BAS Rules and Constitution

4 Brisbane Astronomical Society Inc. or in part similar to those of the Association and which shall prohibit the distribution of its or their income and property among its or their members to an extent at least as great as that imposed upon the Association under or by virtue of rule 28 (10); (20) In furtherance of the objects of the Association to purchase or other­ wise acquire and undertake all or any part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements of any one or more of the incorporated asso- ciations with which the Association is authorised to amalgamate; (21) In furtherance of the objects of the Association to transfer all or any part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements of the Association to any one or more of the incorporated associations with which the Association is authorised to amalgamate; (22) To make donations for patriotic, charitable or community purposes; (23) To do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attain- ment of the objects and the exercise of the powers of the Association. Classes of Members 4. (1) The membership of the Association shall consist of any of the following classes of members: (a) Full membership, (b) Family membership, (c) Concession membership, and (d) Honorary membership.  (2) For the purposes of clause 4 (1), the following shall apply: (i) Full membership shall be open to all persons over the age of 18. A person with Full membership may partake in all the Society’s activities and shall have full voting rights and an entitlement to stand for office. (ii) Family membership shall be open to all groups of persons who constitute a family unit in the ordinary sense, whether with or without children, and shall include all persons residing at the same residence, whether they be a parent, a grandparent, a child of a parent over the age of 18, or a child under the age of 18 at that same residence. Family membership shall allow that Family group to partake in all the Society’s activities and shall allow one member of that Family group, provided they are over the age of 18, to exercise voting entitlements and the right to hold office.