Two options are available for membership application – electronic (SLSA Members Portal) or hard copy format (traditional paper based forms).
New Member
New members to the Association will be required to complete a membership application form either online via Members Area Portal or a hard copy form. Members will be required to fill in their personal details and sign page noting their acceptance of the SLSA declaration. Once the details have been collected, they are entered into SurfGuard to create a personal profile for the member.
For more information on membership refer to SLSQ Lifesaving Website
On completion of the SLSA Membership form, payment of membership fees, and acceptance by the club, members are registered under one of the membership categories and covered under the association’s insurance policies.
Existing Member
Existing members of the Association will be required to renew membership online via SLSA Members Area Portal.
How to Renew’ Userguides for Club Members
Instructions to renew online
For more information on membership refer to SLSQ Lifesaving Website
Quick Facts
- Each member must complete their own form either online or paper version (even if signing up for a family membership)
- If a member is under the age of 18 years, a signature of a parent or guardian is required
- A copy of a junior activities member’s birth certificate must be sighted in order to determine the correct age group for the season
- The age for a season is determined as at midnight on the 30 September at the commencement of that season.
- There are some changes To Five-Year-Olds Joining – Click here
- Clubs should keep the original copy of the membership application form (if using paper version) for at least 7 years
- Members should not be registered on SurfGuard for the current season until the membership fee has been paid
- A number of Clubs have a stipulated rule where a parent/ carer have to join the Club in order for the child to join. This is not SLSQ/ SLSA policy however it is highly recommended that parents join to accrue many benefits for themselves and their child/ren
Life Members
Clubs and Branches are to check their constitution relating to their requirements for Life Members to complete/ renew a membership application, however, best practice is that Life Members are required to complete their Membership application annually online via SLSA Members Area.
Transfers
Members may choose to transfer their competitive rights, non-competitive rights or full membership to another Club. Clubs and members must adhere to the rulings as outlined in the Australian Surf Sports Manual (current) Edition and any other association bulletins/ circulars.
A member of an affiliated Club may transfer either at the start of the season, or during the season. SLSQ have a specific process that needs to be completed in order for a member to be successfully transferred, which is:
- The member can apply for a transfer through their individual Lifesaving Online profile Alternatively the member can request the losing or winning club to apply for a transfer through SurfGuard
- Once the transfer process has been initiated, the losing club and Branch must approve the member to be released, and then the winning club must accept the member
- Instructions on transfers are included in the Surfguard help manual
Membership Rejection Letter Template
If Club Management do not approve of a membership either new or transfer, here is an example template:
Dear
RE : APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP (XXXXXXX SLSC)
I refer to your application for membership received by the Club on XX/XX/20XX.
Please be advised that the application was considered by the XXXXXXXX SLSC Board of Management Committee at a meeting on XX/XX/20XX.
As such, and in line with Section (please enter section number of club constitution referring to Discretion to Accept or Reject Application), please be advised that your application has been rejected.
Your Membership fees will be refunded – please provide bank account details to XXXXXXXXXXXXX
Dual Membership
A member can belong to one or more affiliated Clubs and Branches resulting in a dual membership. Essentially a dual membership allows a member to belong to a number of Clubs in which they may complete lifesaving duties, but not competition duties. There are a number of restrictions around this type of membership, which include:
- The member must receive clearance from the original Club in order to be a member of another
- The member can only represent one Club per season in inter-Affiliated Club competition, unless their “competitive rights” have been transferred as outlined in Policy 5.04 SLSA Competition Eligibility.
- The member can compete in intra-Club events of all such Clubs
For more information on membership refer to SLSQ Lifesaving Website
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