Constitution of Hamilton Triathlon Club Incorporated

The Society

1.0 Name

1.1 The name of the society is Hamilton Triathlon Club Incorporated ("the

Society").

1.2 The Society is constituted by resolution dated 26th June 1990.

2.0 Registered Office

2.1 The Registered Office of the Society will be the Club President’s

residential address, and will change with newly elected presidents or as

decided by the committee.

3.0 Purposes of Society

3.1 The purposes of the Society are to:

(a) Foster and develop triathlon within Hamilton community and

the greater Waikato area

(b) To devise, advocate, promote and encourage participation in

the sport of triathlon across all age groups as a means of physical

and mental health including (but not by way of limitation):

The convening of regular meeting and group training

sessions of members

The development and adoption of supervised training

programs

The adoption of education programmes to engender and

stimulate an awareness of triathlon

The organisation and sponsorship, either solely or in

conjunctions with an association or business organisation or

non-competitive and competitive sporting event in any

combination or triathlon, duathlon or multisport

(c) To engage in such other activities as the Committee consider

being consistent with 3.1

(d) To support and encourage the activities of any other Association

or Club whose objects shall be similar to the objects of the Hamilton

Triathlon Club

(e) To acquire by lease, purchase or otherwise any property real or

personal and to enter into and carry out contracts and agreements

for that purpose.

(f) To sell or otherwise dispose of any property re or personal

belonging to the Club and to surrender any lease held by it.

(g) To affiliate with any other body or Society where such affiliation

would promote the object and interests of the Club.

(h) To comply with the by-laws, regulations and resolutions of the

ITU as they apply to New Zealand.

(g) To adhere to and enforce any current Tri NZ Code of Conduct.

(e) To invest and use the funds of the Club consistent with 3.1

3.2 Pecuniary gain is not a purpose of the Society.

MANAGEMENT OF THE SOCIETY

4.0 Managing Committee

4.1 The Society shall have a managing committee (“the Committee”),

comprising the following persons:

(a) The President;

(b) The Secretary;

(c) The Treasurer;

(d) Such other members as the Society shall decide.

4.2 Only Members of the Society may be Committee Members.

4.3 The committee shall comprise a minimum of three Committee

Members in addition to the Offices of President, Secretary and Treasurer.

4.4 In addition the society may appoint the following Officers from the

Committee Members:

(a) The Club Captain; and

(b) The Vice President.

4.4 The Committee Members 4.1 (a), (b), (c), & 4.4 (a), & (b) shall hold

the term of office for 2 years before requiring re-election at the next

occurring Society Meeting.

4.5 The Committee Members 4.1 (d) shall hold the term of office for 1

year before requiring re-election at the next occurring Society Meeting.

5.0 Appointment of Committee Members

5.1 At a Society Meeting, the Members may decide by majority vote:

(a) How large the Committee will be;

(b) Who shall be the President, Secretary, and Treasurer;

(c) Where applicable who shall be the Vice President and Club

Captain;

(c) Whether any Committee Member may hold more than one

position as an officer;

(d) The Committee may fill any casual vacancies that arise from

time to time by the co-opting of any financial member of the Club.

6.0 Cessation of Committee Membership

6.1 Persons cease to be Committee Members when:

(a) They resign by giving written notice to the Committee.

(b) They are removed by majority vote of the Society at a Society

Meeting.

(c) Their Term expires.

6.2 If a person ceases to be a Committee Member, that person must

within one month give to the Committee all Society documents and

property.

7.0 Nomination of Committee Members

7.1 Nominations for members of the Committee shall be called for by

nomination before the Annual General Meeting. Each candidate shall be

proposed and seconded in writing or by email to the Committee Secretary

no later than 7 days before such meeting PROVIDED HOWEVER the

Chairman of the relevant testing is empowered to waive the seven day

requirement for nomination and accept nominations from the floor if the

Chairman in his/her absolute discretion considers such action appropriate

in the circumstances. All retiring members of the Committee shall be

eligible for re-election.

7.2 If the position of any Officer becomes vacant between Annual General

Meetings, the Committee may appoint another Committee Member to fill

that vacancy until the next Annual General Meeting.

7.3 If the position of any Committee Member becomes vacant between

Annual General Meetings, the Committee may appoint another Society

Member to fill that vacancy until the next Annual General Meeting.

7.4 If any Committee Member is absent from three consecutive meetings

without leave of absence the President may declare that person’s position

to be vacant.

8.0 Role of the Committee

8.1 Subject to the rules of the Society (“The Rules”), the role of the

Committee is to:

(a) Administer, manage, and control the Society

(b) Carry out the purposes of the Society, and Use Money or Other

Assets to do that

(c) Manage the Society’s financial affairs, including approving the

annual financial statements for presentation to the Members at the

Annual General Meetings

(d) Set accounting policies in line with generally accepted

accounting practice

(e) Delegate responsibility and co-opt members where necessary

(f) Ensure that all Members follow the Rules

(g) Decide how a person becomes a Member, and how a person

stops being a Member

(h) Decide the times and dates for Meetings, and set the agenda

for Meetings;

(i) Decide the procedures for dealing with complaints

(j) Set Membership fees, including subscriptions and levies

(k) Make regulations

8.2 The Committee has all of the powers of the Society, unless the

Committee’s power is limited by these Rules, or by a majority decision of

the Society.

8.3 All decisions of the Committee shall be by a majority vote. In the

event of an equal vote, the President shall have a casting vote, that is, a

second vote.

8.4 Decisions of the Committee bind the Society, unless the Committee’s

power is limited by these Rules or by a majority decision of the Society.

8.5 Except where otherwise provided, the Committee shall have full power

generally to manage and direct the affairs of the Club and to carry out

and exercise the objects and powers of the Club subject to any specific

instructions or directions given by resolution at a General or Special

Meeting of the Club. In particular:-

a) Regulate and control the conduct and behaviour of any

member and officials.

b) Enquire into the conduct of any official or member and to

impose such reasonable penalty in respect of any wrongful act or

default as they think fit.

c) Determine all questions or disputes as to the construction or

meaning of these rules or any expressions thereof or as to

anything done or omitted by any member or official in relation to

the activities of the Club and such determination by the Committee

shall be final.

d) Delegate such of the above powers as it things fit to an

Emergency Committee or other sub-committee. In particular and

without derogating from its general powers the Committee shall

have power to engage, control and dismiss any paid servants or

officials and shall have all such administrative powers as may be

necessary to effect the purposes of the Club.

e) To co-opt as a member of the Committee or any sub-

committee such member or members as the Committee shall see

fit, with such co-opted member to have full voting rights.

9.0 Roles of Committee Members

9.1 The President is responsible for:

(a) Ensuring that the Rules are followed

(b) Convening Meetings and establishing whether or not a quorum

is present

(c) Chairing Meetings, deciding who may speak and when

(d) Overseeing the operation of the Society

(e) Providing a report on the operations of the Society at each

Annual General Meeting

(d) Shall elect the Vice President or another officer to take the

chair in absentia

9.2 The Vice President is responsible for:

(a) The all items under the Presidents role in their absence

9.3 The Secretary is responsible for:

(a) Recording and store the minutes of Meetings

(b) Keeping the Register of Members

(c) Holding the Society's records, documents, and books except

those required for the Treasurer’s function

(d) Receiving and replying to correspondence as required by the

Committee

(e) Forwarding the annual financial statements for the Society to

the Registrar of Incorporated Societies upon their approval by the

Members at an Annual General Meeting

(f) Advising the Registrar of Incorporated Societies of any rule

changes

9.4 The Treasurer is responsible for:

(a) Keeping proper accounting records of the Society’s financial

transactions to allow the Society’s financial position to be readily

ascertained

(b) Preparing annual financial statements for presentation at each

Annual General Meeting. These statements should be prepared in

accordance with the Societies’ accounting policies (see 8.1.d)

(c) Providing a financial report at each Annual General Meeting

(d) Providing financial information to the Committee as the

Committee determines

9.5 The Club Captain is responsible for:

(a) Welcoming all new Club members

(b) Assist the Committee in identifying key markets for recruiting

new members

(c) Contribute to the coaching and training program

9.4 The duties of the above officers and of any other officers appointed by

the Annual General Meeting may be varied from time to time by the

Committee, and the Club may elect a Secretary and/or Treasurer subject

to payment of such honorarium as the club shall think fit.

10.0 Committee Meetings

10.1 Committee meetings may be held via video or telephone conference

or other formats as the Committee may decide and at intervals as shall be

necessary to conduct the affairs of the club

10.2 No Committee Meeting may be held unless 4 of the current

Committee Members attend;

10.3 The President shall chair Committee Meetings, or if the President is

absent, the Committee shall elect a Committee Member to chair that

meeting;

10.4 Discussions and votes around club business can be performed via

electronic media where time frames or decisions need to be made before

the next scheduled meeting;

10.5 Online/electronic voting can occur outside of the scheduled

committee meeting where a clearly stated motion is posted via email

under the following conditions;

(a) The motion and voting time frame is clearly stated (3-5

business days);

(b) Voting replies are sent direct to the President;

(c) Comments are permitted but voting replies should be clear and

are consistent with the following terms:

YES or NO or SUPPORT or NOT SUPPORT;

(c) In the case of electronic voting decisions shall be by majority

vote of more than 50% of the current committee;

(e) The vote is confirmed by email stating the number of YES or

NO votes with a statement whether the motion has been passed.

10.6 Decisions of the Committee at Committee meetings shall be by

majority vote.

10.7 The Chair President or person acting as President has a casting vote,

that is, a second vote.

10.8 Only Committee Members present at a Committee Meeting may vote

when a motion is proposed at that Committee Meeting.

10.9 Subject to these Rules, the Committee may regulate its own

practices;

10.10 The President or his nominee shall adjourn the meeting if

necessary.

10.11 Adjourned Meetings: If within half an hour after the time appointed

for a meeting a quorum is not present the meeting, if convened upon

requisition of members, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand

adjourned to a day, time and place determined by the Chair/President/ of

the Society, and if at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not present the

meeting shall be dissolved without further adjournments. The

Chair/President may with the consent of any Society Meeting adjourn the

same from time to time and from place to place but no business shall be

transacted at any adjourned meeting other than the business left

unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place.

Society membership

11.0 Types of Members

11.1 Membership may comprise different classes of membership as

decided by the Society.

11.2 Members have the rights and responsibilities set out in these Rules.

12.0 Admission of Members

12.1 To become a Member, a person (“the Applicant”) must:

(a) Complete an application form, if the Rules, Bylaws or

Committee requires this; and

(b) Supply any other information the Committee requires.

12.2 The Committee may interview the Applicant when it considers

Membership applications.

12.3 The Committee shall have complete discretion when it decides

whether or not to allow the Applicant become a Member. The Committee

shall advise the Applicant of its decision, and that decision shall be final.

13.0 The Register of Members

13.1 The Secretary shall keep a register of Members (“the Register”),

which shall contain the names, the postal and email addresses and

telephone numbers of all Members, and the dates at which they became

Members.

13.2 If a Member’s contact details change, that Member shall give the

new postal or email address or telephone number to the Secretary.

13.3 Each Member shall provide such other details, as the Committee

requires.

13.4 Members shall have reasonable access to the Register of Members.

14.0 Cessation of Membership

14.1 Any Member may resign by giving written notice to the Secretary.

14.2 Membership terminated in the following way:

(a) If, for any reason whatsoever, the Committee is of the view

that a Member is breaching the Rules or acting in a manner

inconsistent with the purposes of the Society, the Committee may

give written notice of this to the Member (“the Committee’s

Notice”). The Committee’s Notice must:

(i) Explain how the Member is breaching the Rules or acting

in a manner inconsistent with the purposes of the Society;

(ii) State what the Member must do in order to remedy the

situation; or state that the Member must write to the

Committee giving reasons why the Committee should not

terminate the Member’s Membership.

(iii) State that if, within 14 days of the Member receiving

the Committee’s Notice, the Committee is not satisfied, the

Committee may in its absolute discretion immediately

terminate the Member’s Membership.

(iv) State that if the Committee terminates the Member’s

Membership, the Member may appeal to the Society.

(b) 14 days after the Member received the Committee’s Notice, the

Committee may in its absolute discretion by majority vote

terminate the Member’s Membership by giving the Member written

notice (“Termination Notice”), which takes immediate effect. The

Termination Notice must state that the Member may appeal to the

Society at the next Meeting by giving written notice to the

Secretary (“Member’s Notice”) within 14 days of the Member’s

receipt of the Termination Notice.

(c) If the Member gives the Member’s Notice to the Secretary, the

Member will have the right to be fairly heard at a Society Meeting

held within the following 28 days. If the Member chooses, the

Member may provide the Secretary with a written explanation of

the events as the Member sees them (“the Member’s

Explanation”), and the Member may require the Secretary to give

the Member’s Explanation to every other Member within 7 days of

the Secretary receiving the Member’s Explanation. If the Member

is not satisfied that the other Society Members have had sufficient

time to consider the Member’s Explanation, the Member may defer

his or her right to be heard until the following Society Meeting.

(d) When the Member is heard at a Society Meeting, the Society

may question the Member and the Committee Members.

(e) The Society shall then by majority vote decide whether to let

the termination stand, or whether to reinstate the Member. The

Society’s decision will be final.

15.0 Obligations of Members

15.1 All Members (and Committee Members) shall promote the purposes

of the Society and shall do nothing to bring the Society into disrepute.

Money and other assets of the society

16.0 Use of Money and Other Assets

16.1 The Society may only Use Money and Other Assets if:

(a) It is for a purpose of the Society;

(b) It is not for the sole personal or individual benefit of any

Member, proprietor, shareholder, beneficiary, or associate of any

of them; and

(c) That Use has been approved by either the Committee or by

majority vote of the Society.

16.2 Bank accounts shall be opened in the name of the group. Any

deeds, cheques etc. relating to the Club’s bank accounts shall be signed

(written or via electronic transaction) by at least two (2) of the following

appointed committee members: President, Secretary, Treasurer, and

where applicable Vice President, Club Captain

17.0 Joining Fees, Subscriptions and Levies

17.1 The membership year begins on 1

st May of every year and ends on

30th April of the following year.

17.2 It is the responsibility of Members to renew their annual membership

prior to expiry.

17.3 If a Member has not renewed their annual membership prior to

expiratory, their membership will be terminated. After that date, the

Member shall (without being released from the obligation of payment of

any sums due to the Society) have no Membership rights and shall not be

entitled to participate in any Society activity.

17.4 The annual subscription shall be finalised by the Club at the Annual

General Meeting and shall become payable for the commencing

membership year. The subscription for new members shall become

payable immediately their application for membership is accepted by the

Committee.

17.5 The Club may at the Annual General Meeting:

(a) Fix different subscriptions for each category of member

(b) Provide for such concessional subscriptions as it may deem to

be expedient.

18.0 Additional Powers

18.1 The Society may:

(a) Employ people for the purposes of the Society;

(b) Exercise any power a trustee might exercise;

(c) Invest in any investment that a trustee might invest in;

(d) Borrow money and provide security for that if authorised by

Majority vote at any Society Meeting.

19.0 Financial Year

19.1 The financial year of the Society begins on 1st May of every year and

ends on 30th April of the following year.

20.0 Assurance on the Financial Statements

20.1 The Society shall appoint an accountant to review the annual

financial statements of the Society (“the Reviewer”). The Reviewer shall

conduct an examination with the objective of providing a report that

nothing has come to the Reviewer’s attention to cause the Reviewer to

believe that the financial information is not presented in accordance with

the Society’s accounting policies. The Reviewer must be a suitably

qualified person, preferably a member of the New Zealand Institute of

Chartered Accountants, and must not be a member of the Committee, or

an employee of the Society. If the Society appoints a Reviewer who is

unable to act for some reason, the Committee shall appoint another

Reviewer as a replacement.

(a) The Committee is responsible to provide the Reviewer with:

(b) Access to all information of which the Committee is aware that

is relevant to the preparation of the financial statements such as

records, documentation and other matters

(c) Additional information that the reviewer may request from the

Committee for the purpose of the review; and

(d) Reasonable access to persons within the Society from whom

the reviewer determines it necessary to obtain evidence.

Conduct of meetings

21.0 Society Meetings

21.1 A Society Meeting is either an Annual General Meeting or a Special

General Meeting.

21.2 The Annual General Meeting shall be held once every year no later

than five months after the Society’s balance date. The Committee shall

determine when and where the Society shall meet within those dates.

21.3 Special General Meetings may be called by the Committee. The

Committee must call a Special General Meeting if the Secretary receives a

written request signed by at least 5% of the Members.

21.4 The Secretary shall:

(a) Give all Members at least 14 days Notice of the business to be

conducted at any Society Meeting via to the Members last

registered email address and post public notice on the club website

and on any social media sites associated with the club.

(b) Additionally, the Secretary will provide, appropriate:

(i) A copy of the Chair/President’s Report on the Society’s

operations and of the Annual Financial Statements as

approved by the Committee,

(ii) A list of Nominees for the Committee, and information

about those Nominees if it has been provided. (The

Secretary must not provide Members with information

exceeding one side of an A4 sheet of paper per Nominee)

(iii) Notice of any motions and the Committee’s

recommendations about those motions.

(iv) If the Secretary has sent a notice to all Members in

good faith, the Meeting and its business will not be

invalidated simply because one or more Members do not

receive the notice.

21.5 All Members may attend and vote at Society Meetings, with the

following conditions:

(a) Each current financial member has one vote

(b) Proxy vote subject to the rules relating to the appointment of a

proxy (21.13)

(c) Electronic voting can occur pre or post the Society Meetings as

deemed appropriate by the Committee

21.6 No Society Meeting may be held unless at least 5% of eligible

Members attend. (This will constitute a quorum.)

21.7 All Society Meetings shall be chaired by the President. If the

President is absent, the Society shall elect another Committee Member to

Chair that meeting. Any person Chairing a Society Meeting has a casting

vote.

21.8 On any given motion at a Society Meeting, the President shall in

good faith determine whether to vote by:

(a) Voices;

(b) Show of hands;

(c) Secret ballot; or

(d) Electronic voting.

However, if any Member demands a secret ballot before a vote by voices

or show of hands has begun, voting must be by secret ballot. If a secret

ballot is held, the Chair/President will have a casting, that is, second vote.

21.9 The business of an Annual General Meeting shall be:

(a) Receiving any minutes of the previous Society’s Meeting(s);

(b) The President’s report on the business of the Society;

(c) The Treasurer’s report on the finances of the Society, and the

Annual Financial Statements of the year to date;

(d) Club Captains report;

(e) Election of Committee Members;

(f) Motions to be considered;

(g) General business;

(f) Prize giving.

21.10 The President or his nominee shall adjourn the meeting if

necessary.

21.11 Adjourned Meetings: If within half an hour after the time appointed

for a meeting a quorum is not present the meeting, if convened upon

requisition of members, shall be dissolved; in any other case it shall stand

adjourned to a day, time and place determined by the President of the

Society, and if at such adjourned meeting a quorum is not present the

meeting shall be dissolved without further adjournments. The President

may with the consent of any Society Meeting adjourn the same from time

to time and from place to place but no business shall be transacted at any

adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting

from which the adjournment took place.

21.12 In circumstances where 21.6 cannot be met electronic voting may

take place outside of the Annual General Meeting, where the Committee

deem important for the operation of club business. (As per 10.5). For

electronic voting to be valid at least 5% of eligible Members must respond

by email. (This will constitute a quorum.)

21.13 A Financial member is entitled to appoint a proxy to represent and

vote for him or her at Annual and Special General Meetings. The

appointment must be:

(a) In writing giving the appointed persons full name and address;

(b) Be signed by the appointing full member with his or her

membership number stated;

(c) Be in the form provided for the purpose of the Club or in any

usual form;

(d) The proxy must be a financial member of the Club.

(e) All proxies must be tabled prior to the commencement of the

meeting.

22.0 Motions at Society Meetings

22.1 Any Member may request that a motion be voted on (“Member’s

Motion”) at a particular Society Meeting, by giving written notice to the

Secretary at least 21 days before that meeting. The Member may also

provide information in support of the motion (“Member’s Information”).

The Committee may in its absolute discretion decide whether or not the

Society will vote on the motion. However, if the Member’s Motion is signed

by at least 5 % of eligible Members:

(a) It must be voted on at the Society Meeting chosen by the

Member; and

(b) The Secretary must give the Member’s Information to all

Members at least 14 days before the Society Meeting chosen by

the Member; or if the Secretary fails to do this, the Member has

the right to raise the motion at the following Society Meeting.

22.2 The Committee may also decide to put forward motions for the

Society to vote on (“Committee Motions”) which shall be suitably notified.

Common seal

23.0 Common seal

23.1 The Common Seal of the Club shall be kept by the Secretary and

shall not be affixed to any document except by resolution of the

Committee recorded in the minute book, and in the presence of two

officers of the Committee.

Altering the rules

24.0 Altering the Rules

24.1 The Society may alter or replace these Rules at a Society Meeting by

a resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of those Members present

and voting.

24.2 Any proposed motion to amend or replace these Rules shall be

signed by at least 5 % of eligible Members and given in writing to the

Secretary at least 14 days before the Society Meeting at which the motion

is to be considered, and accompanied by a written explanation of the

reasons for the proposal.

24.3 At least 14 days before the General Meeting at which any Rule

change is to be considered the Secretary shall give to all Members written

notice of the proposed motion, the reasons for the proposal, and any

recommendations the Committee has.

24.4 No addition to or alteration of the objects, personal benefit clause or

the winding up clause shall be made which affect the tax-exempt

status/not-for-profit status. The provisions and effect of this clause shall

not be removed from this document and shall be included and implied into

any document replacing this document

24.5 When a Rule change is approved by a General Meeting no Rule

change shall take effect until the Secretary has filed the changes with the

Registrar of Incorporated Societies.

Bylaws

25.0 Bylaws to govern the Society

25.1 The Committee may from time-to-time make, alter or rescind bylaws

for the general management of the society, so long as these are not

repugnant to these rules or to the provisions of law. All such bylaws shall

be binding on members of the Society. A copy of the bylaws for the time

being, shall be available for inspection by any member on request to the

Secretary.

Dissolution

26.0 Dissolution

26.1 If the Society is wound up:

(a) The Society’s debts, costs and liabilities shall be paid;

(b) Surplus Money and Other Assets of the Society may be

disposed of:

(i) By resolution; or

(ii) According to the provisions in the Incorporated Societies

Act 1908; but

(c) No distribution may be made to any Member;

(d) The surplus Money and Other Assets shall be distributed to:

[see S.27 of the Act]

(e) In the event of the dissolution of the Club any residual net

assets shall be disposed of my way of transfer to some other

association, institution or Club whose objects shall be similar to the

objects of the Club and thereby in accordance with the directions

of any general meeting of the Club. However, in no circumstances

shall any assets be distributed directly to any individual member or

members of the Club or associated person or persons of any

member.

Definitions

27.0 Definitions and Miscellaneous matters

27.1 In these Rules:

(a) “Duathlon” means a sport consisting of three parts comprising

a run, a cycle and a run.

(b) “Committee” means the Officers of the Club in terms of the

Constitution.

(c) “ITU’ means the International Triathlon Union.

(d) “Majority vote” means a vote made by more than half of the

Members who are present at a Meeting and who are entitled to

vote and voting at that Meeting upon a resolution put to that

Meeting.

(e) “Money or Other Assets” means any real or personal property

or any interest therein, owned or controlled to any extent by the

Society.

(f) “Multisport” means any combination of the sports of running,

cycling, swimming or kayaking within an event which may involve

and two three, four or more parts that do not fit the definitions of

triathlon or duathlon in these rules.

(g) “Officer” means a person holding the position of President,

Secretary, Treasurer and where applicable, Club Captain and Vice

President.

(h) “Triathlon” means a sport consisting of three parts, namely a

swim, a cycle and a run.

(i)” Tri NZ” means Triathlon New Zealand Incorporated.

(j) “Society Meeting” means any Annual General Meeting, or any

Special General Meeting, but not a Committee Meeting.

(k) “Use Money or Other Assets” means to use, handle, invest,

transfer, give, apply, expend, dispose of, or in any other way deal

with, Money or Other Assets.

(l) “Written Notice” means communication by post, electronic

means (including email, and website posting), or advertisement in

periodicals, or a combination of these methods.

(m) It is assumed that

(i) Where a masculine is used, the feminine is included

(ii) Where the singular is used, plural forms of the noun are

also inferred

(iii) Headings are a matter of reference and not a part of

the rules

(n) Matters not covered in these rules shall be decided upon by the

Committee.

Legal Proceedings

28.0 Legal Proceedings

28.1 No action or legal proceedings whatsoever, whether at low or in

equity, shall be taken of instituted by any member against the club, or

any committee official or other member of the club in any respect of any

committee official to other member of the Club in any respect of any

decision, proceeding, resolution, matter or thing whatsoever done,

omitted, passed, carried or sanctioned by the EMB, and notwithstanding

any irregularity in to relating to such decision proceeding, resolution,

matter or thing, In the event of any such actions or proceeding being

instituted the production of these rules shall be a complete answer

thereto.

29 MATTERS NOT ELSEWHERE PROVIDED FOR

28.1 In the event of any matter arising which is not provided for in these

rules or any matter relating to the proper interpretation of these rules, the

same shall be determined by the EMB, whose decision shall be conclusive

and binding on all members. Notice of such decision shall be given to the

next general meeting, and unless revoked there at, shall be deemed to

stand.

This constitution was adopted at the SGM held online on 9th September

2022

Signed: President

Signed: Secretary

Signed: Treasurer