The Dual Sport Motorcycle Riders Association (DSMRA) is a nationwide network of licensed riders who enjoy exploring the bush trails and desert tracks of the great Australian Outdoors.

The Associations aim is to unite adventure riders into a cohesive national body that can provide a framework for the promotion of trail riding and education on safety, land management and environmental issues.

The assets and income of the association shall be applied solely in furtherance of its above mentioned objects and no portion shall be directly or indirectly distributed to the members of the association except as bone fide compensation for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the association.

In the event of the association being dissolved, the amount that remains after such dissolution and the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities shall be transferred to any association with similar purposes which is not carried on for profit or gain of it´s members.

Director-General means the Director-General of the Department of Fair Trading.

ordinary member means a member of the committee who is not an office-bearer of the association, as referred to in rule 14(2).

secretary means:

(a) the person holding office under these rules as secretary of the association, or

(b) if no such person holds that office-the public officer of the association.

Special general meeting means a general meeting of the association other than an annual general meeting.

the Act means the Associations Incorporation Act 1984.

the regulation means the Associations Incorporation Regulation 1999.

(2) In these rules:

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, if the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(3) The provisions of the Interpretation Act 1987 apply to and in respect of these rules in the same manner as those provisions would so apply if these rules were an instrument made under the Act.

A person is qualified to be a member of the association if, but only if they fill out and lodge the required membership form, (single, family, corporate or associate member) and pay the required fee. As may be determined by the National Committee from time to time. The membership co-ordinater is to update the membership register. The committee reserves the right to refuse a membership.

A right, privilege or obligation which a person has by reason of being a member of the association:

(a) is not capable of being transferred or transmitted to another person, and

(b) terminates on cessation of the person´s membership.

(1) A member of the association is not entitled to resign that membership except in accordance with this rule.

(2) A member of the association who has paid all amounts payable by the member to the association in respect of the member’s membership may resign from membership of the association by first giving to the secretary written notice of at least one month (or such other period as the committee may determine) of the member’s intention to resign and, on the expiration of the period of notice, the member ceases to be a member.

(3) If a member of the association ceases to be a member under clause (2), and in every other case where a member ceases to hold membership, the committee must notify the membership co-ordinater who will make an appropriate entry in the membership register, recording the date on which the membership ceased. - -

(1) The Membership Co-ordinater of the association must establish and maintain a register of members of the association specifying the name and address and contact details of each person who is a member of the association together with the date on which the person became a member.

(2) The register of members must be kept at the principal place of administration of the association and must be open for inspection, free of charge, by any member of the association subject to having notified the committee and membership co-ordinater in writing, giving no less than 48hrs notice.-

(3) A member of the association may obtain a copy of any part of the register on payment of a fee of $5 for each page copied or, if some other amount is determined by the committee, that other amount. Also, the membership list cannot be used or sold to a third party or organisation, EG; for the creation of a mailing list.

(1) A member of the association must, on admission to membership, pay to the association the prescribed fee as layed out on the appropriate current membership form which is reviewed by the committee from time to time. The membership fee will be for a twelve month period, and renewable annually on the members anniversary date.

The liability of a member of the association to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the association or the costs, charges and expenses of the winding up of the association is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid by the member in respect of membership of the association as required by rule 7 .

(1) Disputes between members (in their capacity as members) of the association, and disputes between members and the association, are to be referred to a community justice centre for mediation in accordance with the Community Justice Centres Act 1983.

(2) At least 7 days before a mediation session is to commence, the parties are to exchange statements outlining the issues that are in dispute between them and supply copies to the mediator and the National Committee.

(1) A complaint may be made to the committee by any person that a member of the association:

(a) has persistently refused or neglected to comply with a provision or provisions of these rules, or

(b) has persistently and wilfully acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the association. And, Or, failed to adhere to the DSMRA rider code guidelines.

(2) On receiving such a complaint, the committee:

(a) must cause notice of the complaint to be served on the member concerned; and

(b) must give the member at least a reasonable length of time after the notice is served within which to make submissions to the committee in connection with the complaint, and

(c) must take into consideration any submissions made by the member in connection with the complaint.

(3) The committee may, by resolution, expel the member from the association or suspend the member from membership of the association if, after considering the complaint and any submissions made in connection with the complaint, it is satisfied that the facts alleged in the complaint have been proved.

(4) If the committee expels or suspends a member, the membership co-ordinater - must, within 7 days - - -notify the member of the action taken, -.

(5) The expulsion or suspension does not take effect:

(a) until the expiration of the period within which the member is entitled to appeal against the resolution concerned, or

(b) if within that period the member exercises the right of appeal, unless and until the association confirms the resolution under rule 11(5),

whichever is the later.

(1) A member may appeal to the association in general meeting against a resolution of the committee under rule 10 , within 7 days after notice of the resolution is served on the member, by lodging with the secretary a notice to that effect.

(2) The notice may, but need not, be accompanied by a statement of the grounds on which the member intends to rely for the purposes of the appeal.

(2) On receipt of a notice from a member under clause (1), the secretary must notify the committee which is to convene a general meeting of the association to be held within 28 days after the date on which the secretary received the notice.

(3) At a general meeting of the association convened under clause (3):

(a) no business other than the question of the appeal is to be transacted, and

(b) the committee and the member must be given the opportunity to state their respective cases orally or in writing, or both, and

(c) the members present are to vote by secret ballot on the question of whether the resolution should be confirmed or revoked.

(4) If at the general meeting the association passes a special resolution in favour of the confirmation of the resolution, the resolution is confirmed.

The committee is to be called the committee of management of the association and, subject to the Act, the Regulation and these rules and to any resolution passed by the association in general meeting:

(a) is to control and manage the affairs of the association, and

(b) may exercise all such functions as may be exercised by the association, other than those functions that are required by these rules to be exercised by a general meeting of members of the association, and

(c) has power to perform all such acts and do all such things as appear to the committee to be necessary or desirable for the proper management of the affairs of the association.

(1) Subject in the case of the first members of the committee to section 20 of the Act, the committee is to consist of:

(a) the office-bearers of the association, and

(b) 3 ordinary members,

each of whom is to be elected at the annual general meeting of the association under rule 14 

(2) The office-bearers of the association are to be:

(a) the president

(b) the vice-president

(c) the treasurer, and

(d) the secretary

(3) Each member of the committee is, subject to these rules, to hold office until the conclusion of the annual general meeting following the date of the member’s election, but is eligible for re-election.

(4) In the event of a casual vacancy occurring in the membership of the committee, the committee may appoint a member of the association to fill the vacancy and the member so appointed is to hold office, subject to these rules, until the conclusion of the annual general meeting next following the date of the appointment.

(1) Nominations of candidates for election as office-bearers of the association or as ordinary members of the committee:

(a) must be made orally or in writing, approved or signed by 2 members of the association present at said meeting and accompanied by the oral or written consent of the candidate - and

(b) –can be delivered or notified to the secretary, at the AGM of the association -on the date fixed for the holding of the annual general meeting at which the election is to take place.

(2) If insufficient nominations are received to fill all vacancies on the committee, the candidates nominated are taken to be elected and further nominations are to be received at the annual general meeting.

(3) If insufficient further nominations are received, any vacant positions remaining on the committee are taken to be casual vacancies.

(4) If the number of nominations received is equal to the number of vacancies to be filled, the persons nominated are taken to be elected.

(5) If the number of nominations received exceeds the number of vacancies to be filled, a ballot is to be held. The type of ballot to be held is to be determined by the committee.

(6) The ballot for the election of office-bearers and ordinary members of the committee is to be conducted at the annual general meeting in such usual and proper manner as the committee may direct.

(1) the Secretary of the association must, as soon as practicable after being appointed as secretary, lodge notice with the association of his or her address.

(2) It is the duty of the secretary or nominated person to keep minutes of:

(a) all appointments of office-bearers and members of the committee,

(b) the names of members of the committee present at a committee meeting or a general meeting, and accept apologies from members unable to attend.

(c) all proceedings at committee meetings and general meetings.

(3) Minutes of the previous - meeting are to be read, moved to be accepted and seconded, and approved by the committee members present. if a member questions the minutes, it is to be delegated by the committee members present, to achieve a satisfactory result. The result is to be noted in the minutes. -

It is the duty of the treasurer of the association to ensure:

(a) that all money due to the association is collected and received and that all payments authorised by the association are made,and

(b) that correct books and accounts are kept showing the financial affairs of the association, including full details of all receipts and expenditure connected with the activities of the association.

For the purposes of these rules, a casual vacancy in the office of a member of the committee occurs if the member:

(a) dies, or

(b) ceases to be a member of the association, or

(c) becomes an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Law, or

(d) resigns office by notice in writing given to the secretary, or

(e) is removed from office under rule 18, or

(f) becomes a mentally incapacitated person, or

(g) is absent without the consent of the committee from all meetings of the committee held during a period of 6 months.

(1) The association in general meeting may by resolution remove any member of the committee form the office of member before the expiration of the member’s term of office and may by resolution appoint another person to hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the member so removed.

(2) If a member of the committee to whom a proposed resolution referred to in clause (1) relates makes representations in writing to the secretary or president (not exceeding a reasonable length) and requests that the representation be notified to the members of the association, the secretary or the president may send a copy of the representations to each member of the association or, if the representations are not so sent, the member is entitled to require that the representations be read out at the meeting at which the resolution is considered.

(1) The committee must meet at least 3 times in each period of 12 months at such place and time as the committee may determine.

(2) Additional meetings of the committee may be convened by the president or by any member of the committee.

(3) Oral or written notice of a meeting of the committee must be given by the secretary to each member of the committee at least 48 hours (or such other period as many be unanimously agreed on by the members of the committee) before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting.

(4) Notice of a meeting given under clause (3) must specify the general nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting and no business other than that business is to be transacted at the meeting, except business which the committee members present at the meeting unanimously agree to treat as urgent business.

(5) Any 3 members of the committee constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of a meeting of the committee.

(6) No business is to be transacted by the committee unless a quorum is present and if, within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting is to stand adjourned to be rescheduled to a date and time as agreed upon by the committee. -

(7) If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting, the meeting is to be dissolved.

(8) At a meeting of the committee:

(a) the president or, in the president’s absence, the vice-president is to preside, or

(b) if the president and the vice-president are absent or unwilling to act, such one of the remaining members of the committee as may be chosen by the members present at the meeting is to preside.

(1) The committee may, by instrument in writing, delegate to one or more sub-committees (consisting of such member or members of the association as the committee thinks fit) the exercise of such of the functions of the committee as are specified in the instrument, other than:

(a) this power of delegation, and

(b) a function which is a duty imposed on the committee by the Act or by any other law.

(2) A function the exercise of which has been delegated to a sub-committee under this rule may, while the delegation remains unrevoked, be exercised from time to time by the sub-committee in accordance with the terms of the delegation.

(3) A delegation under this section may be made subject to such conditions or limitations as to the exercise of any function, or as to time or circumstances, as may be specified in the instrument of delegation.

(4) Despite any delegation under this rule, the committee may continue to exercise any function delegated.

(5) Any act or thing done or suffered by a sub-committee acting in the exercise of a delegation under this rule has the same force and effect as it would have if it had been done or suffered by the committee.

(6) The committee may, by instrument in writing, revoke wholly or in part any delegation under this rule.

(7) A sub-committee may meet and adjourn, as it thinks proper.

(8) The duties of State, Region or Area Co-ordinater shall be restricted to their relevant Job Descriptions, if, from time to time a co-ordinater requires a confirmation or alteration of duties, they are to direct those enquiry`s to the National Committee for delegation, after delegation of the relevant enquiry, the National Committee shall notify the co-ordinater in writing of the Committees decision.

(1) Questions arising at a meeting of the committee or of any sub-committee appointed by the committee are to be determined by a majority of the votes of members of the committee or sub-committee present at the meeting.

(2) Each member present at a meeting of the committee or of any sub-committee appointed by the committee (including the person presiding at the meeting) is entitled to one vote but, in the event of an equality of votes on any question, the person presiding may exercise a second or casting vote.

(3) Subject to rule 19(5), the committee may act despite any vacancy on the committee.

(4) Any act or thing done or suffered, or purporting to have been done or suffered, by the committee or by a sub-committee appointed by the committee, is valid and effectual despite any defect that may afterwards be discovered in the appointment or qualification of any member of the committee or sub-committee.

(1) With the exception of the first annual general meeting of the association, the association must, at least once in each calendar year and within the period of 6 months after the expiration of each financial year of the association, convene an annual general meeting of its members

(2) The association must hold its first annual general meeting:

(a) within the period of 18 months after its incorporation under the Act, and

(b) within the period of 6 months after the expiration of the first financial year of the association.

(3) Clauses (1) and (2) have effect subject to any extension or permission granted by the Director-General under section 25(3) of the Act.

(1) The annual general meeting of the association is, subject to the Act and to rule 22, to be convened on such date and at such place and time as the committee thinks fit.

(2) In addition to any other business which may be transacted at an annual general meeting, the business of an annual general meeting is to include the following:

(a) to confirm the minutes of the last preceding annual general meeting and of any special general meeting held since that meeting,

(b) to receive from the committee reports on the activities of the association during the last preceding financial year,

(c) to elect office-bearers of the association and ordinary members of the committee,

(d) to receive and consider the statement which is required to be submitted to members under section 26(6) of the Act.

(3) An annual general meeting must be specified as such in the notice convening it.

(1) The committee may, whenever it thinks fit, convene a special general meeting of the association.

(2) The committee must, on the requisition in writing of at least 5 per cent of the total number of members, convene a special general meeting of the association.

(3) A requisition of members for a special general meeting:

(a) must state the purpose or purposes of the meeting, and

(b) must be signed by the members making the requisition, and

(c) must be lodged with the secretary, and

(d) may consist of several documents in a similar form, each signed by one or more of the members making the requisition.

(4) If the committee fails to convene a special general meeting to be held within 1 month after that date on which a requisition of members for the meeting is lodged with the secretary, any one or more of the members who made the requisition may convene a special general meeting to be held not later than 3 months after that date.

(5) A special general meeting convened by a member or members as referred to in clause (4) must be convened as nearly as is practicable in the same manner as general meetings are convened by the committee -.

(1) Except if the nature of the business proposed to be dealt with at a general meeting requires a special resolution of the association, the secretary must, at least 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of the general meeting, give a notice to each member specifying the place, date and time of the meeting and the nature of the business proposed to be transacted at the meeting.

(2) If the nature of the business proposed to be dealt with at a general meeting requires a special resolution of the association, the secretary must, at least 21 days before the date fixed for the holding of the general meeting, cause notice to be given to each member specifying, in addition to the matter required under clause (1), the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution.

(3) No business other than that specified in the notice convening a general meeting is to be transacted at the meeting except, in the case of an annual general meeting, business which may be transacted under rule 23(2).

(4) A member desiring to bring any business before a general meeting may do so under the title of Other Business, Other Business is to be included on the DSMRA Committee Meeting agenda and be in place for all general and annual meetings. 

(1) No item of business is to be transacted at a general meeting unless a quorum of members entitled under these rules to vote is present during the time the meeting is considering that item.

(2) Five members present in person (being members entitled under these rules to vote at a general meeting) constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of a general meeting.

(3) If within half an hour after the appointed time for the commencement of a general meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting:

(a) if convened on the requisition of members, is to be dissolved, and

(b) be rescheduled to a date and time as agreed upon by the committee. -

(4) If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour after the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting, the members present (being at least 3) is to constitute a quorum

(1) The president or, in the president’s absence, the vice-president, is to preside as chairperson at each general meeting of the association.

(2) If the president and the vice-president are absent or unwilling to act, the members present must elect one of their number to preside as chairperson at the meeting.

(1) The chairperson of a general meeting at which a quorum is present may, with the consent of the majority of members present at the meeting, adjourn the meeting from time to time and place to place, but no business is to be transacted at an adjourned meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting at which the adjournment took place.

(2) If a general meeting is adjourned for 14 days or more, the secretary must give written or oral notice of the adjourned meeting to each member of the association stating the place, date and time of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting.

(3) Except as provided in clauses (1) and (2), notice of an adjournment of a general meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting is not required to be given.

(1) A question arising at a general meeting of the association is to be determined on a show of hands and, unless before or on the declaration of the show of hands a poll is demanded, a declaration by the chairperson that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried or carried unanimously or carried by a particular majority or lost, or an entry to that effect in the minute book of the association, is evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against that resolution.

(2) At a general meeting of the association, a poll may be demanded by the chairperson or by at least 3 members present in person or by proxy at the meeting.

(3) If a poll is demanded at a general meeting, the poll must be taken;

(a) immediately in the case of a poll which relates to the election of the chairperson of the meeting or to the question of an adjournment, or

(b) in any other case, in such manner and at such time before the close of the meeting as the chairperson directs,

and the resolution of the poll on the matter is taken to be the resolution of the meeting on that matter.

A resolution of the association is a special resolution:

(a) if it is passed by a majority which comprises at least three-quarters of such members of the association as, being entitled under these rules so to do, vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting of which at least 21 days’ written notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution was given in accordance with these rules, or

(b) where it is made to appear to the Director-General that it is not practicable for the resolution to be passed in the manner specified in paragraph (a) if the resolution is passed in a manner specified by the Director-General.

(1) On any question arising at a general meeting of the association a member has one vote only.

(2) All votes must be given personally or by proxy

(3) A member attending a general or annual meeting in their own state may carry up to 2 proxy votes, A member attending a general or annual meeting outside of their home state may carry up to 5 proxy votes.

(4) In the case of an equality of votes on a question at a general meeting, the chairperson of the meeting is entitled to exercise a second or casting vote.

(5) A member or proxy is not entitled to vote at any general meeting of the association unless all money due and payable by the member or proxy to the association has been paid, other than the amount of the annual subscription payable in respect of the then current year.

(1) Each member is to be entitled to appoint another member as proxy by notice given to the secretary no later than 24 hours before the time of the meeting in respect of which the proxy is appointed.

(2) The notice appointing the proxy is to be in the form set out in Appendix 2 to these rules.

(1) The association must effect and maintain insurance under section 44 of the Act.

(2) In addition to the insurance required under clause (1), the association may effect and maintain other insurance.

(3) Members must ride fully road registered motorcycles & have a current motorcycle licence on all DSMRA sanctioned rides (Recreational Registration will not be accepted on DSMRA sanctioned rides) 

(4) The National Committee recommends that all members hold current Ambulance, Medical, & Income Protection insurance of their own. 

(this is not compulsory)

(1) The funds of the association are to be derived from entrance fees and annual subscriptions of members, donations and, subject to any resolution passed by the association in general meeting, such other sources as the committee determines.

(2) All money received by the association must be deposited as soon as practicable and without deduction to the credit of the association’s bank account.

(3) The association must, as soon as practicable after receiving any money, issue an appropriate receipt.

(1) Subject to any resolution passed by the association in general meeting, the funds of the association are to be used in pursuance of the objects of the association in such manner as the committee determines.

(2) All cheques, drafts, bills of exchange, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments must be signed by any 2 members of the committee or employees of the association, being members or employees authorised to do so by the committee. (the committee may also determine that one signature be sufficient under certain circumstances)

The statement of objects and these rules may be altered, rescinded or added to only by a special resolution of the association.

(1) The common seal of the association must be kept in the custody of the public officer.

(2) The common seal must not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of the committee and the affixing of the common seal must be attested by the signatures either of 2 members of the committee or of 1 member of the committee and of the public officer or secretary.

Except as otherwise provided by these rules, the public officer or person or place nominated by the committee must keep - - control all records, books and other documents relating to the association

The records, books and other documents of the association must be open to inspection, free of charge, by a member of the association subject to having notified the committee in writing, giving no less than 72 hours notice. -

(1) For the purpose of these rules, a notice may be served on or given to a person:

(a) by delivering it to the person personally, or

(b) by sending it by pre-paid post to the address of the person, or

(c) by sending it by facsimile transmission or some other form of electronic transmission to an address specified by the person for giving or serving the notice.

(2) for the purpose of these rules, a notice is taken, unless the contrary is proved, to have been given or served:

(a) in the case of a notice given or served personally, on the date on which it is received by the addressee, and

(b) in the case of a notice sent by pre-paid post, on the date when it would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post, and

(c) in the case of a notice sent by facsimile transmission or some other form of electronic transmission, on the date it was sent, or if the machine from which the transmission was sent produces a report indicating that the notice was sent on a later date, on that date.

FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

I,............................................of...................................................

(full name)                        (address)

being a member of..........................

(name of incorporated association)

hereby appoint...............................................of...........................................

(full name of proxy)                       (address)

being a member of that incorporated association, as my proxy to vote for me on my behalf at the general meeting of the association (annual general meeting or special general meeting, as the case may be) to be held on the

.......................day of.............................

       (month and year)

and at any adjournment of that meeting.

* My proxy is authorised to vote in favour of/against (delete as appropriate) the resolution (insert details).

* to be inserted if desired.

..........................................................................

Signature of member appointing proxy

Date....................................

NOTE : A proxy vote may not be given to a person who is not a member of the association.

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