ADMISSION AS AN HONORARY MEMBER

1. A gentleman holding appointment as, serving in the capacity of or being:

(a)            the Governor of the State of Western Australia for the time being;

(b)            a Senior Officer of a foreign navy, army or air force on the active list and visiting Western Australia;

(c)            the Senior Officer commanding the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army or the Royal Australian Air Force, residing in Western Australia;

(d)            a Senior Officer of the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Army or the Royal Australian Air Force on the active list and visiting Western Australia;

(e)            a senior diplomat or consular officer holding appointment in Australia, resident in or visiting Western Australia, provided he is not also engaged in professional or commercial pursuits in Australia or New Zealand;

(f)              the Secretary during his term of office;

(g)            a distinguished visitor to Western Australia;

(h)            a member of a reciprocal club;  or

(i)        a recent arrival in Western Australia and who does not yet qualify for election under Sub-Rule 3 of Rule II;   

may in the Committee’s discretion be admitted as an Honorary Member on the terms prescribed by this Rule and subject to the By-Laws, during his stay in Western Australia.

2. A gentlemen referred to in paragraph (i) of Sub-Rule 1 of this Rule may be admitted as an Honorary Member for a period not exceeding eleven months as the Committee may think fit and must be proposed and seconded in writing by a Life or Ordinary Member on a form signed by each of them confirming that such person is to the knowledge of the proposer and seconder eligible according to the Rules to become an Honorary Member.  Notice of such proposal shall be posted in the Club House by the Secretary and the time of such posting shall be marked thereon.  Seven days at least shall elapse between the posting of the notice and the admission of the Honorary Member.  The Committee may on expiry of the time fixed under Sub-Rule 2 proceed to admit the candidate to the privileges of Honorary Membership, and the candidate is then to be advised in writing of his admission.

3. A gentleman mentioned in paragraph (h) of Sub-Rule 1 of this Rule may be admitted as an Honorary Member by the Committee for such period as the Committee decides provided that he shall not be entitled to Honorary Membership for a period exceeding in the aggregate, six months, during any one period of two continuous years.  Subject to that qualification, after having received a card, letter or introduction, a telephone message or other evidence of that gentleman’s current membership of a reciprocal club, the Secretary may make or cause to be made and shall sign the requisite entry in the Register specified in Sub-Rule 4 of this Rule and that gentlemen becomes an Honorary Member.

REGISTER OF HONORARY MEMBERS

4. Upon the admission of a gentleman as an Honorary Member the name, home address, occupation (and in the case of a gentleman mentioned in paragraph (h) of Sub-Rule 1 of this Rule, the name of the reciprocal club and expected date of arrival) and the duration of such membership, shall be duly recorded in the Register of Honorary Members.

ENTRANCE, SUBSCRIPTION AND OTHER FEES

5. An Honorary Member as described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of Sub-Rule 1 of this Rule is not required to pay an entrance fee or a subscription fee.

6. An Honorary Member as described in paragraphs (g) and (i) of Sub-Rule 1 of this Rule is not required to pay an entrance fee or, for the first seven days after his admission, any subscription fee, but thereafter he shall pay each month by way of fees:

(a)            a subscription fee of one twelfth of the annual subscription for  Ordinary Members for each calendar month or part thereof that he continues to be an Honorary Member; and

(b)            a fee equal to 10% of the total of his Club account in that month, excluding the subscription fee referred to in sub-paragraph (a) hereof.

7. An Honorary Member as described in paragraph (h) of Sub-Rule 1 of this Rule is not required to pay an entrance fee or a subscription fee but will be required to pay each calendar month or part thereof that he continues to be an Honorary Member an amount equal to 10% of the total of his Club account in that month.

REVOCATION OF HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

8. The Committee may revoke the admission of an Honorary Member at any Committee meeting at which not less than five members thereof are present.

RESTRICTIONS UPON HONORARY MEMBERS

9. An Honorary Member may not:

(a)            hold any office except that of Secretary;

(b)            attend or vote at any meeting of the members;

(c)            hold any right, title or interest in or to any Club property ;

(d)            propose any gentleman as a member; or,

(e)            entertain visitors in the Club House except as may be prescribed under the By-Laws from time to time or as the Committee may from time to time determine.

RIGHTS OF HONORARY MEMBERS

10. Except as aforesaid, Honorary Members will be accorded all the privileges enjoyed by Ordinary Members.