NECA SA/NT Membership Terms & Conditions
By ticking the ‘I agree to the terms and conditions of my NECA membership’ checkbox, I/we certify and agree to the following clauses:
(i) That all of the information supplied in the registration form is true and correct; and
(ii) That as a condition of acceptance of this application, agree, if approved as a member, to adhere to and be bound by the current Constitution and Rules of NECA (RACCA SA is a division of NECA SA/NT) which may be modified or varied in any extent in the future; and
(iii) Information about this business be included in Association listings used for publication or direct marketing.
(iv) That in the event of resigning or becoming non-financial, agree to
(a) not use any NECA stationery and literature, etc.
(b) remove all logos, devices and registered insignias from vehicles, shop windows or other places that could give a misleading impression to others that I/We are still members of NECA.
July 2024
Statutory Information
The National Electrical Contractors Association is a Registered Organisation under the Workplace Relations Act 1996.
Section 195(1) (d) of the Act requires the Association to inform applicants for membership in writing of:
(i) the financial obligations arising from membership; and
(ii) the circumstances, and the manner, in which a member may resign from the Association.
The Association’s Constitution and Rules provide as follows:
“43. Entrance Fees, Subscriptions and Levies”
The following fees shall be paid by members;
a) On admission to membership of the Organisation an entrance fee of an amount as determined from time to time by the Executive to be payable by all new members; provided that where the member has been re-admitted after having previously been a member the Executive may at its discretion waive payment of the entrance fee or alter its amount;
b) An annual subscription as determined from time to time by the Executive on the basis of the number of persons employed by the member in or in connection with the electrical contracting industry as at the commencement of the financial year of the Branch. The Executive may determine differing amounts of subscriptions for various categories of members;
c) Such levies not exceeding in any one year the subscription payable be the member in that year as the Executive shall direct.”
“11. Resignation from Membership”
a) A member may resign from membership by written notice addressed and delivered to the Secretary.
b) A notice of resignation from membership takes effect:
(i) where the member ceases to be eligible to become a member:
1) on the day on which the notice is received by the Organisation; or
2) on the day specified in the notice which is a day not earlier than the day when the member ceases to be eligible to become a member; whichever is later; or
(ii) in any other case at the end of two weeks after the notice is received by the Organisation; or on the day specified in the notice; whichever is later.
c) Any dues payable but not paid by a former member, in relation to a period before the member’s resignation from the Organisation took effect may be sued for and recovered in the name of the Organisation in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to the Organisation.
d) A notice delivered to a Branch Secretary shall be taken to have been received by the Organisation when it was delivered.
e) A notice of resignation that has been received by the Organisation is not invalid because it was not addressed and delivered in accordance with sub-rule (a).
f) A resignation from membership of the Organisation is valid even if it is not effected in accordance with this rule if the member is informed in writing by or on behalf of the Organisation that the resignation has been accepted.
“12. Termination of Membership”
A member shall cease to be a member when:-
a) he/she resigns
b) he/she dies
c) he/she is expelled from the Organisation in accordance with the Rules of the Organisation or
d) he/she is notified in writing by the Secretary of the Organisation that he is no longer eligible to be a member of the Organisation under the conditions of eligibility thereof”.
“47. Assignment, Transfer or Succession”
Within 14 days after:-
a) The business or part of the business of a member is assigned or
b) Such a person succeeds to the business or part of the business of the member;
the member shall notify the Secretary in writing of the assignment transfer of succession.”
July 2024
Terms & Conditions – NECA Website
These terms and conditions govern your use of the National Electrical and Communications Association (NECA) website. Please read the terms in full before you use this website. If you do not accept these terms, please do not use this website. Using the website implies that you accept these terms.
1. Site Access
1.1 You will be able to access the majority of this website, with particular areas of this website only accessible to registered members.
2. Use of Website
2.1 You are permitted to use our website for your own purposes and to print and download material from this Website provided that you do not modify any content without our consent. Material on this website must not be republished online or offline without our permission.
2.2 The copyright and other intellectual property rights in all material on this Website are owned by us or our licensors and must not be reproduced without our prior consent.
2.3 Subject to paragraph 2.1, no part of this website may be reproduced without our prior written permission.
3. Site Uptime
3.1 We take all reasonable steps to ensure that this website is available 24 hours every day, 365 days per year. However, websites do sometimes encounter downtime due to server and, other technical issues. Therefore we will not be liable if this website is unavailable at any time.
3.2 This website may be temporarily unavailable due to issues such as system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our control. Where possible we will try to give our visitors advance warning of maintenance issues but shall not be obliged to do so.
4. Visitor Conduct
4.1 Any material you send or post to this website shall be considered non-proprietary and not confidential. Unless you advise to the contrary we will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use such material for any and all purposes.
5. Links to and From Other Website
5.1 Any links to third party websites located on this website are provided for your convenience only. We have not reviewed each third party website and have no responsibility for such third party websites or their content. We do not endorse the third party websites or make representations about them or any material contained in them. If you choose to access a third party website linked to from this Website, it is at your own risk.
5.2 If you would like to link to this website, you may only do so once you have received formal approval, please email your request to barry.jackson@neca.asn.au. If you are granted approval, it shall be on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, any page on this website, and subject to the following conditions:
a) you do not in any way imply that we are endorsing any services or products unless this has been specifically agreed with us;
b) you do not misrepresent your relationship with us or present any false information about us;
c) you do not link from a website that is not owned by you; and
d) your website does not contain content that is offensive, controversial, infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or does not comply in any way with the law.
5.3 If you choose to link to our website in breach of Paragraph 5.2 you shall fully indemnify us for any loss or damage suffered as a result of your actions.
6. Exclusion of Liability
6.1 Neither we nor any other party (whether or not involved in producing, maintaining or delivering this website), shall be liability or responsible for any kind of loss or damage that may result to you or a third party as a result of your or their use of our website. This exclusion shall include servicing or repair costs and, without limitation, any other direct, indirect or consequential loss, and whether in tort or contract or otherwise in connection with this website.
6.2 Nothing in these Terms shall exclude or limit liability for (i) death or personal injury caused by negligence; (ii) fraud; (iii) misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter; or (iv) any liability which cannot be excluded or limited under the law.
July 2024