Please be advised that Rhema Wide Bay asks that individuals are careful when making a donation, to double check the amount entered before submitting the form.

For any payment discrepancies, please contact our office on –

Phone: (07) 4124 2024

Mobile: 0480424356

Rhema Wide Bay will examine all requests for a refund, however as a not-for-profit charity, please be aware that we are under no obligation to give refunds for change of mind.

WEBSITE STATEMENT
If you have a complaint…We’d love to help solve it.
We’re pleased to say that it’s not often we receive a complaint. However if there is something
you’d like to raise with us, we’re all ears!
105.1 Rhema Wide Bay seeks to model the Biblical framework for resolving issues. The
Apostle Paul set the standard when he said “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live
peaceably with all men” (Romans 12:18 NKJV).
So, if you wish to make a comment or complaint about something, we want to hear from you
to help resolve the matter.
How to ensure your concerns are heard. Please:
1. Collate the information;
Clearly identify the matter or item you are concerned about and the nature of your concern.
Also think about whether you wish to lodge a complaint or just make a comment.
2. Contact us on our Contact Page
1. At our website using the contact form
2. By email at: [email protected]
3. By mail: PO Box 384, Hervey Bay, QLD 4655

We’ve found that some issues can be quickly resolved in conversation so we encourage you
to include a phone number in your submission as we may opt to call you to talk through your
concern before responding in writing.
If you are not satisfied with our response:
We invite you to let us know your feelings so we can try to resolve the matter. Also, if you are
not satisfied with our written response to a complaint then you also have the have the option
of referring the matter to the board of 105.1 Rhema Wide Bay by emailing the Chair of the
Board directly at [email protected]
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to keeping the lines of communication open and will make every
reasonable effort to resolve your genuine complaint in a courteous and timely manner.

Privacy Policy for Rhema Wide Bay

At Rhema Wide Bay, accessible from https://rhema.fm/, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Rhema Wide Bay and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our website with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in Rhema Wide Bay. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website. Our Privacy Policy was created with the help of the Free Privacy Policy Generator.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information we collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

When you register for an Account, we may ask for your contact information, including items such as name, company name, address, email address, and telephone number.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

• Provide, operate, and maintain our website

• Improve, personalize, and expand our website

• Understand and analyze how you use our website

• Develop new products, services, features, and functionality

• Communicate with you, either directly or through one of our partners, including for customer service, to provide you with updates and other information relating to the website, and for marketing and promotional purposes

• Send you emails

• Find and prevent fraud

Log Files

Rhema Wide Bay follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

Our Advertising Partners

Some of advertisers on our site may use cookies and web beacons. Our advertising partners are listed below. Each of our advertising partners has their own Privacy Policy for their policies on user data. For easier access, we hyperlinked to their Privacy Policies below.

• Google

  https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

Advertising Partners Privacy Policies

You may consult this list to find the Privacy Policy for each of the advertising partners of Rhema Wide Bay.

Third-party ad servers or ad networks uses technologies like cookies, JavaScript, or Web Beacons that are used in their respective advertisements and links that appear on Rhema Wide Bay, which are sent directly to users’ browser. They automatically receive your IP address when this occurs. These technologies are used to measure the effectiveness of their advertising campaigns and/or to personalize the advertising content that you see on websites that you visit.

Note that Rhema Wide Bay has no access to or control over these cookies that are used by third-party advertisers.

Third Party Privacy Policies

Rhema Wide Bay’s Privacy Policy does not apply to other advertisers or websites. Thus, we are advising you to consult the respective Privacy Policies of these third-party ad servers for more detailed information. It may include their practices and instructions about how to opt-out of certain options.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. To know more detailed information about cookie management with specific web browsers, it can be found at the browsers’ respective websites.

CCPA Privacy Rights (Do Not Sell My Personal Information)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

Request that a business that collects a consumer’s personal data disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data that a business has collected about consumers.

Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.

Request that a business that sells a consumer’s personal data, not sell the consumer’s personal data.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

GDPR Data Protection Rights

We would like to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data. We may charge you a small fee for this service.

The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate. You also have the right to request that we complete the information you believe is incomplete.

The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.

The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children’s Information

Another part of our priority is adding protection for children while using the internet. We encourage parents and guardians to observe, participate in, and/or monitor and guide their online activity.

Rhema Wide Bay does not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

Terms and Conditions

Welcome to Rhema Wide Bay!

These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of Rhema Wide Bay’s Website, located at https://rhema.fm/.

By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions. Do not continue to use Rhema Wide Bay if you do not agree to take all of the terms and conditions stated on this page.

The following terminology applies to these Terms and Conditions, Privacy Statement and Disclaimer Notice and all Agreements: “Client”, “You” and “Your” refers to you, the person log on this website and compliant to the Company’s terms and conditions. “The Company”, “Ourselves”, “We”, “Our” and “Us”, refers to our Company. “Party”, “Parties”, or “Us”, refers to both the Client and ourselves. All terms refer to the offer, acceptance and consideration of payment necessary to undertake the process of our assistance to the Client in the most appropriate manner for the express purpose of meeting the Client’s needs in respect of provision of the Company’s stated services, in accordance with and subject to, prevailing law of Netherlands. Any use of the above terminology or other words in the singular, plural, capitalization and/or he/she or they, are taken as interchangeable and therefore as referring to same.

Cookies

We employ the use of cookies. By accessing Rhema Wide Bay, you agreed to use cookies in agreement with the Rhema Wide Bay’s Privacy Policy.

Most interactive websites use cookies to let us retrieve the user’s details for each visit. Cookies are used by our website to enable the functionality of certain areas to make it easier for people visiting our website. Some of our affiliate/advertising partners may also use cookies.

License

Unless otherwise stated, Rhema Wide Bay and/or its licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on Rhema Wide Bay. All intellectual property rights are reserved. You may access this from Rhema Wide Bay for your own personal use subjected to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.

You must not:

• Republish material from Rhema Wide Bay

• Sell, rent or sub-license material from Rhema Wide Bay

• Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from Rhema Wide Bay

• Redistribute content from Rhema Wide Bay

This Agreement shall begin on the date hereof. Our Terms and Conditions were created with the help of the Free Terms and Conditions Generator.

Parts of this website offer an opportunity for users to post and exchange opinions and information in certain areas of the website. Rhema Wide Bay does not filter, edit, publish or review Comments prior to their presence on the website. Comments do not reflect the views and opinions of Rhema Wide Bay,its agents and/or affiliates. Comments reflect the views and opinions of the person who post their views and opinions. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, Rhema Wide Bay shall not be liable for the Comments or for any liability, damages or expenses caused and/or suffered as a result of any use of and/or posting of and/or appearance of the Comments on this website.

Rhema Wide Bay reserves the right to monitor all Comments and to remove any Comments which can be considered inappropriate, offensive or causes breach of these Terms and Conditions.

You warrant and represent that:

• You are entitled to post the Comments on our website and have all necessary licenses and consents to do so;

• The Comments do not invade any intellectual property right, including without limitation copyright, patent or trademark of any third party;

• The Comments do not contain any defamatory, libelous, offensive, indecent or otherwise unlawful material which is an invasion of privacy

• The Comments will not be used to solicit or promote business or custom or present commercial activities or unlawful activity.

You hereby grant Rhema Wide Bay a non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, edit and authorize others to use, reproduce and edit any of your Comments in any and all forms, formats or media.

Hyperlinking to our Content

The following organizations may link to our Website without prior written approval:

• Government agencies;

• Search engines;

• News organizations;

• Online directory distributors may link to our Website in the same manner as they hyperlink to the Websites of other listed businesses; and

• System wide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site.

These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Website information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

We may consider and approve other link requests from the following types of organizations:

• commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources;

• dot.com community sites;

• associations or other groups representing charities;

• online directory distributors;

• internet portals;

• accounting, law and consulting firms; and

• educational institutions and trade associations.

We will approve link requests from these organizations if we decide that: (a) the link would not make us look unfavorably to ourselves or to our accredited businesses; (b) the organization does not have any negative records with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility of the hyperlink compensates the absence of Rhema Wide Bay; and (d) the link is in the context of general resource information.

These organizations may link to our home page so long as the link: (a) is not in any way deceptive; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.

If you are one of the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must inform us by sending an e-mail to Rhema Wide Bay. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Website, and a list of the URLs on our site to which you would like to link. Wait 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Website as follows:

• By use of our corporate name; or

• By use of the uniform resource locator being linked to; or

• By use of any other description of our Website being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.

No use of Rhema Wide Bay’s logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

iFrames

Without prior approval and written permission, you may not create frames around our Webpages that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Website.

Content Liability

We shall not be hold responsible for any content that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend us against all claims that is rising on your Website. No link(s) should appear on any Website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

Your Privacy

Please read Privacy Policy

Reservation of Rights

We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Website. You approve to immediately remove all links to our Website upon request. We also reserve the right to amen these terms and conditions and it’s linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.

Removal of links from our website

If you find any link on our Website that is offensive for any reason, you are free to contact and inform us any moment. We will consider requests to remove links but we are not obligated to or so or to respond to you directly.

We do not ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we promise to ensure that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

Disclaimer

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website. Nothing in this disclaimer will:

• limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury;

• limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;

• limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or

• exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.

The limitations and prohibitions of liability set in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort and for breach of statutory duty.

As long as the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.

Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 1
ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1981
ASSOCIATION NOT FOR GAIN
WIDE BAY CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION INC.
RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION
Interpretation:
In these Rules:-
“the Act” means the Associations Incorporation Act 1981 of the State of Queensland;
“member” means any person whose membership has been accepted under these Rules, and
whose membership is fully financial under these Rules;
Expressions referring to writing shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as
including references to printing, lithography, photography and other modes of
representing or reproducing words in a visible form;
Where a pronoun appears in these Rules which is ordinarily taken or understood to apply
specifically to one particular gender, it may, unless otherwise indicated and expressed, be
taken to refer to either gender;
Words of expression contained in these Rules shall be interpreted in accordance with the
provisions of the Act as in force at the date on which these Rules become binding on the
Association.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 2
1) Name
The name of the Association is “Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Inc”
(hereinafter referred as “the Association”).
2) Objects
The principal object of this Association is to promote the cultural development of the Christian
community. This will involve but not be limited by
a the presentation of program material of a Christian nature sought by listeners sourced
from local, Australian, and overseas productions, being music, news, information, drama,
educational items and entertainment;
b the training of volunteer staff as announcers, presenters, programmers, producers and
support staff in radio broadcasting;
c the participation by the Christian community in the management and operation of the
station, including programming, production, technical services and associated activities;
d promotion of local and other Australian composers, artists, performers and authors in the
fields of music, drama and literature;
e the gathering and reporting of news items from local, national and international sources;
f a code of conduct on and off air, and limiting all material broadcast by the radio station
to that which is wholly in keeping with the Statement of Faith appended to the First
Schedule of these Rules.
3) Powers
Solely for the purpose of carrying out the aforesaid objects and not otherwise the Association
shall have the powera to take over the funds and other assets and liabilities of the present unincorporated
association known as Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters.
b to subscribe to, become a member of, and co-operate with any other association, club or
organisation, whether incorporated or not, whose objects are altogether or in part similar
to those of the Association, PROVIDED that the Association shall not subscribe to or
support with its funds any club, association or organisation which does not prohibit the
distribution of its income and property among its members to an extent at least as great as
that imposed upon the Association under or by virtue of rule 28 (10);
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 3
c in furtherance of the objects of the Association to buy, sell, and deal in all kinds of
articles, commodities and provisions, both liquid and solid, for the members of the
Association or persons frequenting the Association’s premises;
d to purchase, take on lease or in exchange, hire, and otherwise acquire any lands,
buildings, easements or property, real and personal, and any rights or privileges which
may be requisite for the purpose of, or capable of being conveniently used in connection
with, any of the objects of the Association PROVIDED that in case the Association shall
take or hold any property which may be subject to any trusts, the Association shall only
deal with the same in such manner as is allowed by law having regard to such trusts;
e To enter into any arrangements with any Government or Authority that are incidental or
conducive to the attainment of the objects and the exercise of the powers of the
Association; to obtain from any such Government or Authority any rights, privileges and
concessions which the Association may think it desirable to obtain; and to carry out,
exercise and comply with any such arrangements, rights, privileges and concessions;
f To appoint, employ, remove or suspend such managers, clerks, secretaries, servants,
workmen and other persons as may be necessary or convenient for the purposes of the
Association;
g To remunerate any person or body corporate for services rendered, or to be rendered, and
whether by way of brokerage or otherwise in placing or assisting to place or guaranteeing
the placing of any unsecured notes, debentures or other securities of the Association, or
in or about the association or promotion of the Association or in the furtherance of its
objects;
h To construct, improve, maintain, develop, work, manage, carry out, alter or control any
houses, buildings, grounds, works or conveniences which may seem calculated directly
or indirectly to advance the Association’s interests, and to contribute to, subsidise, or
otherwise assist and take part in, the construction, improvement, maintenance,
development, working, management, carrying out alteration or control thereof;
i To invest and deal with the money of the Association not immediately required in such
manner as may from time to time be thought fit, subject where applicable to Regulation
32(14) of the Collections Regulations 1975.
j To take, or otherwise acquire, and hold shares, debentures or other securities of any
company or body corporate;
k In furtherance of the objects of the Association to lend and advance money or give credit
to any person or body corporate; to give guarantees or indemnities for the payment of
money or the performance of contracts or obligations by any person or body corporate,
and otherwise to assist any person or body corporate;
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 4
l To borrow or raise money either alone or jointly with any other person or legal entity in
such manner as may be thought proper, and whether upon fluctuating advance account or
overdraft or otherwise to represent or secure any moneys and further advances borrowed
alone or with others as aforesaid by notes secured or unsecured, debentures or debenture
stock perpetual or otherwise, or by mortgage, charge, lien or other security upon the
whole or any part of the Association’s property or assets present or future, and to
purchase, redeem or pay-off any such securities;
m To draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of
exchange, bills of lading and other negotiable or transferable instruments;
n In furtherance of the objects of the Association to sell, improve, manage, develop,
exchange, lease, dispose of, turn to account or otherwise deal with all or any part of the
property and rights of the Association;
o To take or hold mortgages, liens or charges, to secure payment of the purchase price, or
unpaid balance of the purchase price, of any part of the Association’s property of
whatsoever kind sold by the Association or any money due to the Association from
purchasers and others;
p To take any gift or property whether subject to any special trust or not, for any one or
more of the objects of the Association, but subject always to the proviso in sub-rule (4);
q To take such steps by personal or written appeals, public meetings or otherwise, as may
from time to time be deemed expedient for the purpose of procuring contributions to the
funds of the Association, in the form of donations, annual subscriptions or otherwise;
r To print and publish any newspapers, periodicals, books or leaflets that the Association
may think desirable for the promotion of its objects;
s In furtherance of the objects of the Association to amalgamate with or franchise under
any one or more incorporated associations having objects altogether 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);
t In furtherance of the objects of the Association to purchase or otherwise acquire and
undertake all or any part of the property, assets, liabilities and engagements of any one or
more of the incorporated associations with which the Association is authorised to
amalgamate;
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 5
u 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;
v To make donations for patriotic, charitable or community purposes;
w To transact any lawful business in aid of the Commonwealth of Australia in the
prosecution of any war in which the Commonwealth of Australia is engaged;
x To do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the objects
and the exercise of the powers of the Association.
4) Classes of Members
a The membership of the Association shall consist of Ordinary Members and Life
Members.
b Subject to the provisions of Rule 5, Life Membership shall be open to any member so
approved by the members at any general meeting. Life Members shall be excused from
payment of membership fees.
c The number of members in each Class shall be unlimited.
5) Membership
a Every person who at the date of incorporation of the Association was a member of the
unincorporated association and who on or before the day of incorporation agrees in
writing to become a member of the Association shall be admitted by the Management
Committee to the same class of membership of the Association as that member held in
the unincorporated association, and shall not be required to pay any further subscription
until the next due date for payment of that subscription.
b Every applicant for any class of membership of the association (other than the members
of the unincorporated association referred to in sub-rule (1) shall apply for membership
of the association as provided in sub-rule(3).
c The application for membership shall be made in writing and signed by the applicant and
shall be in such form as the Management Committee from time to time prescribes. The
applicant must indicate that he or she has read and agrees with the Statement of Faith
added to these Rules of the Association.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 6
6) Membership Fees
a The membership fees shall be such sum as the members shall from time to time at any
general meeting so determine.
b Membership fees shall be payable at a date chosen by the Management Committee.
c A financial member at any material time shall be a member who is not then indebted to
the Association in respect of annual subscription or levy or other payment whatsoever.
d Only those members who are financial members at the time shall be entitled, subject to
the lawful procedure of the meeting, to speak or vote upon any motion at any general
meeting of the Association.
7) Admission and rejection of membership applications
a At the next meeting of the Management Committee after the receipt of any application
and the fee applicable for any class of membership, such application shall be considered
by the management committee, who shall thereupon determine upon the admission or
rejection of the applicant. An application may only be rejected if there are reasonable
grounds to believe that the applicant:
(1) has been found guilty of an indictable offence; or
(2) is of unsound mind or has been or is likely to be dealt with in any way under the law
relating to mental health, alcoholism, or drugs of addiction; or
(3) would not abide by these rules or the Memorandum of Association.
(4) belongs to any organization which, in the opinion of the Management Committee is
incompatible with the Statement of Faith laid down in these Rules.
b Any applicant who receives a majority of the votes of the members of the Management
Committee present at the meeting at which such application is being considered shall be
accepted as a member to the class of membership applied for.
c Upon the acceptance or rejection of an application for any class of membership the
secretary shall forthwith give the applicant notice in writing of such acceptance or
rejection. In the case of rejection, the notice shall include the grounds upon which the
rejection was based.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 7
8) Termination of Membership
a A member may resign from the Association at any time by giving notice in writing to the
secretary. Such resignation shall take effect at the time such notice is received by the
Secretary, unless a later date is specified in the notice, when it shall take effect on that
later date.
b If a member-
(1) is convicted of an indictable offence; or
(2) fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Rules; or
(3) has membership dues in arrears for a period of two months or more; or
(4) conducts himself in a manner injurious or prejudicial to the character or interests of
the Association;
The Management Committee shall consider whether his membership shall be terminated. If a
person’s membership is terminated as per item (iii) and he or she wishes subsequently to
regain membership, they will be treated as a fresh membership application and must submit
their application to the Management Committee as per Rule 5.
c The member concerned shall be given a full and fair opportunity of presenting his case
and if the Management Committee resolves to terminate his membership, it shall instruct
the Secretary to advise the member in writing of the resolution of the committee and the
grounds on which it is based.
9) Appeal against rejection or termination of membership
a A person whose application for membership has been rejected or whose membership has
been terminated may within one month of receiving written notification thereof, lodge
with the Secretary written notice of his intention to appeal against the decision of the
Management Committee.
b Upon receipt of a notification of intention to appeal against rejection or termination of
membership the Secretary shall convene, within one month of the date of receipt by him
of such notice, a general meeting of the Association to determine the appeal. At any such
meeting the applicant shall be given the opportunity to fully present his case, and the
Management Committee or those members thereof who rejected the application for
membership or terminated the membership subsequently shall have the opportunity of
presenting its or their case. The appeal shall be determined by the vote of the members
present at such meeting.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 8
c Where a person whose application is rejected does not appeal against the decision of the
Management Committee within the time prescribed by these Rules, or so appeals and the
appeal is unsuccessful, the Secretary shall forthwith refund the amount of any fee paid.
10) Register of Members
a The Management Committee shall cause a Register to be kept in which shall be entered
the names and residential addresses of all persons admitted to
b membership of the Association, and the dates of their admission.
c The Register shall also be entered with information on deaths, resignations, terminations
and reinstatements of membership, and any particulars as the Management Committee or
the members at any general meeting may require from time to time.
d a list of current members’ names shall be maintained in the Office, and members are
entitled to have access to this list.
11) Membership of the Management Committee
a The Management Committee of the Association shall consist of a President, Vice
President, Secretary, Treasurer, all of whom shall be members of the Association,
and such number of other members as the members of the Association shall at any
general meeting decide to elect or appoint, PROVIDED that no more than two (2)
members of any one denomination may serve at the same time, and PROVIDED
FURTHER that no more than one immediate member of any family may serve at
one time.
b At the Annual General Meeting of the Association, all of the members of the
Management Committee for the time being shall retire from office, but shall be
eligible upon nomination for re-election.
c The election of officers and other members of the Management Committee of the
Association shall take place in the following manner:-
(1) Any two members of the Association shall be at liberty to nominate any other member to
serve as an officer or other member of the Management Committee;
(2) The nomination, which shall be in writing and signed by the member and his proposer
and seconder, shall be lodged with the Secretary at least fourteen days before the annual
general meeting at which the election is to take place;
(3) A list of the candidates’ names in alphabetical order, with the proposers’ and seconders’
names, shall be mailed to all known members of the Association, at least seven days
prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting;
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 9
(4) Balloting lists shall be prepared (if necessary) containing the names of the candidates
only in alphabetical order, and each member present at the Annual General Meeting shall
be entitled to vote for any number of such candidates not exceeding the number of
vacancies;
(5) Should, at the commencement of such meeting, there be an insufficient number of
candidates nominated, nominations may be taken from the floor of the meeting.
12) Resignation or Removal from Office of Management Committee Members
a Any member of the Management Committee may resign from membership of that
Committee at any time by giving notice in writing to the Secretary, and such resignation
shall take effect at the time such notice is received by the Secretary, unless a later date is
specified in the notice, when it shall take effect on that later date;
b any member may be removed from office at a general meeting of the Association, where
that member shall be given the opportunity to fully present his case. The question of
removal shall be determined by the vote of the members present at such a general
meeting.
13) Vacancies on the Management Committee
a The Management Committee shall have power at any time to appoint any member
of the Association to fill any casual vacancy on the Management Committee until
the next Annual General Meeting.
b The continuing members of the Management Committee may act notwithstanding
any casual vacancy in the Management Committee, but if and so long as their
number is reduced below the number fixed by or pursuant to these Rules as the
necessary quorum of the Management Committee, the continuing member or
members may act for the purpose of increasing the number of members of the
executive to that number or of summoning a general meeting of the Association,
but for no other purpose.
14) Functions of the Management Committee
a Except as otherwise provided by these Rules, and subject to resolutions of the members
of the Association carried at any general meeting, the Management Committee-
(1) shall have the general control and management of the administration of the affairs,
property and funds of the Association; and
(2) shall have authority to interpret the meaning of these Rules and any matter relating to the
Association on which these Rules are silent.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 10
b The Management Committee may exercise all the powers of the Association-
(1) to borrow, or raise, or secure the payment of money in such manner as the members of
the Association may think fit, and secure the same or the payment or performance of
any debt, liability, contract, guarantee or other engagement incurred or to be entered
into by the Association in any way and in particular by the issue of debentures,
perpetual or otherwise, charged upon all or any of the Association’s property,
both present and future, and to purchase, redeem or pay off any such securities,
PROVIDED that the authority of the Management Committee to enter into financial
obligation on behalf of the Association without reference to the members at a
general meeting shall be limited to a figure agreed upon by members at a general
meeting;
(2) to borrow money from members at a rate of interest not exceeding interest at the
rate for the time being charged by bankers in Brisbane for overdrawn accounts on
money lent, whether the term of the loan be short or long, and to mortgage or charge
its property or any part thereof and to issue debentures and other securities, whether
outright or as security for any debt, liability or obligation of association, and to
provide and pay off any such securities; and
(3) to invest in such manner as the members of the Association may from time to time
determine.
15) Meetings of the Management Committee
a The Management Committee shall meet at least once every calendar month to
exercise its functions.
b A special meeting of the Management Committee shall be convened by the
Secretary on the requisition in writing signed by not less than one-third of the
members of the Management Committee, which requisition shall clearly state the
reasons why such special meeting is being convened and the nature of the business
to be transacted thereat.
c At every meeting of the Management Committee a simple majority of a number
equal to the number of members elected and/or appointed to the Management
Committee as at the close of the last general meeting of the Association shall
constitute a quorum.
d Subject as previously provided in this rule the Management Committee may meet
together and regulate its proceedings as it thinks fit, PROVIDED that questions
arising at any meeting of the executive shall be decided by a majority of votes and,
in the case of equality of votes, the question shall be deemed to be decided in the
negative.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 11
e A member of the Management Committee shall not vote in respect of any contract
or proposed contract with the Association in which he is interested, or any matter
arising thereout, and if he does so vote his vote shall not be counted.
f Not less than fourteen days notice shall be given by the Secretary to members of the
Management Committee of any special meeting of the Management Committee, such
notice to clearly state the nature of the business to be discussed thereat.
g The President shall preside as Chairman at every meeting of the Management
Committee, or if there is no President, or if at any meeting he is not present within ten
minutes after the time appointed for holding the meeting, the Vice-President shall be
Chairman, or if the Vice-President is not present at the meeting then the members may
choose one of their number to be Chairman of the meeting.
h If within half an hour from the time appointed for the commencement of a Management
Committee meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting, if convened upon the
requisition of members of the Committee, shall lapse. In any other case it shall stand
adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place, or to such other
day and at such other time and place as the Committee may determine, and if at the
adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed
for the meeting, the meeting shall lapse.
16) Sub-Committees
a The Management Committee may delegate any of its powers to a sub-committee
consisting of such members of the Association as the Committee thinks fit. Any subcommittee so formed shall, in the exercise of the powers so delegated, conform to any
regulations that may be imposed on it by the Management Committee.
b A sub-committee may elect a Chairman of its meetings. If no such Chairman is elected,
or if at any meeting the Chairman is not present within ten minutes after the time
appointed for holding the meeting, the members present may choose one of their number
to be Chairman of the meeting.
c A sub-committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper. Questions arising at any
meeting shall be determined by a majority of votes of the members present and, in the
case of an equality of votes, the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote.
17) Valid Committee Actions
All acts done by any meeting of the Management Committee, or of a sub-committee, or
by any person acting as a member of the Committee, shall, notwithstanding that it is
afterwards discovered that there was some defect in the appointment of any such member
of the Committee or person acting as aforesaid, or that the members of the Committee or
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 12
any of them were disqualified, be as valid as if every such person had been duly
appointed and was qualified to be a member of the Management Committee.
18) Written Resolutions
A resolution in writing, signed by all the members of the Management Committee for the
time being entitled to receive notice of a meeting of the Management Committee, shall
be as valid and effectual as if it had been passed at a meeting of the Management
Committee duly convened and held. Any such resolution may consist of several
documents in like form, each signed by one or more members of the Management
Committee.
19) Annual General or General Meetings
The first general meeting of the Association shall be held at such time, not being less
than one month nor more than three months after the incorporation of the Association,
and at such place, as the Management Committee may determine.
20) Annual Meeting procedures
a The Annual General Meeting shall be held within three months of the close of the
financial year.
b The business to be transacted at every Annual General Meeting shall be –
(1) the receiving of the Management Committee’s report and the statement of income and
expenditure, assets and liabilities and mortgages, charges and securities affecting the
property of the Association for the preceding financial year;
(2) the receiving of the auditor’s report upon the books and accounts for the preceding
financial year;
(3) the election of the members of the Management Committee, as per Rule 11(3); and
(4) the appointment of an Auditor.
21) Special meetings
The Secretary shall convene a special general meeting –
a when directed to do so by the Management Committee; or
b on the requisition, in writing, signed by not less than one-third of the members presently
on the Management Committee, or not less than the number of ordinary members of the
Association which equals double the number of members presently on the Management
Committee plus one (such requisition shall clearly state the reasons why such special
general meeting is being convened, and the nature of the business to be transacted
thereat); or
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 13
c on being given notice, in writing, of an intention to appeal against a decision of the
Management Committee to reject an application for membership or to terminate the
membership of any person.
22) Quorum
a At any general meeting, the number of members required to constitute a quorum shall be
double the number of members presently on the Management Committee plus one.
b No business shall be transacted at any general meeting unless a quorum of members is
present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business
c If, within half an hour from the time appointed for the commencement of a general
meeting, a quorum is not present, the meeting, if it was convened upon the requisition of
members, shall lapse. In any other case it shall stand adjourned to the same day in the
next week, at the same time and place, or to such other day and at such other time and
place as the Management Committee may determine, and if at the adjourned meeting a
quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting, the
members present shall be a quorum.
d The Chairman may, with the consent of any meeting at which a quorum is present, (and
shall, if so directed by the meeting), adjourn the meeting from time to time and from
place to place, but no business shall be transacted at any adjourned meeting other than
the business left unfinished at the meeting from which the adjournment took place. When
a meeting is adjourned for thirty days or more, notice of the adjourned meeting shall be
given as in the case of the original meeting. Save as aforesaid, it shall not necessary to
give any notice of an adjournment, or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned
meeting.
23) General Meeting notice
a The Secretary shall convene all general meetings of the Association by giving not less
than fourteen days notice of any such meeting to the members of the Association.
b The manner by which such notice shall be given shall be determined by the Management
Committee, PROVIDED that notice of any meeting convened for the purpose of hearing
and determining the appeal of a member against the rejection or termination of his
membership by the Management Committee shall be given in writing. Notice of a
general meeting shall clearly state the nature of the business to be discussed thereat.
24). General Meeting matters
Unless otherwise provided by these Rules, at every general meeting –
a the President shall preside as Chairman, or if there is no President, or if he is not present
within fifteen minutes after the time appointed for the holding of the meeting, or is
unwilling to act, the Vice-President shall be Chairman, or if the Vice-President is not
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 14
present or is unwilling to act, then the members present shall elect one of their number to
be Chairman of the meeting:
b the Chairman shall maintain order, and conduct the meeting in a proper and orderly
manner;
c every question, matter or resolution shall be decided by a majority of votes of the
members present;
d every financial member present shall be entitled to one vote, and in the case of an
equality of votes the Chairman shall have a second or casting vote PROVIDED that no
member shall be entitled to vote at any general meeting if his annual subscription is in
arrears at the date of the meeting;
e voting shall be by show of hands or a division of members, unless not less than one fifth
of the members present demand a ballot, in which event there shall be a secret ballot.
The Chairman shall appoint two members to conduct the secret ballot in such a manner
as he shall determine, and the result of the ballot as declared by the Chairman shall be
deemed to be the resolution of the meeting at which the ballot was demanded;
f each member present in person is entitled to one, and only one, vote on any motion or
resolution or nomination;
g a member may cast a vote on any motion or resolution or nomination, which has been
published in a written notice, by proxy PROVIDED that the matter being decided at the
time the proxy vote is counted, still stands in the original form in which it was published.
Any carried amendment to an original motion shall, for the purposes of proxy votes, be
deemed to be a new motion, and the proxy vote shall be null and void.
h the instrument containing a proxy shall be in writing, in the form prescribed in the
Second Schedule to these Rules or a reasonable facsimile thereof, and shall clearly and
unambiguously indicate the member’s intentions on the specific matter or matters to
which it applies.
i the instrument containing a proxy shall be deposited in a sealed envelope with the
Secretary prior to the commencement of the meeting at which it is to be effected.
j the Secretary shall cause full and accurate minutes of all questions, matters, resolutions,
and other proceedings of every Management Committee meeting and general meeting to
be recorded. Minutes of general meetings shall be open for inspection at all reasonable
times by any financial member who previously applies to the Secretary for that
inspection. For the purposes of ensuring the accuracy of the recording of such minutes,
the minutes of every Management Committee meeting shall be signed by the Chairman
of that meeting or the Chairman of the next Management Committee meeting, verifying
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 15
their accuracy. Similarly, the minutes of every general meeting shall be signed by the
Chairman of that meeting, or the Chairman of the next succeeding general meeting,
PROVIDED that the minutes of any Annual General Meeting may be signed by the
Chairman of that meeting or the Chairman of the next succeeding general meeting or the
Annual General Meeting.
25) By-laws
The Management Committee may from time to time make, amend or repeal by-laws, not
inconsistent with these Rules, for the internal management of the Association, and any
by-laws may be set aside by a general meeting of the members of the Association.
26) Alteration of Rules
Subject to the provisions of the Association Incorporation Act 1981, these Rules may be
amended, rescinded or added to from time to time by a special resolution carried at any
general meeting of the Association PROVIDED that no such amendment, rescission or
addition shall be valid unless the same shall have been previously submitted to and
approved by the Director-General, Office of Fair Trading, Brisbane.
27) Common Seal
The Management Committee shall provide for a Common Seal and for its safe custody.
The Common Seal shall only be used by the authority of the Management Committee,
and every instrument to which the seal is affixed shall be signed by a member of the
Management Committee and shall be countersigned by the Secretary or by a second
member of the Committee or by some other person appointed by the Committee for the
purpose.
28) Funds and Accounts
a The funds of the Association shall be deposited in the name of the Association in such
Bank or Permanent Building Society as the Management Committee may from time to
time direct.
b Proper books and accounts shall be kept and maintained, in either manual or electronic
form in the English language, showing correctly the financial affairs of the Association
and the particulars usually shown in books of a like nature.
c All moneys shall be deposited as soon as practicable after receipt thereof.
d Signatories on cheques or in internet banking of the accounts shall be any two of the
President, Secretary, Treasurer or other member authorised from time to time by the
Management Committee.
e Cheques shall be crossed “not negotiable” except those in payment of wages, allowances
or petty cash recoupments, which may be open.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 16
f The Management Committee shall determine the amount of petty cash, which shall be
kept on an imprest system.
g All expenditure shall be approved or ratified at a Management Committee meeting.
h As soon as practicable after the end of each financial year the Treasurer shall cause to be
prepared a statement containing the particulars of –
(1) the income and expenditure for the financial year just ended; and
(2) the assets and liabilities and all mortgages, charges and securities affecting the
property of the Association at the close of that year.
i All such statements shall be examined by the Auditor, who shall present his report upon
such audit to the Secretary prior to the holding of the Annual General Meeting next
following the financial year in respect of which audit was made.
j The income and property of the Association whencesoever derived shall be used and
applied solely in promotion of its objects and in the exercise of its powers as set out
therein, and no portion thereof shall be distributed, paid, or transferred directly or
indirectly by way of dividend, bonus or otherwise by way of profit to or amongst the
members of the Association, PROVIDED THAT nothing herein contained shall prevent
the payment in good faith of interest to any member in respect of moneys advanced by
him to the Association or otherwise owing by the Association to him or of remuneration
of any officers or servants of the Association or to any member of the Association or
other person, in return for any services actually rendered to the Association, AND
PROVIDED FURTHER that nothing herein shall be construed so as to prevent the
payment or repayment to any member of out-of-pocket expenses, money lent, reasonable
and proper charges for goods hired by the Association or reasonable and proper rent for
premises demised or let to the Association.
11) Wide Bay Rhema Development Fund
a The Association will establish and maintain a public fund, named “Wide Bay Rhema
Development Fund”, which will be used only for the depositing of donations which have
obtained tax-deductibility by the listing of this fund on the Register of Cultural
Organisations. These monies will be kept separate from the funds of the Association
deposited in the General Account, and are to be used only to further the principal purpose
of the Association (see Rule 2).
b This fund will be overseen by a sub-committee appointed by the Management
Committee, the majority of whose members, by their tenure of some public office or their
professional standing, have an underlying community responsibility, as distinct from
obligations regarding the cultural objectives of the Association.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 17
c No money in this fund will be distributed to members or office bearers of the
Association, except as reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses incurred on behalf of
the Fund, or as proper remuneration for administrative services.
d The Association must notify the Department responsible for the administration of the
Register of Cultural Organisations of any proposed amendments or alterations to
provisions for the public fund, so it can assess the effect of any such amendments on the
Fund’s continuing Deductible Gift Recipient status.
e Special receipts bearing the name “Wide Bay Rhema Development Fund” and the
Association’s Australian Business Number (ABN) will be issued to donors, and will state
that the receipt is for a donation to the Fund which is eligible for taxdeductibility under
the provisions of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
f If upon the winding up or dissolution of the Development Fund there remains after the
discharge of all its debts and liabilities any property or funds, these shall not be paid to or
distributed among the Association’s members or office bearers, but shall be given or
transferred to some other fund, authority, or institution having objects similar to the
objects of this Fund, whose rules prohibit the distribution of their income among their
members by virtue of their listing on the Register of Cultural Organisations maintained
under Subdivision 30-B, section 30-100 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997.
29) Documents
The Management Committee shall provide for the safe custody of books, documents and
instruments of title and securities of the Association
30) Financial year
The financial year of the Association shall close on the thirtieth day of June in each year.
31) Dissolution of the Association
If the Association shall be wound up in accordance with the provisions of the Associations
Incorporation Act 1981, and there remains, after satisfaction of all debts and liabilities,
any property whatsoever, the same shall not be paid to or distributed among the members
of the Association, but shall be given or transferred by those members and officers still
remaining at that time, to some other institution having objects in conformity with this
Association and whose constitution shall prohibit the distribution of the surplus of their
own income and property among this Association’s members or their members, and
whose funds have been initially allowed as a deduction under Section 78 (4) or (5) of the
Income Tax Assessment Act 1936.
Wide Bay Christian Broadcasters Association Incorporated
Rhema FM 105.1 Wide Bay
Rules of the Association October 2017
Page 18
WIDE BAY CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION INC
FIRST SCHEDULE TO THE RULES OF THE ASSOCIATION
STATEMENT OF FAITH
WE BELIEVE:-
1) that the Holy Scriptures, as given by God and contained in the Old and New Testaments
of the Holy Bible of the Christian Faith, are Divinely inspired, infallible (entirely
trustworthy), and the supreme authority in all matters of faith and practice;
2) in one God, eternally existent in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;
3) in our Lord Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh, in His virgin birth, His sinless life,
His miracles, and His atoning death;
4) in the bodily resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, in His personal return, and the
judgement of the world by Him;
5) that all have sinned, and are justly exposed to the judgement of God;
6) that redemption from guilt, penalty, and power of sin is possible only through death, shed
blood, and resurrection of Jesus Christ;
7) in the necessity of the work of the Holy Spirit to make the death of Christ effective to the
individual sinner, granting him repentance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus
Christ, enabling the believer to live a holy life, and to witness and work for Him;
8) in the resurrection of the body, the eternal blessedness of the righteous, and the eternal
punishment of the wicked;
9) that every believer is baptised into the body of Christ by the Holy Spirit, and thus being
members of one another are responsible for keeping the unity of the Spirit in the bond of
peace, loving one another with a pure heart fervently.