club by-laws

Rule #1

Financial members only shall from time to time introduce to the Club friends other than family members, only if they are not under the influence of alcohol. Members must be responsible for their guest's general behaviour and be present at the club as long as his/her friends are at the club.

Rule #2

Clean and proper dress shall be required during bar hours. Minimum dress: Tee shirts, shorts and thongs.

Rule #3

Be courteous to all other members, their families and visitors.

Rule #4

No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall consume or be served alcohol in the Club Rooms or grounds.

Rule #5

No offensive language shall be used in the Club rooms and/or surrounds.

Rule #6

No person shall bring any animals into the Club premises or grounds.

Rule #7

Any member shall have the right to enforce these rules and report the offenders to the committee for further action.

Rule #8

The Club shall not be liable for any member or their friend’s property stolen or damaged on the Club premises.

Rule #9

The Club shall not be liable for any member or their friends who sustain injuries on the Club premises.

Rule #10

Any person found guilty of fighting or being abusive to other club members or doing any damage to Club property may be suspended or expelled for such action (the latter being subject to rule 11 of the Constitution). All members shall adhere, when asked by a member of the Ruling Committee, to leave the Club premises and surrounds in the advent of a disturbance, and when requested to supply their name and/or membership number . Failure to comply with this by-law will result in the offender or offenders being liable to be fined, suspended or expelled at the discretion of the committee

Rule #11

Any breach of rules reported to the Committee and subsequently found to constitute an offense of the rules will incur a suspension at the discretion of the Ruling Committee. There will be no more than three (3) suspensions allowed to any member. A fourth report on a member will incur expulsion from the Club. All complaints to be in writing .All written complaints to be signed by complainant. When a member receives a suspension that member will be excluded completely from Club premises. The member will return gate and gate card key for the duration of the suspension. Members with boat problems will be given an alternative regarding the starting date of the suspension with a maximum period of fourteen days. A member will be permitted entry to the premises for boat emergency on notification from the committee.

Rule #12

Any person wishing to nominate for a position on the Clubs Committee shall have been a full financial member for a minimum of Twenty Four Calendar Months.

Rule #13

Any member that has not paid their annual fees and any other monies owing to the club by the due date will cease to be a member, all monies owed to be paid no later than the 30th of June of the current year. If the Member wishes to rejoin he or she will go to the end of waiting list and have to re- nominate.

Rule #14

No boats are to be left on end of jetty other than to pick up and set down passengers under any pretense whatsoever. In the case of emergency the western side of the jetty is to be used.

Rule #15

Only full members may use the launching ramp. Only boats owned by the member qualify with this rule. The only exception to this rule will be with the permission of a member of the ruling Committee.

Rule #16

Main gates are to be kept locked at all times. The only exception to this rule will be

(1) Between the hours of 4 PM and 10.30 PM on Fridays or

(2) at the discretion of the ruling Committee.

Rule #17

Social Members are afforded the full use of club rooms and associated amenities.

INDEMNITY AND EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

Every Committee member, Auditor or servant of the club shall be indemnified out of the property of the club against any liability incurred by him or her in their capacity as a committee person, auditor or servant in defending any proceedings whether civil or criminal in which judgment is given in his or her favour or in which he or she is acquitted or in connection with any application in relation to any such proceedings in which relief is granted to him or her by the court No action at the instance of any member or former member of the club shall lie against the club nor shall any such action lie against any committee person or servant of the club arising from the carrying out in good faith of his or her duties as a committee person or servant of the club and the provisions of this clause may be pleaded in bar of any proceedings instituted against such committee person or servant by any such member or former member .

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