Western Region Football League Incorporated
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WESTERN REGION FOOTBALL LEAGUE INCORPORATED "MULTICULTURAL FOOTBALL IN THE WEST" INDEX MISSION STATEMENT.............................................................................................................................................3 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.....................................................................................................................................4 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WRFL ......................................................................................................................6 REGULATIONS .......................................................................................................................................................18 STATEMENT OF RULES ........................................................................................................................................48 AFL VICTORIA CONFIRMATION OF AFFILIATION AND AGREEMENT ..............................................................67 APPENDIX TO THE CONSTITUTION BY-LAWS OF THE EXECUTIVE................................................................76 FOR THE INFORMATION OF CLUB OFFICIALS, THE FORMS USED FOR TRANSFER AND REGISTRATION OF PLAYERS AGE COMMENTED ON HEREUNDER ......................................................78 WRFL APPEAL BOARD GUIDELINES ...................................................................................................................79 WRFL TRIBUNAL PROCEDURE GUIDELINES .....................................................................................................80 WRFL PLAYER CONTRACT...................................................................................................................................81 WRFL CODE OF CONDUCT ..................................................................................................................................86 2 of 88 As 17 March, 2009 WRFL MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the WRFL is to: Promote, co-ordinate and administer Australian Rules football through its member clubs in the Western suburbs community for the benefit of participants, no matter what level of skill, age or cultural background. 3 of 88 As 17 March, 2009 ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATIONS ACT 1981 SECTION 5(B) STATEMENT OF PURPOSES 1. Name - the name of the Incorporated Association is: Western Region Football League Incorporated (hereinafter called “WRFL” or “the League”). 2. The purposes for which the proposed WRFL is established are to encourage, promote, control, arrange and develop the playing of Australian Rules football by and between its affiliated members and their registered players. 3. Solely for the purpose of furthering the above mentioned purposes of the WRFL, the WRFL shall have power: 3.1 To conduct an Australian Rules football competition for the participation of member clubs under the auspices of AFL Victoria. 3.2 To provide and maintain premises from which the activities of the League will be conducted. 3.3 To affiliate any club the WRFL may deem appropriate to affiliate. 3.4 To establish and maintain uniform rules under which all affiliated clubs participate in matches under the control of the League and regulations. 3.5 To become affiliated or act in conjunction with any other body having as its objects the encouragement, development, fostering and promotion or regulation of Australian Rules football. 3.6 To act as an Appellate Tribunal to hear evidence and determine complaints between affiliated clubs. 3.7 To make selection and be responsible for representative players or teams to participate in matches with a team or competitions of or with other bodies having as their purposes the encouragement, development, fostering, promotion or regulation of Australian Rules football. 3.8 To control the selection and appointment of any representative player, official or WRFL teams. 3.9 To control and discipline every umpire, player and official of any team participating in a competition organised or sanctioned by the WRFL in relation to conduct occurring before during or after the playing of the match. 3.10 To enter into any commercial arrangements for the supply of goods and services to the WRFL’s, affiliated clubs and other persons. 3.11 To enter into arrangements with a Federal, State or local government bodies. 3.12 To select, employ, remove or suspend such employees as is appropriate. 3.13 To construct, improve, maintain, develop, work, manage, carry out, alter or control any houses, buildings, grounds, works or conveniences which may seem calculated directly or indirectly to advance the Association’s interests, and to contribute to, subsidise or otherwise assist and take part in the construction, improvement, maintenance, development, working, management, carrying out, alternation or control thereof. 3.14 To invest and deal with the money of the Association not immediately required in such manner as may from time to time be thought fit. 3.15 To take, or otherwise acquire, and hold shares, debentures or other securities of any company or body corporate. 4 of 88 As 17 March, 2009 3.16 To lend and advance money or give credit to any person or body corporate; to guarantee and give guarantees or indemnities for the payment of money or the performance of contracts or obligations by any person or body corporate, and otherwise to assist any person or body corporate. 3.17 To borrow or raise money either along or jointly with any other person or legal entity in such manner as may be thought proper and whether upon fluctuating advance account or overdraft or otherwise to represent or secure any moneys and further advances borrowed or to be borrowed alone or with others as aforesaid by notes secured or unsecured, debentures or debenture stock perpetual or otherwise, or by mortgage, charge, lien or other security upon the whole or any part of the Incorporated Association’s property or assets present or future and to purchase, redeem or pay-off any such securities. 3.18 To draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills or exchange, bills of lading and other negotiable or transferable instruments. 3.19 To sell, improve, manage, develop, exchange, lease, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with all or any part of the property and rights of the WRFL 3.20 To take or hold mortgages, liens or charges, to secure payment of the purchase price, or any unpaid balance of the purchase price, of any part of the WRFL’s property of whatsoever kind sold by the Association, or any money due to the WRFL from purchasers and others. 3.21 To take such steps by personal or written appeals, public meetings or otherwise, as may from time to time be deemed expedient for the purpose of procuring contributions to the funds of the WRFL, in the shape of donations, annual subscriptions or otherwise. 3.22 To print and publish any newspapers, periodicals, books or leaflets that the WRFL may think desirable for the promotion of its objects. 3.23 To amalgamate with any one or more incorporated Associations having objects altogether or in part similar to those of the WRFL and which shall prohibit the distribution of its or their income and property among its or their members to an extent at least as great as that imposed upon the WRFL under or by virtue of the Rules. 3.24 To purchase or otherwise acquire and undertake all or any part of the property assets, liabilities and engagements of any one or more of the Incorporated Associations with which the WRFL is authorised to amalgamate. 3.25 To transfer all of any one or more of the Incorporated Associations any part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements with which the WRFL is authorised to amalgamate. 3.26 To make donations for patriotic, charitable or community purposes. 3.27 To do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects and the exercise of the powers of the WRFL. 3.28 To purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire and otherwise acquired, any lands, buildings, easements or property, real and personal, and any rights or privileges which may be requisite for the purpose of, or capable of being conveniently used in connection with, any of the objects of the Association: provided that in case of the Association shall take or hold any property which may be subject to any trusts the Association shall only deal with the same in such manner as in allowed by law having regard to such trusts. 5 of 88 As 17 March, 2009 THE CONSTITUTION OF THE WRFL The member clubs of the WRFL establish this Constitution to govern our Incorporated Association that is established for the purposes of the promotion, encouragement, playing, welfare and management of Australian Rules football. Article I Section 1 All legislative powers are vested in the Committee of Management of the WRFL, which shall consist of the member clubs. Section 2 Clause 1: The Committee of Management will be composed of member clubs that are eligible to exercise all rights and privileges as granted by this Constitution. Clause 2: Each member club shall be represented by a Delegate appointed in accordance with its rules. No person shall be a Delegate of a member club while disqualified by the Appeal Board, Tribunal, Independent Hearing Committee or any other judiciary of the WRFL, or any other properly constituted body of any other Australian Rules football body, from acting in any capacity as player or official. Clause 3: The entitlement to number of votes exercised by a member club in the Committee of Management shall be determined according to the