ASSOCIATIONS INCORPORATION ACT 1985 (SA)
STATEMENT OF PURPOSES
of
AUSTRALIAN BASEBALL FEDERATION INCORPORATED
(Adopted by Council 27 February 1999)
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3 POWERS OF FEDERATION
Solely for furthering the objects set out above, and in addition to the rights, powers and privileges provided under the Act, the Federation has power to:
(a) purchase, take on lease or in exchange or otherwise acquire any real or personal estate which may be deemed necessary or convenient for any of the objects of the Federation and to sell, manage, lease, mortgage, give in exchange, dispose of or otherwise deal with any part of the rights or property of the Federation, whether subject to any charges or encumbrances or not and to erect, replace, maintain, reconstruct, adapt and furnish any offices or other buildings thereon and to sell, let, alienate, mortgage, charge or deal with all or any such lands, tenements or hereditaments or any part of them;
(b) construct, maintain and alter any houses, buildings, grounds, playing surfaces, conveniences or works necessary or convenient for the purposes of, or which seem likely to advance the Federation;
(c) borrow and raise money in such manner as the Federation may think fit, including on bonds or mortgage or other security of any property held for or on behalf of the Federation or without any such security;
(d) take, or otherwise acquire and hold shares, debentures or other securities of any company or body corporate;
(e) take or hold mortgages, liens or charges, to secure payment of the purchase price, or any unpaid balance of the purchase price of any part of the Federation's property sold, or any money due to the Federation from any purchasers or others;
(f) draw, make, accept, endorse, discount, execute and issue promissory notes, bills of exchange, bills of lading and other negotiable and transferable instruments;
(g) receive money on deposit with or without allowance of interest thereon;
(h) invest and deal with any monies of the Federation, not immediately required for the objects of the Federation, in such manner as may from time to time be determined by the Board;
(i) do all or any of the matters authorised either alone or in conjunction with any person, company or unincorporated body or by or through any factors, trustees or agents;
(j) take any gift of property whether subject to any special trust or not for any one or more of the objects of the Federation, provided the Federation shall only deal with any such trusts in such manner as is allowed by law;
(k) lend and advance money to, give credit to, or otherwise assist, any person or body corporate, including to guarantee or indemnify any person's or body corporate's performance;
(l) take such steps by personal or written appeals, public meetings or otherwise as may from time to time be deemed expedient for the purposes of procurring contributions to the funds of the Federation in the form of donations, annual subscriptions or otherwise;
(m) subscribe to, become a member of or co-operate with any other organisation whether incorporated or not whose objects are similar, in whole or in part, to those of the Federation, so long as that other organisation prohibits the distribution of its income and property amongst its members at least to the extent provided under the Federation's Rules;
(n) print and publish any newspapers, articles, periodicals, books or leaflets and develop and implement any computer system or software package that the Federation may think desirable for the promotion of its objects;
(o) appoint, hire, employ, remove, replace or reinstate secretaries, managers, servants, employees and other persons in and for the carrying out of the ojects of the Federation and to pay them in return for services rendered to the Federation, salaries, wages and gratuities, as appropriate;
(p) buy, sell and deal in all kinds of articles, commodities and provisions both liquid and solid for Members or other persons frequenting the premises or facilities of or under the control of the Federation;
(q) subscribe to any charities and to grant donations for any public purpose;
(r) produce, develop, create, licence and otherwise exploit, use and protect the Intellectual Property;
(s) establish and maintain corporate entities to carry on and conduct the business affairs and undertakings, or any aspect thereof, of the Federation and for that purpose, to utilise any of the assets of or held on behalf of the Federation;
(t) promote any other person or company for any purpose calculated to benefit the Federation;
(u) amalgamate with any 1 or more incorporated Federations having objects altogether or in part similar to those of the Federation and which prohibits 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 Federation under the Rules;
(v) purchase or otherwise acquire and undertake all or any part of the property, assets and liabilities of any 1 or more of the companies, institutions, societies or associations whose activities or purposes are similar to those of the Federation, or with which the Federation is authorised to amalgamate or generally for any purpose calculated to benefit the Federation;
(w) transfer all or any part of the property, assets, liabilities and undertaking of the Federation to any 1 or more of the incorporated association with which the Federation is authorised to amalgamate;
(x) enter into 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 Federation and to obtain rights, privileges and concessions from such government or authority and carry out, exercise and comply with any such rights, privileges and concessions;
(y) take and effect insurance or seek, obtain and in its discretion act on, any professional advice necessary or appropriate;
(z) act as final arbiter on all matters pertaining to the conduct of the sport of baseball in Australia, including disciplinary matters; and
(aa) do all such acts and things as are incidental, conducive or subsidiary to all or any of the objects of the Federation.
