VICTORIAN COUNTRY FOOTBALL LEAGUE
(INCORPORATED)
AFFILIATION AGREEMENT

All WorkSafe Victorian Country League Leagues/Associations/Clubs ("the Affiliated Body") affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League (Inc.) ("the VCFL") hereby convenants and agrees with the VCFL:

  1. To recognise the VCFL as the overall controlling body for all VCFL affiliated bodies with particular reference to the AFL Laws of the Game.

  2. To observe and abide by the Statement of Purposes and Rules of the VCFL together with any rules or regulations which may be made by the VCFL from time to time including without limitation the regulations published by the VCFL at the date hereof.

  3. That a copy of the Statement of Purposes, Rules and the said regulations have been made available through the official VCFL handbook and VCFL website and hereby acknowledges that the same are reasonable for the purpose of protecting and promoting the game of Australian Rules Football and that the restrictions contained therein are no more than necessary to serve and protect the legitimate objectives of the VCFL.

  4. To use its best endeavours to ensure that the game of Australian Rules Football is conducted in a proper and efficient manner and that it shall not act in any way calculated to or which might otherwise have the effect of bringing the game of Australian Rules Football or the VCFL into disrepute.

  5. That the relationship between the Affiliated Body and the VCFL is not and shall not be construed or deemed to be a partnership, agency or trust and the Affiliated Body shall not bind or purport to bind the VCFL in any way nor to pledge or purport to pledge the credit of the VCFL.

  6. That it shall assume sole and absolute responsibility for and indemnify and save harmless the VCFL from all and any claims, liabilities, suits, losses, expenses, actions, causes of actions, responsibilities or damages by reason of any claim, proceedings, action, liability or injury arising out of the conduct of its competitions or as a result of its relations with any third party or as a result of any breach by it of any of the Constitution, rules or regulations of the VCFL.

  7. That it be a requirement that before February 15 of each year, each VCFL affiliated League, Association and Umpire Group will provide a set of audited accounts to the VCFL of their most recent financial year end. In addition the audited accounts must be completed by a registered company auditor, a CPA member or a member of the institute of Chartered Accountants.

The VCFL hereby covenants and agrees with the Affiliated Body and in consideration of the foregoing, that it shall act in good faith and administer its Constitution, rules and regulations fairly and that it shall from time to time amend the same and make any new Constitution, rules or regulations as it may consider appropriate to better regulate the conduct of Affiliated Bodies and the game of Australian Football conducted by the Affiliated Bodies.

The being the Affiliated Body has read and accepts the above affiliation agreement.

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