26Appointments made by governing body—the Act, s 30(1)(b1)

26 Appointments made by governing body—the Act, s 30(1)(b1)

26 Appointments made by governing body—the Act, s 30(1)(b1)

(1) The elected members of a club’s governing body may appoint up to 2 persons as members of the club’s governing body.

Note—

The Act, section 57J(5) provides that it is an offence for certain persons to accept an appointment to, or to hold office as a member of, the governing body of a registered club.

(2) A person appointed under subsection (1)—

(a) may be appointed for a term of no more than 3 years, and

(b) must be an ordinary member of the club at the time of, and for the duration of, the person’s appointment but is otherwise not required to comply with eligibility criteria for membership of the governing body in the club’s constitution.

(3) A person must not be appointed under subsection (1) for more than 1 term of office.

(4) When deciding whether to appoint a person under subsection (1), the governing body must—

(a) require the person to disclose a previous declaration of ineligibility, and

(b) not appoint the person unless the disclosure is made.

(5) Within 21 days after the appointment of a person under subsection (1), the governing body must give the club’s members notice of the following—

(a) the reasons for the person’s appointment,

(b) the person’s relevant skills and qualifications,

(c) the payments to be made to the person in connection with the appointment,

(d) a declaration of ineligibility disclosed under subsection (4).

(6) Notice under subsection (5) must be given by prominently displaying the notice on—

(a) a notice board on the registered club’s premises, and

(b) the club’s website.