Untitled by-laws published in Gazette 22 Sep 2000 p. 5433-4 (WA)

22 September 20001 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 5433

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WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TROTTING ASSOCIATION By-laws of the Western Australian Trotting Association

A person who is elected to the Committee at any time after the 1st day of July 1990 and at the time of election is an employee of the Association or the holder of a licence or permit issued by the Association or under these By- laws or under the Rules of Harness Racing shall only be eligible to attend meetings of the Committee after he or she shall have ceased employment with the Association or surrendered his or her licence or permit (as the case may be).

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT

Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the Committee of the Western Australian Trotting Association held at Gloucester Park, East Perth, on the 14th day of September 2000, it was resolved by an absolute majority of the Committee of the Association that the By-laws of the Western Australian Trotting Association made

as follows— under the Western Australian Trotting Association Act 1946 ("the Act") be amended

Amend By-law 4—

ipso facto vacate their office.

Delete paragraphs 3, 4, 5 and 6, and clause 4A they are not a full member and all their subscriptions paid up to the date of nomination. A member of the committee who ceases to be a member shall

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A person to whom the preceding paragraph applies shall ipso facto cease to be a member of the Committee if that person shall not cease such employment or shall not surrender such licence or permit within two (2) months of the date upon which that person is declared elected to the Committee.

The office of any person who at the time of election to the Committee is not an employee of the Association or who is not the holder of any licence or permit issued by the Association under these by-laws or under the Rules of the Association shall be vacated forthwith upon that person becoming an employee of the Association or obtaining a licence or permit under these by- laws or under the Rules of the Association.

In addition to the number of members comprising the Committee as outlined in By-law 4, for a period of five years commencing at the close of the 1991 Annual General Meeting and until the close of the Annual General Meeting in 1996 the President of the Fremantle Trotting Club (Incorporated) or subject to the written approval of a simple majority of the Committee, his nominee, shall be a member of the Committee. The provisions of By-laws 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 shall not apply to the President of the Fremantle Trotting Club (Incorporated) or his nominee as a member of the Committee so far as the same relate to the nomination, candidacy, election and retirement of members of the Committee. Such person must be a financial member of the Association at all times during his term of office as a member of the Committee.

Substitute

4A MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE

4A.I Eligibility for Committee

A person is eligible to be elected as a member of the Committee if
the person is—

(a) a full member; and

(b) has been a full member for not less than 12 continuous months prior to the closing of the date for nomination for election.

4A.2 Disqualification because of employment

(1) A person is disqualified from membership of the Committee if

the person becomes an employee of the Association.

(2) If a person, who is employed by the Association is declared to be

elected as a member of the Committee—

(a)	then the person is ineligible to attend meetings of the Committee until he or she has ceased employment with the Association; and
(b)	if the person remains employed by the Association at the expiry of 2 months after the date on which the person is declared elected, then the person is disqualified from membership of the Committee.

4A.3 Disqualification because of holding a licence or permit

(1) A person is disqualified from membership of the Committee if

the person is issued a licence or permit by the Association under
these By-laws or under the Rules of Harness Racing.

(2) If a person, who holds a licence or permit issued by the Association under these By-laws or under the Rules of Harness Racing, is declared to be elected as a member of the Committee—

(a)	then the person is ineligible to attend meetings of the Committee until he or she has surrendered the licence or permit; and
(b)	if the person continues to hold a licence or permit at the expiry of 2 months after the date on which the person is declared elected, then the person is disqualified from membership of the Committee.

(3) This clause does not apply where the only licence or permit

issued to the person is a stablehand's licence

4A.4 Disqualification because of ceasing to be a full member

A person is disqualified from membership of the Committee if the person ceases to be a full member of the Association.

Dated 14 September 2000.

GARY PAPADOPOULOS, President.