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Below is a copy of the MCC's Constitution. It is made public so that the member motorcycle clubs and ride groups can read it. The Constitution was approved at a Special General Meeting in March 2005.

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Rules for the Motorcycle Council of New South Wales Incorporated
November 2004

PART I
PRELIMINARY

DEFINITIONS
1. (1) In these rules:
“Council” means Motorcycle Council of NSW
“member club” means a motorcycle club, association or ride group recognised by the Council and has membership of the Council according to these rules.
“delegate” means a member of a member club who has been appointed by their club to be their representative at the Council. Each member club can appoint up to 3 delegates but only 2 have voting rights under these rules at any one time.
“ordinary delegate” means a member of the committee who is not an office-bearer of the Council, as referred to in rule 14 (2):
“secretary” means
(a) the person holding office under these rules as secretary of the Council; or

(b) if no such person holds that office – the public officer of the Council;
“special general meeting” means a general meeting of the Council other than an annual general meeting;
“the Act” means the Associations Incorporation Act 1984:
“the Regulation” means the Associations Incorporation Regulation 1994.

(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.

PART II
MEMBERSHIP

MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS
2. A person is qualified to be a member of the Council if, but only if:
(a) the person is a person referred to the section 15 (1) (a), (b) or (c) of the Act and has not ceased to be a member of the Council at any time after incorporation of the Council under the Act; or
(b) the person is a natural person:
(i) who is a member of a club that has been nominated for membership of the Council as provided by rule 3; and
(ii) who is a member of a club that has been approved for membership of the Council by the committee of the Council.

NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
3. (1) A nomination of a club for membership of the Council:
(a) must be made by a delegate of the Council in writing in the form set out in Appendix 1 to these rules; and

(b) must be lodged with the secretary of the Council.

(2) As soon as practicable after receiving a nomination for membership, the secretary must refer the nomination to the committee which is to determine whether to approve or to reject the nomination.

(3) If the committee determines to approve a nomination for membership, the secretary must, as soon as practicable after that determination, notify the nominee of that approval and request the nominee to pay (within the period of 28 days after receipt by the nominee of the notification) the sum payable under these rules by a member as entrance fee and annual subscription.

(4) The secretary must, on payment by the nominee of the amounts referred to in clause (3) within the period referred to in that clause, enter the nominee’s name in the register of members and, on the name being so entered, the nominee becomes a member of the Council.

CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP
4. A person ceases to be a member of the Council if the person
(a) dies; or
(b) resigns membership of their member club;
(c) ceases to be a member of their member club: or
(d) is expelled from their member club.

MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENTS NOT
TRANSFERABLE
5. A right, privilege or obligation which a person has by reason of being a member of the Council:
(a) is not capable of being transferred or transmitted to another person; and
(b) terminates on cessation of the person’s membership.

RESIGNATION OF MEMBERSHIP
6. (1) A member club of the Council is not entitled to resign that membership except in accordance with this rule.

(2) A member club of the Council who has paid all amounts payable by the member club to the Council in respect of the member club’s membership may resign from membership of the Council 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 club’s intention to resign and, on the expiration of the period of notice, the member club ceases to be a member.

(3) If a member club of the Council ceases to be a member club under clause (2), and in every other case where a member club ceases to hold membership, the secretary must make an appropriate entry in the register of member clubs recording the date on which the member ceased to be a member.

REGISTER OF MEMBER CLUBS
7. (1) The public officer of the Council must establish and maintain a register of member clubs of the Council specifying the name and address of each delegate to the Council together with the date on which the club became a member club.

(2) The register of member clubs and delegates must be kept at the principal place of administration of the Council and must be open for inspection, free of charge, by any member of the Council at any reasonable hour .

FEES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
8. (1) A member of the Council must, on admission to membership, pay to the Council a fee of $1 or, if some other amount is determined by the committee, that other amount.

(2) In addition to any amount payable by the member under clause (1) a member of the Council must pay to the Council an annual membership fee of $2 or, if some other amount is determined by the committee, that other amount.

(a) except as provided by paragraph (b) before 1 July in each calendar year or

(b) if the member becomes a member on or after 1 July in any calendar year – on becoming a member and before 1 July in each succeeding calendar year

MEMBERS’ LIABILITIES
9. The liability of a member of the Council to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Council or the costs, charges and expenses of the winding up of the Council is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid by the member in respect or membership of the Council as required by rule 8.

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

DISCIPLINING OF MEMBERS
11. (1) A complaint may be made by any member of the Council that some other member of the Council:

(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 Council.

(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 14 days from the time 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 Council or suspend the member from membership of the Council 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 secretary must, within 7 days after the action is taken, cause written notice to be given to the member of the action taken, of the reasons given by the committee for having taken the action and of the member’s right of appeal under rule 12.

(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 Council confirms the resolution under rule 12 (4) whichever is the later.

RIGHT OF APPEAL OF DISCIPLINED MEMBER
12 (1) A member may appeal to the Council in general meeting against a resolution of the committee under rule 11, 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.

(3) 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 Council to be held within 28 days after the date on which the secretary received the notice.

(4) At a general meeting of the Council 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.

(5) If at the general meeting the Council passes a special resolution in favour of the confirmation of the resolution the resolution is confirmed.

PART III
THE COMMITTEE

POWERS OF THE COMMITTEE
13 The committee is to be called the committee of management of the Council and, subject to the Act, the Regulation and these rules and to any resolution passed by the Council in general meeting.

(a) is to control and manage the affairs of the Council and

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

CONSTITUTION AND MEMBERSHIP
14 (1) Subject in the case of the first members of the committee to section 21 of the Act the committee is to consist of
(a) the office-bearers of the Council: and
(b) at least 3 ordinary delegates, each of whom is to be elected at the annual general meeting of the Council under rule 15

(2) The office-bearers of the Council are to be
(a) the chairman
(b) the vice-chairman
(c) the treasurer
(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 delegate of the Council 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.

ELECTION OF MEMBERS
15 (1) Nominations of candidates for election as office-bearers of the Council or as ordinary members of the committee.

(a) may be made in writing signed by 2 delegates of the Council and accompanied by the written consent of the candidate (which may be endorsed on the form of the nomination); and

(b) must be delivered to the secretary of the Council at least 7 days before the date fixed for the holding of the annual general meeting at which the election is to take place.

(2) Further nominations may be received at the annual general meeting. If the candidate is not present at the meeting then written consent of the candidate must be provided.

(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.

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

SECRETARY
16 (1) The secretary of the Council must, as soon as practicable after being appointed as secretary, lodge notice with the Council of his or her address.

(2) It is the duty of the secretary 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

(c) all proceedings at committee meetings and general meetings

(3) Minutes of proceedings at a meeting must be signed by the chairperson of the meeting or by the chairperson of the next succeeding meeting.

TREASURER
17 It is the duty of the treasurer of the Council to ensure:

(a) that all money due to the Council is collected and received and that all payments authorised by the Council are made; and
(b) that correct books and accounts are kept showing the financial affairs of the Council, including full detail of all receipts and expenditure connected with the activities of the Council.
(c) all books and accounts are to be kept at the residence of the Treasurer and must be open to inspection, free of charge, by a member of the Council at any reasonable hour.

CASUAL VACANCIES
18 For the purpose 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 Council; or
(c) ceases to be a delegate for a member club; or
(d) becomes an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Corporations Law; or
(e) resigns office by notice in writing given to the secretary; or
(f) is removed from office under rule 19; or
(g) becomes a mentally incapacitated person; or
(h) is absent without the consent of the committee from all meetings of the committee held during a period of 6 months.

REMOVAL OF MEMBER
19 (1) The Council in general meeting may by resolution remove any member of the committee from 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 chairman (not exceeding a reasonable length) and requests that the representations be notified to the members of the Council, the secretary or the chairman may send a copy of the representations to each member of the Council 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.

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

(2) Additional meetings of the committee may be convened by the chairperson 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 may 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 5 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 the same place and at the hour of the same day in the following week.

(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 chairman or, in the chairman’s absence, the vice-chairman is to preside; or
(b) if the chairman and the vice-chairman 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.

DELEGATION BY COMMITTEE
TO SUB-COMMITTEE
21 (1) The committee may, by instrument in writing, delegate to one or more sub-committees (consisting of such delegate or delegates of the Council 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) Any 2 members of the sub-committee constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of a meeting of the sub-committee.

VOTING AND DECISIONS
22. (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 rules 20 (5) and 21 (8) the committee and any sub-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.

PART IV
GENERAL MEETINGS

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS
HOLDING OF
23 (1) With the exception of the first annual general meeting of the Council, the Council must at least once in each calendar year and within the period of 6 months after the expiration of each financial year of the Council, convene an annual general meeting of its delegates.

(2) The Council 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 Council.

(3) Clauses (1) and (2) have effect subject to any extension or permission granted by the Commissioner under section 26 (3) of the Act.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
CALLING OF AND BUSINESS AT
24 (1) The annual general meeting of the Council is subject to the Act and to rule 23 to be convened on such date and at such place and times 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 Council during the last preceding financial year.

(c) to elect office-bearers of the Council and ordinary delegates to 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.

SPECIAL GENERAL MEETINGS
CALLING OF
25 (1) The committee may, whenever it thinks fit, convene a special general meeting of the Council.

(2) The committee must on the requisition in writing of as least 6 per cent of the total number of delegates, convene a special general meeting of the Council.

(3) A requisition of delegates for a special general meeting.

(a) must state the purpose or purposes of the meeting; and
(b) must be signed by the delegates 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 delegates 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 delegates 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 delegate or delegates 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 and any delegate who consequently incurs expense is entitled to be reimbursed by the Council for any expense so incurred.

NOTICE
26 (1) Except if the nature of the business proposed to be dealt with at a general meeting requires a special resolution of the Council, the secretary must at least 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of the general meeting, cause to be sent by pre-paid post to each delegate at the delegate’s address appearing in the register of delegates, a notice 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 Council, the secretary must, at least 21 days before the date fixed for the holding of the general meeting cause notice to be sent to each member in the manner provided in clause (1) 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 24 (2).

(4) A delegate desiring to bring any business before a general meeting may give notice in writing of that business to the secretary who must include that business in the next notice calling a general meeting given after receipt of the notice from the delegate.

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

(2) Five delegates present in person (being delegates 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 delegates, is to be dissolved; and

(b) In any other case, is to stand adjourned to the same day in the following week at the same time and (unless another place is specified at the time of the adjournment by the person presiding at the meeting or communicated by written notice to delegates given before the day to which the meeting is adjourned) at the same place.

(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 delegates present (being at least 3) is to constitute a quorum.

PRESIDING MEMBER
28 (1) The chairman or, in the chairman’s absence, the vice-chairman, is to preside as chairperson at each general meeting of the Council.
(2) If the chairman and the vice-chairman are absent or unwilling to act, the delegates present must elect one of their number to preside as chairperson at the meeting.

ADJOURNMENT
29 (1) The chairperson of a general meeting at which a quorum is present may, with the consent of the majority of delegates 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 that 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 or the adjourned meeting to each delegate of the Council 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.

MAKING OF DECISIONS
30 (1) A question arising at a general meeting of the Council 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 Council, 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 Council, a poll may be demanded by the chairperson or by at least 3 delegates 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.

SPECIAL RESOLUTION
31 A resolution of the Council is a special resolution.

(a) if it is passed by a majority which comprises at least three-quarters of such delegates of the Council 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 Commissioner 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 Commissioner.

VOTING
32 (1) On any question arising at a general meeting of the Council a delegate has one vote only.

(2) All votes must be given personally or by proxy but no delegate may hold more that 1 proxy.

(3) 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.

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

APPOINTMENT OF PROXIES
33 (1) Any delegate may appoint another delegate 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.

PART V
MISCELLANEOUS

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

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

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

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

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

FUNDS – MANAGEMENT
36 (1)Subject to any resolution passed by the Council in general meeting, the funds of the Council are to be used in pursuance of the objects of the Council 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 Council, being members or employees authorised to do so by the committee.

(3) The assets and income of the Council shall be applied solely in furtherance of its objectives and no portion shall be distributed directly or indirectly to the members of the Council except as bona fide compensation for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the Council.

(4) In the event of the Council being dissolved the amount which remains after such a dissolution and the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities shall be transfered to any organisation which has similar objectives and which is exempt from income tax.

(5) Where it furthers the objects of the Council to amalgamate with any one or more organisation(s) having similar objectives, the other organisation(s) must have rules prohibiting the distribution of its (their) assets and income to members, and must be exempt from income tax.

ALTERATION OF OBJECTS AND
RULES
37 The statement of objects and these rules may be altered, rescinded or added to only by a special resolution of the Council.

CUSTODY OF BOOKS
38 Except as otherwise provided by these rules, the public officer must keep in his or her custody or under his or her control all records, books and other documents relating to the Council.

INSPECTION OF BOOKS
39 The records, books an other documents of the Council must be open to inspection, free of charge, by a member of the Council at any reasonable hour.

SERVICE OF NOTICE
40 (1) For the purpose of these rules, a notice may be served by or on behalf of the Council on any member.

(2) If a document is sent to a person by properly addressing, prepaying and posting to the person a letter containing the document is, unless the contrary is proved, taken for the purposes of these rules to have been served on the person at the time at which the letter would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post.

Appendix 1
(Rule 3 (1))

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP

THE MOTORCYCLE COUNCIL OF NSW INCORPORATED

…………………………………………………………………………
(full name of applicant)

………………………………………………………………………….
(address)

hereby apply to become a member club of the abovenamed incorporated association. In the event of admission as a member club we agree to be bound by the rules of the Council for the time being in force.

………………………………………….. …………………
(signature of applicant) (date)

……………………………………………
(official position)

I …………………………………………………………. a delegate to the Council nominate the applicant for membership to the Council

…………………………………………. ………………..
(signature of proposer) (date)

I ………………………………………………………….. a delegate to the Council second the nomination of the applicant for membership to the Council

……………………………………………… ……………….
(signature of seconder) (date)

( D R A F T ) Appendix 2
Rule 33 (2))

FORM OF APPOINTMENT OF PROXY

I …………………………………………………….…………….
(full name)

of ………………………….…………………………………………
(member club)

being a delegate to the Motorcycle Council of NSW Incorporated

hereby appoint ……………………………………………………
(full name of proxy)

of …………………………………………………………………..
(member club)

being a delegate to the Council, as my proxy in vote for me on my behalf at the general meeting (annual general meeting or special general meeting, as the case may be) to be held on the ………..day of ……...……(month),
…………. (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 delegate appointing proxy (date)

Note: A proxy vote may not be given to a person who is not a delegate to the Council

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