The Business Networking Mt. Eliza at all times will apply to the rules of the Consumer Affairs Victoria - the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 .

Here are 6 additional rules which are within the rulings of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012. http://www.consumer.vic.gov.au/clubs-and-not-for-profits

1. Payments
A. Business Networking Mt. Eliza Membership fees & the 11 monthly function entrance fees will be due and payable before or on the first function of the year.
B. The group may accept memberships after this deadline: if there is a new member, their cost will be on a pro-rata basis.
C. Any additional members from the same business only pay $125.
D. Non Member cost is $25 for each of our functions - maybe more for our Christmas Function.
E. First Timers come for free (valid to only one person-per new business), after that it will cost $25 per function, unless they become a Business Networking Mt. Eliza Member.
F. The annual fee and non members fee may increase or decrease in future years, determined by the Business Networking Mt. Eliza Committee.

2. Advertising
A. Only Members will be allowed to have their business details and special deals on the website - bottom of the home page.
B. Only Committee Members shall be allowed to have an advertisement on the home page of the website. - on the right side of the home page.

3. Function times
A. Business Networking Mt. Eliza will have their 11 functions of the year around the 2nd or 3rd Wednesday of every month. From February until December. From 6pm until 8.30pm.
B. It will be Business Networking Mt. Eliza's full intention not to have their functions on at the same time as Greater Frankston Chambers and Frankston Tourism Networking Group.

4. Members
A. Business Networking Mt. Eliza's Committee can dissolve a member from the group, if the member is not acting to the following standards:
1. Hasn't acted honestly or hasn't upheld the ethical standards of their profession.
2. Has acted inappropriately to another member or members.
A decision will be decided by the committee of the Mt. Eliza Business Networking Group for each case.
B. There is a limit of 3 MEBNG members of the same profession. All membership approvals will be at the discretion of the Business Networking Mt. Eliza Committee.

C. Members must have been a member for 6 months before holding a talk.
D. Members must have attended at least 4 meetings in a row prior to their talk.

5. Hosting a function
A. Only Members who have attended the majority of the functions over a period of 6 months, can host a monthly function. This will be on approval from the Mt.Eliza Business Networking Group Committee.
B. If a Member is hosting a function at their business premises or home, then the Business Networking Mt. Eliza will subsidize the function by $10 per member or non member. This does not include staff or guests of the host. All premises must have an approval from the Business Networking Mt. Eliza Committee.
C. Any Member who wishes to host a night (not at their business premises or home) must agree to host the function at an venue organised by the Business Networking Mt. Eliza Committee.

6. A. Business Networking Mt. Eliza is a not profit organization and will use it's member's membership and entrance fees to provide (to it's members) the best opportunity to network amongst other members or businesses.

Note 1: Rule number 4B was presented to the Business Networking Mt. Eliza on 19th September 2012 (as a motion, through an extra ordinary general meeting) and was resolved by a majority vote, for the affirmative.

Last Updated (Thursday, 23 May 2013 15:38)