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1. ATTIRE 1.1 No member may participate in a weightlifting competition in any capacity wearing attire which carries or displays an emblem or logo or name other than the emblem or logo of the major sponsor of the Federation unless such attire is deemed appropriate by the appropriate Federation official present at the competition. 1.2 The Federation may give permission to a member to enter into an arrangement for personal sponsorship under which the member is obliged to publicise the personal sponsor. No member may enter such an arrangement without first seeking and receiving the approval of the Federation. 1.3 The provisions of this by-law do not apply to the emblem or logo of: (a) the manufacturer of any item of clothing, provided that the manufacturer's logo or emblem is the original logo or emblem which was affixed to the item of attire when it was manufactured, and provided that it does not conflict with any major sponsor of the Federation. (b) the logo or emblem of a State or Territory Association, the Federation, the International Weightlifting Federation, the logo of a registered club to which the member belongs, or of a school which the member is currently attending. 1.4 The Federation may supply an item or items of attire or some other thing to a member for his or her use during a particular competition or for activities associated with the competition. 1.4.1 Any such member must, unless he or she has a good reason not to use such item, use such attire or other item during the competition and for purposes associated with the competition (as the case may be). If, for instance, a member is supplied with a tee-shirt for use during a competition, but the member does not wish to wear any tee-shirt on the platform, that member may be permitted to compete without wearing any tee-shirt, and will be regarded as having a good reason for failing to wear the item of clothing provided. 1.4.2 Any member who, without good and sufficient excuse, wilfully fails or refuses to use such attire for such purpose will not be permitted to take further part in the competition after such failure or refusal. 1.5.1 If the Federation supplies any item of attire for the use of any member or official who is a member of a National team, that member must wear such item of attire as is appropriate during all activities concerned with and incidental to the competition in which the National team competes unless he or she has a reasonable excuse not to wear such attire at the time. The team manager or other appropriate team official shall determine if the member has a reasonable excuse to not wear such item of attire at the material time. 1.5.2 The wilful failure or refusal without reasonable excuse of any such member or official to wear such supplied attire as is appropriate may be treated as an unconditional withdrawal by the member from the team for no good cause, and such member may be sent back to Australia at his or her own cost. 1.6 No member shall allow himself or herself to be photographed or video-recorded or video-photographed by any media representative if he or she is wearing any item of attire which carries the emblem, logo or name of any person, firm or corporation other than the major sponsor of the Federation, the manufacturer of the item of attire, the member's State or Territory Association, his or her registered club, his or her school, or the International Weightlifting Federation as aforesaid, SAVE AND EXCEPT that he or she may do so pursuant to an arrangement for personal sponsorship which has been approved by the Federation. 1.7 For the purpose of this by-law, the major sponsor for the time being is the person, firm or corporation which is determined by the Executive Director to be the major sponsor. 2. CO-OPERATION WITH MAJOR SPONSOR 2.1 All members shall at all times co-operate with the Federation in respect of any reasonable request made by or on behalf of the major sponsor and in particular shall carry out all reasonable requests to publicise the business of the major sponsor and its sponsorship of the sport of weightlifting. 2.2 No member shall do anything which is calculated to bring the major sponsor, any of its staff, or any of its products into disrepute. 3. CHAMPIONSHIPS 3.1 The closing date for entries for a National Championships shall be 28 days prior to the date fixed for the event, or such other period as the Federation may decide. 3.2 No person shall be permitted to take part in a championship, whether as a competitor, official, an assistant to a competitor, coach, or any other capacity whatsoever, unless he or she is a capitated member of the Federation. 3.3 When it is required that an athlete achieve a qualifying total before he or she is eligible to enter a Championship or Trial that qualifying total must be achieved in a State or Territory Calendar or Special Competition, a National or International competition during the twelve months immediately preceding the relevant Championship or Trial. 3.4 When it is required that an athlete achieve a qualifying total before he or she is eligible for selection in a National team, such qualifying total must be achieved in a National, State or Special Event competition, or in an International competition. 4. CAPITATION OF MEMBERS 4.1 The Federation may from time to time fix the fee which must be paid by each person who desires to be a capitated member of the Federation. 4.2 The Executive Director shall submit to the Federation a list of applicants for acceptance as capitated members. He shall submit such a list on the first days of January, April, July and of October each year. It shall be the responsibility of each State and Territory Association to submit a list to the Executive Director consisting of the persons whom it desires to nominate as capitated members of the Federation. 4.3 Upon the Federation accepting the nomination of a person as a capitated member, that person shall be entitled to membership of the Federation in respect of the period from the first day of January until the thirty first day of December of the current calendar year. 4.4 The annual membership of any capitated member which is not renewed on or before the first day of April of the year next ensuing shall thereupon lapse. 5. RECORDS All claims of National records must be ratified by the Federation before they may be recognised. All feats claimed as National records must be adjudicated by at least two National and one State referee. 6. GENERAL 6.1 The Federation will not recognise the results of any competition unless there are at least three competitors. 6.2 No Club, State or Territory Association, or individual member shall without the prior approval of the Federation , conduct, organise or participate in any contest, training camp, or other weightlifting activity at any place if any competitors or participants from another State or Territory or Country are invited to take part.
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