APPLICATION FORM DOWNLOAD
Brisbane Local Energy Trading Systems Organisation Inc
Incorporation IA16070
How to actually apply to join
The Application form is available for download.
Click on the link at the bottom of the page to view and run off on your own printer. Hit the 'Print' button on Internet Explorer or your browser.
Fill in the blanks, and either...
- Post it with a cheque or money order for $20 to Box 589, Fortitude Valley 4006
- Hand in to a member of the committee, with $20 cash, at a trading day or meeting
- Make arrangements to drop it in, with cash, to the Membership Secretary in Woolloongabba.
How much do I need to Pay?
$20.00 for the first year.
So if it's in March, say, when you join, you'll be paid up to the end of next March,
and then you'll get a reminder notice, a pink slip. After that, it will cost you $15 each year. Renewing members can pay the $15 in
part units and part cash.
In addition to the above, there is an automatic levy of 3 Units per month on all members. This goes mainly to
the hard-working committee, who keep things running smoothly.
The Code of Ethics
Please take the time to read carefully through this Code of Ethics. In joining BrisLETS, you're
promising to abide by every one of its clauses. LETS is fun but this part is serious, because we are
showing trust in allowing you into our community.
- The preference is for trading to be in LETS Units, but where people need to charge cash,
a maximum of 50% cash for the labour component is acceptable. For the materials and
travel component 100% cash may be charged.
- A membership card is issued to every financial member of LETS. Non-members cannot trade
on another LETS member's card.
- Members acknowledge the principle of "a fair day's work" and hence shall not seek to bargain
unreasonably when trading in the system.
- Members charge for their goods and services an amount equivalent to what they would be prepared
to pay for a similar service. As a guide to estimating a suitable charge the dollar charge for
a similar service may be considered.
Members accounts will be deducted monthly with a Unit administrative cost. This is to cover
expenses to operate the LETS system.- Except for the administrative cost, a member is the only person who can authorise Units to be
taken from that member's account.
- Members who have a disagreement seek help from a counsellor in the resource list, paying equal
shares of the fee.
- Members are responsible for advising any details of their trading to any appropriate Government
Department or instrumentality which may require such details. (e.g. Australian Tax Office, Centrelink).
This will not be undertaken by, and is not the responsibility of the Coordination Committee.
- It is a member's responsibility to be satisfied as to the trading status and qualifications of other
members. The Coordination Committee accepts no responsibility for the quality of work or declared
level of skill of any member.
- Members understand that the Coordination Committee is not responsible for providing indemnity for
members trading with each other.
- Members receive regular newsletters and resource lists throughout the year. The newsletter and
resource list are confidential and for current members' use only. However these papers may be
shown to non-members for promoting LETS and encouraging prospective members to join.
- Members leaving Brisbane LETS attempt to do so with a zero balance. For assistance in achieving
this they should contact any member of the Coordination Committee.
- The debit limit is 500 Units in the first 12 months of membership. Longer standing members with a
valid reason must approach the Committee for permission to exceed this amount.
- Members wishing to preserve the continuity of their membership must pay their annual subscription
on or before the renewal date each year. Members still un-financial one month after that date will be
removed from the membership list.
Members wishing to cease trading for a period of time exceeding one year may seek leave of absence
in writing from the Coordination Committee. If granted leave of absence the member will not be charged
a joining fee on renewal of membership. The normal annual renewal fee will be charged. - It is the responsibility of the member who receives Units to ensure the transaction slip is forwarded
to the Transaction Bookkeeper for processing.
Code of Ethics as approved June 1999
Our Constitution is quite bland, and follows the Department of Fair Trading's Model Rules
closely. If you would like a copy in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format, please click
here
Now download and print off the application form. Thanks!
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Document revised 29 January 2009