APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP OF KIMBERLEY PILBARA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION – model rule5
ABN: 66 583 934 522

Name of entity / Pastoral Lease(s) / Head

Membership categories (circle one)FullAssociateYouth

Stakeholder membershipLarge

Primary ContactName______Email______

Address______

Phone______Fax______Mobile______

Is applying to become a member of the above Association.

If my application is accepted, I agree to be bound by the rules of the Association.

Signature of applicant/representative:…………………………..………………………………….

Date:………………………

Rule 5(2) “A person who wishes to become a member must be … proposed by one member and seconded by another member.”

PROPOSED:SECONDED:

Name / Name
Signature / Signature
Date / Date

INFORMATION for APPLICANTS (All prices are GST Exclusive)

Primary Producer Membership - 30 cents per head on the property, with a maximum of $36,000 per annum and a minimum of $1500.

  • A person is qualified for Primary Producer Membership if s/he is involved in Agricultural primary production and pays at least the minimum full membership fee of $1,500 plus GST
  • Two Primary Producer Memberships are allowed per business, with one vote allowed per business and one place on the Executive if voted in.
  • Opportunity for discounts to key industry events such as the MLA AGM, LIVExchange Conference.
  • Voting rights at the AGM.
  • Preference for on-station research projects and input into what is relevant for this area.
  • Discounts with key industry partners and service providers.
  • Opportunities to be involved in a cooperative branded value chain.
  • Shape the direction of the organisation and industry.

Please note:- No manager of a property shall be eligible for a Primary Producer Membership unless his principal is also a Producer Member.

Associate Membership - $500 per annum

  • A person is qualified for Associate Membership if s/he is not eligible for Primary Producer Membership
  • Same benefits as a full member, without voting rights or access to a place on the Executive.
  • An associate member must not own more than 50 head of cattle.

Youth membership (up to 25 years of age) is $100 per annum.

  • Discounts to events
  • Opportunities to partake in the KPCA Youth leadership program (Must be working on a station)

Stakeholder Membership is $3000 per annum

  • A person is qualified for Stakeholder Membership if s/he is involved in an organisation servicing primary producers
  • Opportunity for one of two Executive roles on the board.
  • Promotion of your business on our website.
  • Opportunity to promote your business at our events.
  • If your application is accepted, your name and address, as provided above, must be recorded in a register of members and be made available to other members, upon request, under section 27 of the Associations Incorporation Act.
  • If the obligations under the Associations Incorporation Act are not complied with the Association can be wound up.
  • You can contact the Association neor 0400 129 279
  • You can access or correct personal information (your name and address) by contacting the Association as indicated above.

OTHER INFORMATION

  • If your application is accepted you are entitled to inspect and make a copy of the register of members under section 27 of the Associations Incorporation Act.
  • If your application is accepted you are entitled to inspect and make a copy of the rules (constitution) of the association under section 28 of the Associations Incorporation Act.

If your application for membership is rejected by the Committee: You may give notice of your intention to appeal within 14 days of being advised of the rejection (rule 5(4)). The Association in a general meeting, no later than the next annual general meeting, must confirm or set aside the decision of the Committee rejecting your application, after giving you a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to make written representations to the general meeting (rule 5(5)).