- Call a meeting with potential members to assess the need for the
club. Discuss the formation of it considering the following questions:
- will your club meet a need in the
community?
- do you have enough support,
volunteers and members to run the club?
- agree on a name for the club
- establish an interim committee.
2. Create a constitution (otherwise known as rules) to govern how the
club will run. The model rules supplied by the Office of Fair Trading provide
a template
for developing a set of club-specific rules. 3. Call the first annual general meeting
(AGM). At this meeting, you will need to:
- agree
on and adopt the constitution
- agree
if to be to incorporate (clubs must have at least seven members to incorporate)
- elect
a management committee in accordance with the constitution
- keep
the minutes as an official record. Download
our best practice checklist for use in the preparation of an AGM
4. Register and receive an Australian Business Number (ABN).
5. Create bank accounts in line with Office of Fair Training Regulations. Accounts must:
- be in the name of your club
- be kept in a Queensland branch of your chosen financial institution
- require at least two signatories to access funds.
6. Create email, social media account, websites.
7. Register with INA by filling in the affiliation form and seek approval on club uniform (uniforms must not clash with current club uniform clubs and design).
8. Set up Netball Connect and Stripe accounts once affiliated with INA.
9. Set up Get Started Voucher.