Terms and Conditions

Membership Definition

By completing this application, you are applying to become an "Associate Member" of MidCoast2Tops Landcare Connection. An associate member is defined by the MidCoast2Tops Landcare Connection constitution as: "A natural person who is a member of a Landcare Member Group or joins MC2T as an individual and is committed to the Principal Purpose of the Association.".

MidCoast2Tops Landcare Connection Constitution

A copy of the MidCoast2Tops Landcare Connection is available online here; MidCoast2Tops Landcare Connection Constitution.

Principal Purpose 

• (a) The Association is a not-for-profit incorporated association.
• (b) The Principal Purpose for which the Association is established is to protect and enhance the natural environment within the area, including by:
  • (i) representing, promoting and advocating on behalf of community-based Landcare and community driven sustainable natural resource management;
  • (ii) representing the interests of members to all levels of government and the relevant Local Land Services regional body;
  • (iii) representing the interests of members to Landcare NSW Limited;
  • (iv) promoting and implementing sustainable agriculture and natural resource management in order to protect and rehabilitate the natural environment;
  • (v) building and maintaining Landcare community networks;
  • (vi) seeking and administering grants on behalf of members (where appropriate);
  • (vii) sharing knowledge and skills with members to promote best practice;
  • (viii) promoting Landcare, Coastcare, Bushcare and associated brands;
  • (ix) developing policies and programs that encourage and educate the community in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management;
  • (x) advocating for ecological sustainable development; and
  • (xi) incorporating Indigenous knowledge in natural resource management practices.

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for membership, a natural person or body corporate (collectively referred to as “persons” throughout this Constitution) must:

• (a) be committed to the Principal Purpose; and
• (b) meet any eligibility criteria associated with the class of membership they are applying for in Schedule A.

Application

• (a) An application for membership must be made in writing in the form and manner (if any) approved by the Committee.
• (b) An applicant must pay the annual membership fee determined by the Committee (if any).

Admission

• (a) The Committee must consider and resolve whether to accept or reject each application for membership within a reasonable time.
• (b) The Committee does not have to give reasons for accepting or rejecting any application.
• (c) If the Committee accepts an application, the Secretary must ensure that, as soon as possible:
  • (i) the applicant’s details are entered into the Register, subject to the payment of the joining fee (if any); and
  • (ii) the applicant is notified in writing of the date their membership commenced.
• (d) If the Committee rejects an application, the Secretary must ensure the applicant is notified in writing of the rejection as soon as possible.
• (e) A person becomes a member when their name is entered into the Register.

Joining Fee and Annual Membership Fee

• (a) The Committee may charge an annual membership fee and determine the amount of the annual membership fee from time to time.
• (b) The Committee may determine that any new member who joins after the start of a financial year must, for that financial year, pay a joining fee equal to:
  • (i) the full annual membership fee;
  • (ii) a pro rata annual membership fee based on the remaining part of the financial year; or
  • (iii) a fixed amount determined from time to time by the Committee.
• (c) The annual membership fee is due and payable on the date set by the Committee each year.
• (d) The rights of a member (including the right to vote) who has not paid the annual membership fee by the due date are suspended until it is paid.
• (e) If a member does not pay their annual membership fee within 90 days of receiving a notice of payment from the Association, the member is deemed to have resigned their membership.

Ceasing to be a Member

• (a) A person ceases to be a member on:
  • (i) resignation;
  • (ii) expulsion in accordance with clause 4.9;
  • (iii) deemed resignation in accordance with clause 4.6(e);
  • (iv) the Committee deeming, in its sole discretion, the member to be an untraceable member because the person has not responded to correspondence within 60 days;
  • (v) failing to satisfy the relevant eligibility requirements for the member’s membership class and the membership not being transferred to another membership class;
  • (vi) in the case of a natural person:
    • (A) death; or
    • (B) becoming bankrupt or insolvent or making an arrangement or composition with creditors of the person’s joint or separate estate generally; or
    • (C) becoming of unsound mind or a person whose person or estate is liable to be dealt with in any way under a law related to mental health.

Discipline of Members

• (a) The Committee may take disciplinary action against a member in accordance with this clause 4.9 if it considers there are sufficient grounds to do so.
• (b) The grounds upon which the Committee may take disciplinary action against a member include, without limitation:
  • (i) non-compliance with this Constitution;
  • (ii) breach of the member Code of Conduct (if any); and Mid Coast 2 Tops Landcare Connection 9 | Constitution 2025
  • (iii) engagement in conduct prejudicial to the Association.
• (c) The Committee may not resolve to suspend or expel a member outside of a Committee meeting.
• (d) If the Committee intends to consider a resolution to suspend or expel a member, it must notify the member in writing at least seven days prior to the relevant Committee meeting:
  • (i) of the date, place and time of the meeting where the resolution will be considered;
  • (ii) of the intended resolution and the grounds on which it is based; and
  • (iii) that they may attend the meeting and give an oral or written explanation or submission before the resolution is voted on.
• (e) After considering any oral or written explanation or submission, the Committee may resolve to:
  • (i) take no further action;
  • (ii) warn the member;
  • (iii) suspend the member’s rights for up to twelve months;
  • (iv) expel the member;
  • (v) refer the decision to an unbiased, independent person on conditions that the Committee considers appropriate (however, the person can only make a decision that the Committee could have made under this clause); or
  • (vi) require the matter to be determined at a general meeting.
• (f) A decision of the Committee pursuant to this clause (or an independent person or the general meeting pursuant to clauses 4.9(e)(v) and 4.9(e)(vi) respectively) is final.
• (g) A person who has been expelled may apply to be readmitted as a member.
• (h) No person may become a Committee member following expulsion or while suspended unless they are subsequently readmitted as a member.

Liability of Members

The liability of members to contribute to the:

• (a) debts and liabilities of the Association; and
• (b) costs, charges and expenses of the winding up of the Association;

is limited to any unpaid joining fee or annual membership fee.