleading evidence, or concealing material evidence relating to any matter before the Association, the Independent Tribunal or any committee or official of the Association and,
4.6. To settle all disputes which may arise in connection with any matter under its jurisdiction.
4.7. To nominate the President of the Association as the Public Officer for the Association.
4.8. If the Association has to be wound up, the net assets will be divided equally between each remaining member club. In the event that the liabilities exceed assets, each member club will be limited in its liability to the amount of outstanding subscriptions.
5.1. The office bearers of the Association shall be the President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer .
5.2. Each office bearer of the Association shall hold office until the Annual General Meeting next after the date of his election, but is eligible for re-election.
5.3. Any office-bearer may be removed by the Association at a Special Meeting.
5.4. The President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer shall comprise the Executive whose duties shall be:
5.5. To carry out any duties assigned to it by the Association.
5.6. To deal with any urgent matters but subject to review at the next meeting of the Association.
5.7. The members of the Executive have the authority to bind the Association as far as contractual agreements are concerned.
6.1. All meetings of the Association shall be Annual General Meetings, Ordinary Meetings, or Special Meetings, at which 5 persons, of whom 3 shall be Club delegates, shall form a quorum.
6.2. Except as hereby otherwise provided all business of the Association may be transacted as Ordinary Meetings.
7.1. Each member club shall appoint a delegate, whose name shall be forwarded to the Association before its Annual General Meeting. Any member club may, by written notice to the Association, appoint a substitute delegate to represent it at any specified meeting or meetings. Any member club may be represented at any meeting of the Association by its delegate or substitute delegate.
8.1. The only persons entitled to vote at meetings of the Association shall be the members of the executive and one delegate from each of the member clubs.
8.2. Delegates representing member clubs fielding a team in the Thirds competition only, will be entitled to vote on matters affecting the management of the Thirds competition, and not on any other matter.
8.3. The President shall act as Chairman at all meetings of the Association at which he is present, and in his absence the Vice-President shall act. If neither are present, a Chairman shall be elected.
8.4. At all meetings of the Association the Chairman shall have a deliberative, but not a casting, vote.
8.5. At all meetings of the Association voting shall be by show of hands, unless two persons entitled to vote demand a ballot.
8.6. The notice of any Ordinary or Special Meeting shall be sent to the nominated e-mail address and of any Annual General Meeting to the nominated e-mail address or to the Secretary of each club through the registered address.
9.1. The Annual General Meeting of the Association shall be held before the first day of March in each year.
9.2. The Annual General Meeting shall be specified as such in the notice convening it.
9.3. The ordinary business of the Annual General Meeting shall be:-
9.4. To confirm the minutes of the last preceeding Annual General Meeting.
9.5. To receive from the Committee, Auditor and servants of the Association reports regarding transactions of the Association during the last financial year.
9.6. To elect the office bearers of the Association.
9.7. To appoint the Auditor.
9.8. To determine the remuneration of servants of the Association.
9.9. Any other business the President may deem to be in order.
9.10. Notice of each Annual General Meeting shall be posted or delivered to reach each member club of the Association at least fourteen days before the date of the meeting.
9.11. Any person involved with the Association during the previous season either as an official of the Association or as a player, official or supporter of a member club may attend the Annual General Meeting and be heard there at, but may not vote, unless otherwise entitled.
9.12. A majority of those present entitled to vote will carry all motions and resolutions.
10.1. Ordinary meetings may be convened at any time by the President or Secretary.
10.2. Notice of each Ordinary Meeting shall be posted or delivered to reach each member club of the Association at least forty-eight hours prior to the time of the meeting.
10.3. A majority of those present entitled to vote will carry all motions and resolutions.
11.1. Any two member clubs of the Association, by notice in writing, or the Association at any meeting, or the executive may instruct the Secretary to convene a Special Meeting thereof, and the Secretary shall convene such meeting not more than twenty-one days thereafter.
11.2. Notice of each Special Meeting shall be posted or delivered to reach each member club of the Association at least fourteen days prior to the date of the meeting, and no business other than that specified in such notice shall be transacted at such meeting.
11.3. A three-fifths majority of those present and entitled to vote will carry all motions and resolutions at a Special Meeting.
12.1. The financial year of the Association shall end on the 31st day of December in each year.
12.2. The Treasurer of the Association shall receive all moneys and pay the same into a Bank appointed by the Association to an account to be styled "Old Scholars Football Association Inc.". All cheques shall be signed by two members of the Executive, or by such persons as the Association may appoint.
12.3. The accounts of the Association shall be audited each financial year by the Auditor.
12.4. Each member club shall pay to the Association an affiliation fee, of such amount as the Association may decide, before the first match in each season.
12.5. Each member club shall pay to the Association a registration fee, of such amount as the Association may decide, in respect of each person granted registration as a player of such member club.
12.6. Each member club shall pay to the Association such sum as the Association may decide, payable in five equal instalments by the first day of May, June, July, August and September in each year or any another date as determined at an Association Meeting.
12.7. If the Association shall require additional funds at any time, it may make such a call as it shall think fit on each member club.
12.8. Any member club which shall be in arrears with any payment or call for one calendar month shall be liable to dismissal from the Association, fine or other such penalty as the Association may think fit.
12.9. All accounts shall be passed for payment by the Association in an Ordinary Meeting.
12.10. Each member club shall forward to the Association a copy of its Financial Statements for the preceeding season prior to the commencement of the next season.
13.1. The Association, or member clubs, may accept commercial sponsorship, provided that such sponsorship is for the Association or member club and NOT for individual players.
13.2. The Association reserves the right to vet all sponsorship arrangements made with member clubs and may rule upon their suitability as regards the objectives of the Association. Any sponsorship arrangement ruled as being unsuitable shall be immediately cancelled by the relevant member club.
13.3. Advertising logos may be incorporated into member club uniforms provided that such logos are first submitted to the Association for approval as to appearance and location on the uniform.
14.1. The Association at each Annual Meeting shall appoint an Independent Tribunal consisting of such number of persons as the Association may from time to time determine.
14.2. At all meetings of the Tribunal one shall form a quorum.
14.3. Decisions of the Tribunal shall be those of a majority of members of the Tribunal present. In the event of an equal division on any matter the matter shall be decided in the negative. The Tribunal shall appoint a Chairman from among its number. The Chairman shall have a deliberative, but not a casting, vote.
14.4. The Tribunal shall investigate all matters referrable to it under these rules and all charges laid by umpires according to the Laws of the Game. The Tribunal shall enquire into and deal as it may think fit with all charges, complaints, protests or other matters referred to by the Executive of the Association concerning umpires, officials, member clubs, delegates or players. The Tribunal may adjourn the hearing of such charges from time to time and shall have power to require attendance before it of anyone it may think fit and refuse at its discretion to hear anyone or to accept any evidence tendered.
14.5. Unless the Tribunal otherwise decides, a member club failing to notify the Secretary, or the representative appointed by the Tribunal, of the inability of a person required to attend a meeting of the Tribunal, shall be fined the sum of $20.00 or such other amount as the Association may decide. Reported players and witnesses failing to attend a meeting of the Tribunal may be suspended from playing in Association matches, roster or otherwise.
14.6. The decisions of the Tribunal shall be final.
15.1. The Association at each Annual General Meeting shall appoint a Registrations Committee consisting of such number of persons as the Association may from time to time determine, but not less than two.
15.2. At all meetings of the Registrations Committee two shall form a quorum.
15.3. The Registrations Committee shall consider all applications for registration, and shall have power to grant or refuse any such application, or to cancel any registration, without assigning a reason therefor.
15.4. The Association shall have power, but only at a Special Meeting, to grant any application refused by the Registrations Committee, to cancel any registration granted by the Committee or the Association, or to reinstate any registration after cancellation by the Committee, without assigning a reason therefor, but such application or registration is to take effect only from the date when granted, cancelled, or reinstated by the Association, and not retrospectively.
15.5. Applicants appealing against refusal of registration by the Registrations Committee shall appear before and be heard at a Special Meeting convened to hear such appeal.
16.1. Any vacancy occurring between two Annual General Meetings among the office-bearers, or in the Registrations Committee or Independent Tribunal, may be filled by the Association at an ordinary meeting.
17.1. A player who plays 250 or more games at any level with a member club in the Association ( or in the T.A.F.L. prior to March 1981) shall be granted Life Membership of the Association.
17.2 The Association may confer Life Membership on any person who serves on the Association Executive or as an Official of the Association for a period of not less than 10 years.
17.3 The Association may confer Life Membership on any person who has given ‘long and distinguished service to a member club’ of the Association and who has been nominated by that club.
17.4 The granting of Life Membership can only be done at an Annual General Meeting and requires a three fifths majority of eligible voting members present.
17.5 All Life Members shall be entitled to free entry to all future games played in the Association. An Association key ring will be awarded to Life Members which will be proof of identity for Association games.
17.6 Life Membership will not entitle the recipient to vote at any meeting of the Association.
18.1. Member clubs can nominate any club member who has given that club outstanding service over a long period of time for an Association Merit Award. The granting of Association Merit Awards can only be done at an Annual General Meeting of the Association and would require a three fifths majority of eligible voting members present. Successful nominations will be presented with a certificate to recognise their service.
19.1. The Association shall have full power to interpret this constitution.
20.1. The Association reserves the right to make by-laws governing and regulating matches and players under its jurisdiction. Such by-laws shall be consistent with the constitution.
21.1. No alteration or addition to, or recission of, this constitution shall be made except at an Annual General Meeting (where a three-fifths majority shall be required) or a Special Meeting of the Association.