3.       Application for membership

3.1       Only registered Members of the Victoria State Emergency Service are eligible to be Members of the Association on payment of the annual subscription payable under these rules.

3.2       A person who is not a Member of the Association at the time of the Incorporation of the Association (or who was such a Member at the time, but has ceased to be a Member) shall not be admitted to Membership;

(a)        unless he/she applies as provided in rule 3.3; and

(b)        his/her admission as a Member is approved by the Board.

3.3       An application by a person for Membership of the Association:

(a)        shall be made in writing in the manner determined by the Board from time to time; and

(b)        must be lodged with the Secretary of the Association or his or her nominee.

3.4       A right, privilege, or obligation of a person by reason of his/her Membership of the Association:

(a)        is not capable of being transferred or transmitted to another person; and

(b)        terminates upon the cessation of his/her Membership whether by death, resignation or otherwise.