Membership with the Australian Wagyu Association

MEMBERSHIP WITH THE AUSTRALIAN WAGYU ASSOCIATION

Welcome to membership with the Australian Wagyu Association (AWA). Our membership provides you access to the wide range of genetic improvement and marketing services offered by the Association to enhance your Wagyu business, in commitment to our vision of stimulating the production and promotion of Australian Wagyu.

There are two membership categories so choose the type of membership that best suits you and your Wagyu business.

FULL MEMBERSHIP An applicant for Full membership shall be a person or corporation involved in the breeding and/or production of Wagyu or Wagyu-infused cattle. Only Full members shall be entitled to record and register Wagyu cattle. Full members shall be eligible to be elected as a member of the Council, to vote, and to be heard at any general meeting of the Association.

Full members shall be entitled to all services available to Associate members (see below), plus, on payment of the necessary fees to: . Record Wagyu Fullblood and Crossbred Wagyu cattle and their performance data in the Herd Book, Crossbred and Commercial Wagyu registers maintained by the Association. . Verify Wagyu breed content through the Wagyu Breed Verification Program . Participate in the Wagyu Genetic Analysis at no additional cost for BREEDPLAN enrolment and performance data entry . Use discounted DNA-typing, parent verification and recessive condition testing at the University of Queensland Animal Genetics Laboratory. . Participate in GenProb recessive genetic analysis. . Export certification of live animals, semen and embryos. . Receive specialised reports through the members’ only area of the AWA website. . Participate in Research and Development projects.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP An applicant for Associate membership shall be a person or corporation interested in the Wagyu breed or involved in associated industries like wholesale / retail meat distribution and/or hospitality. Associate membership is not available to persons involved in the breeding of Wagyu Fullblood or Wagyu Crossbred cattle and shall not be entitled to register Wagyu cattle. Associate members shall not be eligible to be elected as a member of the Council, nor to vote, and not to be heard at any general meeting of the Association.

Associate members shall be entitled, on payment of the necessary fees, to: . Receive the AWA’s official publication The Australian Wagyu Update distributed three times per year and monthly Wagyu eNews . Advertise in The Australian Wagyu Update, AWA website, eNews and AWA member email network. . Enjoy discounted member rates to conferences and education events hosted by the Association.

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Australian Wagyu Association Ltd. C/- ABRI, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351 AUSTRALIA ABN 0037 00721 Tel: +61 (0)2 6773 3138 Fax: +61 (0)2 6772 5376 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wagyu.org.au Page 1 HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER

Please complete the Membership Application form overleaf and return it with your payment to the Australian Wagyu Association. If you have any questions regarding membership or the application form please do not hesitate to contact the Association on (02) 6773 3138.

Welcome to the Australian Wagyu Association

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Australian Wagyu Association Ltd. C/- ABRI, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351 AUSTRALIA ABN 0037 00721 Tel: +61 (0)2 6773 3138 Fax: +61 (0)2 6772 5376 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wagyu.org.au Page 2 MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM

We/I desire to be admitted as a member of the Australian Wagyu Association and agree that if elected as such a member will accept membership thereof and be bound by the Memorandum and Articles of Association and conform to the Rules and Regulations of the Association in force from time to time. In support of the application the following particulars are provided and certified to be true and correct. I/We understand that the Council may in its absolute discretion admit or reject this application for membership. The Australian Wagyu Association (AWA) collects your personal information for the purposes of contacting you, forwarding you important information, maintaining and updating its databases containing herd information and assisting you to promote your Wagyu business. AWA may disclose your personal information to its members and the general public via the AWA website, public directories and other means.

APPLICATION FOR MEMBER ID & PREFIX (Full Members and Overseas Members only)

Please provide your first and second preferences for your Member Ident. and Prefix ONLY if you are applying for a full membership:

Member Ident. (3 letters) 1st 2nd The code that identifies your herd ______and is used when identifying your animals e.g. freeze branding

Prefix (max 20 characters) 1st 2nd The name of your herd, this must be ______different to your Member Ident.

APPLICANT DETAILS

Member’s First Name: ______Surname: ______

Company Name (if applicable): ______ABN:______

Property Address: ______

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City: ______Country: ______State: ______Postcode: ______

Postal Address: ______

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Australian Wagyu Association Ltd. C/- ABRI, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351 AUSTRALIA ABN 0037 00721 Tel: +61 (0)2 6773 3138 Fax: +61 (0)2 6772 5376 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wagyu.org.au Page 3 ______

City: ______Country: ______State: ______Postcode: ______

Private Phone: ______Property Phone: ______Business Phone: ______

Fax: ______Mobile Phone: ______Homepage: ______

Email for invoices & statements: ______

Email for correspondence: ______MEMBERSHIP TYPE The AWA membership year is the financial year from 1st July to 30th June. Members will be invoiced for the annual subscription fee on 1st July each year (see the AWA Fee Schedule on our website) (Please tick) Full Membership (Australian Members) New Full Member Subscription Fee (GST inclusive)  $ 324.50 Pro rata rate (joining December – June) (GST inclusive):  $ 173.25

Associate Membership (Australian Members) New Associate Member Subscription (GST inclusive)  $ 82.50 Pro rata rate (joining December – June) (GST inclusive):  $ 41.25

Full Membership (Overseas) Please make all overseas payments by credit card, to take into account exchange rates New Full Overseas Member Subscription Fee (exempt from GST)  $ 400.00 Pro rata Overseas rate (joining December – June) (exempt from GST)  $ 200.00

Associate Membership (Overseas) Please make all overseas payments by credit card, to take into account exchange rates

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Australian Wagyu Association Ltd. C/- ABRI, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351 AUSTRALIA ABN 0037 00721 Tel: +61 (0)2 6773 3138 Fax: +61 (0)2 6772 5376 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wagyu.org.au Page 4 Annual Subscription Fee (exempt from GST)  $ 100.00 Pro rata Overseas rates (joining December – June) (exempt from GST)  $ 50.00

Please return this application form to the AWA with one of the following:

 Via credit card, please complete your credit card details below for either Visa or MasterCard: Type of credit card: Visa  MasterCard 

Name on card: ______

Card number: ______

Expiry date: ______

 Direct deposit to the account below, with the subject of the deposit as membership applicant name and/or company name (please advise us by email of date of payment, amount and the full name of the membership applicant): National Australia Bank beardy Street, Armidale, NSW, Australia, 2350 BSB: 082 407 A/C: 6365 87230

 A cheque made payable to the Australian Wagyu Association Ltd. (not AWA)

Signature of New Member: ______Date: _____ / _____ / _____

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Australian Wagyu Association Ltd. C/- ABRI, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351 AUSTRALIA ABN 0037 00721 Tel: +61 (0)2 6773 3138 Fax: +61 (0)2 6772 5376 Email: [email protected] Web: www.wagyu.org.au Page 5