How to: Membership

MEMBER

Following extensive consultation prior to the ANU Sport Constitutional changes, the definition of a Club member is: an individual who actively engages with the sport and / or recreation activity that is provided by the Club on a regular basis, and profits from the benefits that are provided to a Club that is affiliated with ANU Sport (i.e. grants, insurance, club rate facility hire, market day, promotion, etc.). If a club require specific definitions on which positions within a club are included within the definition of a member, please contact the Club Development Officer at ANU Sport.

Please read in full ANU Sport's Club Membership Structure Policy.

MEMBERSHIP TYPE

Club members must fall within one of the following membership three categories: 

1. Student, 

2. Associate and 

3. ANU Sport Life member

See clause 8 of the ANU Sport Club Constitution. Clubs may also provide further sub-categories of their membership (e.g. social, competitive). 

ANU SPORT CLUB AFFILIATION FEE 

Club Affiliation Fee contributes to the cost of grants, insurance, reduced club facility hire, market day, promotion, and ANU Sport administration.

The ANU Sport Club Affiliation Fee (CAF) is $120. This fee provides the following benefits:

• Provides affiliated sport clubs with access to discounted use of sport and recreation facilities at the ANU for training and competition.
• Provides club members with discounted rates for the ANU Sport Fitness Centre.
• Provides individual members with access to personal accident insurance through the ANU Sport insurance coverage.
• Provides professional indemnity insurance to the executives of affiliated organisations
• Provides relevant clubs with access to Marine Hull Insurance.

MEMBERSHIP REPORTING

Each club has a UniOne portal. This portal is used to report club membership purchases to ANU Sport and the club.  If you cannot find this portal, please contact the Club Development Officer.

Please note, not all committee members will have access to the portal. 

VERIFICATION OF ADMISSION DETAILS

If ANU Sport has reason to believe that the reported admission details of an individual are incorrect, ANU Sport may email the club or member directly to ask for further proof/verification. 

ANU Student

ANU Student have access to an enrolment confirmation letter. This can be found in the following way:  

1. Log into ANU ISIS

2. select the compass in the top right

3. select navigator

4. select ISIS

5. select academic records

6. select letters

7. view enrolment confirmation letter 

Alumni of the University

ANU has an online graduate search function. The function can be used to search for graduates of ANU. The required fields needed to search are: Name, Year, (Coursework award or Research award). 

A graduate of a registered higher education provided listed on the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency’s National Register or any successor body recognised by the University

Request that the individual sends through their certificate of graduation.

Staff of the University

Staff members response via an @anu.edu.au email account.

Staff of other organisations whose place of employment is at the University campus within the Australian Capital Territory  

Request that the individual provides the name of the organisation, its location and letter of engagement. 

Club Coaches

Confirm via email with a club committee member that this individual is a coach of their club. 

Someone whom

Obtain their written statement

Life Member

ANU Sport has a registrar of ANU Sport Life Members.

INCORRECT REPORTING 

If a member is incorrectly reported. ANU Sport will 

If a Student is reported as an Associate member, 

1. Club notifies ANU Sport. 

2. ANU Sport will refund the Club Affiliation Fee to the Club and make a note. 

3. It is then the responsibility of the Club to refund the individual the CAF and difference in membership fee. 

If an Associate is reported as an Student or Life member

1. ANU Sport will email both the Club and individual. 

2. Club will either obtain the CAF and the difference in membership or cancel the membership without a refund. 

3. If the membership is not cancelled, ANU Sport will invoice the club for the owing CAF. 

4. ANU Sport will make a note in the monthly membership report.

JUNIOR MEMBERS

ANU Sport Affiliated Clubs must be Junior Approved before individuals under 18 years of age can be admitted into their membership. Clubs must apply for this approval annually. 

Clubs seeking to be Junior Approved must submit the following to the Club Development Officer:

1. ANU Sport Junior Approval Form.

2. WWVP Checks for instructors, coaches, executives and all others who come into contact with the underage individual.

3. Club’s Junior Member Policy (view here)

Once a club is Junior Approved, persons under the age of 18 can be admitted into membership by submitting an ANU Sport Junior Membership Form.

MEMBERSHIP DURATION

Clubs must decide whether they will have a fixed or rolling membership.  Fixed Membership starts and stops at the date specified regardless of when the members join (e.g. from 1-Jan to 31-Dec). Rolling membership starts on the date the member joins and continues for 12 months. 

MEMBERSHIP PRICE

Club decide on the prices of Club memberships with ANU Sport Club Affiliation Fee added to the Non-ANU Student membership fee.  Clubs must charge a minimum of $50 for ANU Student memberships and a minimum of $75 for Associate memberships, and a minimum of $20 more for Associate Members.

COME AND TRY

Club can have individuals participate in club activities for three sessions/matches/trainings before they must become a financial member.